Picture this: You’re about to get married when your fiancé’s brother steps into your bridal suite to inform you the wedding is off and that it’s also his fault. This is the situation Carolina Santos, who goes by Lina, finds herself in. Fast forward three years and she’s totally over her ex-fiancé, Andrew Hartley, and his meddling brother, Max. Now, she’s got other issues to deal with.
Lina’s about to lose the office space she uses for her wedding planning business when she receives a surprise job offer from Rebecca Cartwright, the CEO of a hotel. There are just a few problems. One, it’s not exactly a job offer, it’s more of a job test and, two, Lina will have to work with a person from the marketing firm that assists the hotel to prove she’s the right person for the job. To Lina’s surprise that person is none other than Max. And Andrew will be working with the person Lina is competing against for the job. To make matters even more awkward, rather than tell Rebecca that Andrew is her ex, Lina pretends she’s never seen Andrew or Max before in her life. Oops!
Now trapped in a lie, Lina and Max are forced to work together because they both want to win this job from Rebecca. And though Lina still hates Max for the role he played in ending her marriage before it even began, Max refuses to let her push him away. Instead, through pranks and unexpected honesty, Lina eventually begins to thaw towards Max and Max begins to wonder if maybe Lina was with the wrong brother all those years ago. However, with so much messy history and a job on the line, are Lina and Max really willing to risk everything for a shot at love together?
The Worst Best Man is a funny and heartfelt story about a woman who’s biggest fear is being “too emotional," opening herself up to a man who will happily wipe away her tears, judgment free. Filled with Afro-Brazilian culture, fun quips, amazing food, and a steamy romance that’ll make you believe love can conquer anything, Mia Sosa has written a novel that you won’t be able to put down.
Zakiya Jamal is a second generation Cuban American living in Brooklyn. She received her B.A. in English from Georgetown University and her MFA in Creative Writing with a concentration in Writing for Children and Young Adults from The New School. She currently works at Scholastic as the Social Media Manager. You can follow her on Twitter at @ZakiyaJamal.
