A heartfelt fiction debut that will appeal to fans of Emily Giffins Southern charm and Jennifer Weiners compelling, emotionally resonant novels about the frustrations of family, Cancel the Wedding follows one womans journey to discover the secrets of her mothers hidden pastand confront her own uncertain future.

On the surface, Olivia has it all: a high-powered career, a loving family, and a handsome fianc. She even seems to be coming to terms with her mother Janes premature death from cancer. But when Janes final wish is revealed, Olivia and her elder sister Georgia are mystified. Their mother rarely spoke of her rural Southern hometown, and never went back to visitso why does she want them to return to Huntley, Georgia, to scatter her ashes?

Janes request offers Olivia a temporary escape from the reality shes long been denying: she hates her dream job, and shes not really sure she wants to marry her groom-to-be. With her 14-year-old niece, Logan, riding shotgun, she heads South on a summer road trip looking for answers about her mother.

As Olivia gets to know the towns inhabitants, she begins to peel back the secrets of her mothers early lifetruths that force her to finally question her own future. But when Olivia is confronted with a tragedy and finds an opportunity to right a terrible wrong, will it give her the courage to accept her mothers pastand say yes to her own desire to start over?