"First Comes Love"

Continuing the tale of Always the Bridesmaid, Cate and Ethan are happily married at last - but it looks like the honeymoon is over.

Cate Padgett is no longer a permanent bridesmaid. Having found a love of her own with Ethan, she's enjoying newlywed bliss. Life is so much calmer now that the wedding mayhem has subsided.

Just one problem: as the last of their friends to marry, Cate and Ethan are now the only ones who don't have a kid, aren't expecting a kid, and aren't even trying. There's not even a bump on the horizon.

They were just cozying up to being a twosome, and now there's pressure to make it three. Those carefree bridesmaid days are starting to look good.

This is a story with many themes. It’s a story about changes in relationships and the factors that motivate us to take the next step in life. Though sleep deprived, Whitney was in a state of baby bliss while writing First Comes Love. Her own daughter arrived halfway through the novel’s completion.