When Elizabeth Castle's handsome Beverly Hills boyfriend Daniel McCafferty proposes, she feels like all her hard work has finally paid off. Granted, her fact-checking job for a tabloid TV show isn't exactly the news anchor spot she aspires to, but she's come a long way from the backward hometown she left at eighteen. That is until a lawyer from Victory, California, calls to announce that Elizabeth's best childhood friend has died and left custody of her teenage daughter, Tiffany, to Elizabeth...

Buck Platner, a former high school football star in Victory, has never forgotten his senior prom date, Lizzie Castle, and her irresistible, too-cool-for-school attitude. He always hoped he'd reconnect with her, but arriving at Elizabeth's doorstep with Tiffany in tow isn't exactly the kind of romantic reunion he'd envisioned. Though fate might have other ideas when at the prospect of instant fatherhood Elizabeth's fiancé breaks off their engagement...

Funny and heartwarming, Not Quite a Mom is a delightfully unexpected story of modern love and accidental motherhood from "an extremely talented author" (Fresh Fiction).

A hilarious and heartwarming debut novel of big dreams, big days, and even bigger lies...

Molly Harrigan has always dreamed of the perfect wedding, she just never thought she'd be in scores of them as the bridesmaid. Now on her thirtieth birthday - after her younger, married sister announces that she's pregnant - Molly's old dream takes on an all-new urgency.

It doesn't help matters that her best friend Brad drops the bomb that he's engaged to his spoiled brat of a girlfriend. Devastated, Molly does what almost no one in the same situation would do. With a giant wedding fund burning a hole in her pocket (courtesy of her late, beloved grandmother), Molly hires a fiancé.

Now armed with the perfect boyfriend, Molly stages a whirlwind courtship, engagement, and grand-ballroom-style wedding. Lying to her friends and family is a small price to pay for cake-tastings, gift registries, and dress fittings. But lying to herself could cost Molly her one chance at true love - with a man whose feet are turning as cold as her own...

"For a terrific look at modern friendship, family, and weddings, check out Not Quite A Bride."
   — Jennell Morel, Romance Reviews Today

"Not Quite A Bride is the kind of fresh and innovative story that does not come along too often."
   — Sarah W, Romance Junkies

"Not Quite A Bride was a delightfully hilarious debut novel. ... Kirsten Sawyer is an extremely talented author."
   — Rachael Dimond, Fresh Fiction

"This first-person narrative is a quick read that's hard to put down and leaves you hoping for a sequel.
4½ stars."
   — Romantic Times BOOK reviews