The Unwilling Plus One

The Unwilling Plus One

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2026 · English · Paperback · 2 editions
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A fake boyfriend.
A killer family.
And a deadly wedding.

Maggie Hamilton comes from a long line of people paid to dish out death. Unfortunately, Maggie is a family failure. Age? Twenty-nine. Kill count? Zero. When her father decides to marry her off to her psychotic ex at thirty, Maggie panics and hatches the world’s worst fake a relationship to buy herself some time.

Enter Roman Ellis. Maggie's hot, grumpy neighbour and internet-famous 'celibacy' influencer. Little does he know that Maggie knows all about his secret life. She hears it all through her bedroom wall. He’s gorgeous, insufferable, and wouldn't look at her twice given the chance.

But Maggie isn't giving him the chance; she's taking him home whether he likes it or not.

They just need to make it through an eleven-hour drive to the Highlands for her father’s wedding. With Roman tied to the passenger seat, a suspicious stepmother-to-be who may or may not be poisoning the groom, and a stalker ex lurking in the wings.

All Maggie has to do is survive the week without dying, killing anyone, or falling in love.

Unfortunately, Roman has a talent for making her want to do all three.

Darkly funny, spicy and unhinged, The Unwilling Plus One is a rom-com for truly unconditional love.

Book Details

Format Paperback
Pages 342 pages
Language English
Published Jan 25, 2026
Publisher Independently published
Editions 2 editions
ISBN-13 9798245570228

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Dark and funny and a little bit deadly.I loved the concept of this book when I first heard about it and I wasn't disappointed. Effie does dark romance really well. This had me hooked from page one and I consumed it within a day.Would recommend.I received an ARC from NetGalley

February 22nd 2026

This was such a funny and absolutely cute dark romcom. I absolutely adore the characters and the story line. Definitely a good choice for Valentine’s Day.

February 9th 2026
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