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OTHERWISE ENGAGED

NOVEMBER 4, 2025

Posted October 22, 2025

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Dear Reader,

Less than two weeks to go until you can get your hands on the ultimate soul-satisfying celebration of love, family, and charcuterie!

A twisty, tender and wise look at how secrets can transform the powerful—and sometimes problematic—bond between mothers and daughters, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery.

When Shannon gets engaged, her beloved mom, Cindy, is the first person she wants to tell—and the last. Cindy’s engaged, too, and has already hinted at a double wedding. The image of a synchronized bouquet toss with her mom fills Shannon with horror. She’ll keep her engagement a secret until Cindy’s I-dos are done.

Victoria has never been proper enough for her mother, Ava, so she stopped trying. She lives on her own terms and amuses herself by pushing Ava’s buttons. Ava loves but doesn’t understand her stuntwoman daughter. When a movie-set mishap brings Victoria home, Ava longs to finally connect.

Chance brings the four women together at a wedding venue, where a shocking secret comes tumbling out. Twenty-four years ago, desperate teenager Cindy chose wealthy Ava to adopt her baby—then changed her mind at the very last second. The loss rocked Ava’s world, leaving her unable to open her heart to the daughter she did adopt, Victoria. As Shannon and Victoria deal with the fallout from the decisions their mothers made, they wrestle with whether who they are is different than who they might have become.

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Our countdown to Otherwise Engaged is going strong—two weeks of winners have been announced so far at susanmallery.com/countdown-winners. And we still have almost two weeks to go. 27 daily winners will receive an adorable 3D printed mini version of the Otherwise Engaged book cover on a handy key hook, and the grand prize winner will receive a genuine Tiffany silver clock. If you’ve already entered, visit susanmallery.com/countdown-winners to see if you’ve won one of the daily giveaways. If you haven’t entered yet, you can still get in on the fun! One entry per person gets you in for all of the daily entries, and duplicate entries will be deleted.

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