The Next Best Thing

She Had The Perfect Plan.But Plans Aren't Set In Stone.

No drama, no problems—that's Tori Carter's idea of the good life. Her tendency to plan everything to the max has made her the most successful event coordinator in the business—and the number one problem solver for her family and friends. But when her perfect fiancé runs off with another woman, he leaves Tori without a Plan B-through-Z...or any idea what to do next. And now she's dealing with one surprise after another. Her well-meaning friends are delivering a rogue's gallery of bad-news dates. Her demanding boss expects Tori to work miracles with ever-more-impossible clients. And Tori's handsome neighbor Nelson is a chef who turns up the heat in ways she never imagined. Now Tori has to improvise, let loose—and get wise—if she's going to figure out who she is and what kind of happiness she really wants...

Deidre Berry grew up in a picture-book town in Kansas where she began writing stories of her own, shortly after learning to read. With a lifelong dream to share the power of words, she is also the writer of short-stories, screenplays, and poetry. Away from the computer, Deidre zealously pursues her passions for fine dining, reading, cooking, and shopping; and is also a die-hard Kansas City Chiefs fan who enjoys hosting game day parties for her family and friends. She currently resides in Kansas City with her husband, Richard, and is hard at work on her second novel.