The Wedding Season: A modern romance inspired by The Age of Innocence

By Vivek Chauhan

In a city built on perfect appearances, one wrong desire could ruin everything.

Newland Archer knows how this world works. In Manhattan's luxury event scene, family names matter, image is everything, and the right marriage can seal a future as polished as a magazine cover. With his wedding to beautiful, beloved May Welland drawing near, his path seems set-elegant, admired, and entirely approved.

Then Ellen Olenska returns. Glamorous, guarded, and trailed by whispers from Europe, she steps back into New York society under a cloud of scandal-and straight into Newland's carefully ordered life. As Ellen tries to reclaim her place in a world that loves a spectacle almost as much as it loves a downfall, Newland finds himself pulled closer than he ever planned.

But in a season of galas, fittings, and camera flashes, nothing stays private for long. Every glance can spark gossip. Every favor has a price. And when longing collides with loyalty, Newland must face a question he can no longer ignore: how much is he willing to lose for a love that was never supposed to begin?

Why Readers Are Hooked: Forbidden attraction inside Manhattan's elite social worldGlossy settings filled with couture, champagne, and quiet power playsSlow-burn tension, social pressure, and emotional heartbreakFamily expectations, scandal, and love under public scrutiny

A lush, emotionally charged contemporary romance about image, desire, and the cost of wanting the wrong person. Buy your copy today and enter the story.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HNF27M8C
• ISBN13: 9798163149261
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.4" x 6.0"