The Hitch: to Getting Hitched

Angie and Nick have been dating for over two years, while in college, in Maryland. Things are going well, until he invites her on a boat trip up the coast, ending at his family's home.It's time to meet his family... and to learn the secrets he's been hiding.When he first met Angie in college, he'd had no clue that two years later, he'd want to propose. There are things that just haven't come up over the past two years, in conversation. Now that it's been so long, he doesn't know how to bring them up.With graduation looming, and his time in Maryland coming to definite end, she needs to know. He doesn't know how to properly describe everything, and decides to show her, instead. Because once she knows everything, he needs to know if she can accept him, and all the commitments he's made.He'd told Angie that he planned to work in the family business, but did not tell her that he lived in a multi-generational, familial home. He'd told her that he lived in upstate New York, but failed to mention that he lived on an island. He'd said that the house was big, but big doesn't come close to describing 127 rooms. He hasn't told her the entire estate is maintained through a yearly trust stipend, and the family doesn't actually have access to the money they appear to have.His parents are fine, the brother is decent, but the sister-in-law is pregnant and keeps throwing up, his little sister is a handful, and the grandmother... wow.The grandmother is singularly focused on no one joining her family, unless she determines the person in question is worthy. And Angie? Angie is determined to take the woman down a peg or two, and not because she's set on joining the family, but because how dare someone not like her, when the woman doesn't even know her After the visit, Angie doesn't know what to do. In all the scenarios she'd played out in her head, while dreaming about her future, never once did any scenario include the lifestyle she found in his family home. It didn't include being so far from her family, nor did it include the possibility of leaving the few professional ties she's managed to make.She loves Nick. She can picture a future with him, but she doesn't know if she wants to make the sacrifices necessary to have him.In the meantime, there's a rescued cat running around the island they've named Demon Spawn. No one told her the horses are rescues before she saw the state of their health, and she's infuriated on their behalf. The sister-in-law starts puking every time she gets on a boat. The little sister is sneaking her boyfriend into her room a few times a week. And the stick up Grandma's butt needs a good tug. ...And that's just on the island.Back home, her favorite co-worker has quit, and now she's been paired up with a creep who won't stop hitting on her, that she's about to teach a lesson to. One of her bosses wants her to break up with the boyfriend, so she can date him, instead. Angie's mother has realized that her daughter and boyfriend lack some communication skills, which she's determined to rectify. Her friends aren't sure which side to land on, while others plan to support them both. And her own grandmother's idea of helping the situation is to send an inappropriate, yet useful, care package.She's got a lot on her plate, right now, and the girl can't think straight, despite Nick's certainty. So, instead of Nick carrying around a ring in his pocket, he gives it to her to carry around, while she figures it out. While Angie is taking the situation seriously, she also has a penchant for pulling it out and flashing it around, whenever the situation suits her needs.A romantic comedy, set on both the Chesapeake Bay and the St. Lawrence Seaway, you won't want to miss ***Interested in inter-book connections? If so, make sure you read The Morgan Brothers, first