Press
The New York Times.
A warmly funny love letter to queer Black women and the queer Black women who love them, disguised as a high-concept rom-com about a reality wedding show.
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The New York Times.
Triumphantly Black, queer and contemporary…the effervescent humor and outright swooning are pure rom-com.
Library Journal.
In a romance featuring Black joy, plus-sized beauty, and Mexican pride, the conflicts are entirely believable, and not overly dramatic, and make for a thoroughly enjoyable read. It is fake dating at its best. (Starred Review)
Publisher’s Weekly.
Higgins gives world-weary readers looking for an inclusive and thoroughly enjoyable escape exactly what they need.
TODAY.
This romance pulled [Jasmine] Guillory in from the first page, she said.
Entertainment Weekly.
It's a beautiful distillation of the ways love can come if you simply open your heart, your arms, and fall, trusting the other person to hold on while they fall alongside you.
Booklist.
Higgins makes her print debut with an emotionally powerful, boldly sexy, and ultimately joyful tale of love and acceptance that makes the most of its reality television show premise
Self.
[D’Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding] is a romance that’s funny, angsty, and sexy—the fake-dating-trope trifecta.
Oprah Daily.
This is the year of the fake relationship trope, and this book is starting us off with a bang!
Culturess.
D’Vaughn and Kris Plan A Wedding felt like the perfect read, especially with spring coming up.