First Comes Love

Two broken-hearted best friends plus one wild, drunken night in Las Vegas equals disaster for 29-year-old real estate agent London Harris and restaurateur Bernard Phillips.  After both are dumped by their mates, London and Bernard jet off to Vegas to forget their problems, only to wind up with new ones when they wake up in bed together and realize that they’re married. 
          As best friends, London and Bernard were totally in sync, but as man and wife, they are polar opposites. They end up fighting about everything from dirty laundry to overdue bills, and soon find their lifelong friendship starting to crumble under the pressure. 
They plan to annul the marriage, but when London’s grandmother, Essie, stumbles upon their secret, she challenges them to seek God and His plan for marriage. Convicted by Essie’s words and the Bible, they agree to try to make the marriage work. Will Essie’s constant encouragement and scriptures be enough to hold the sinking marriage together?

Shana Burton is a high school English and journalism teacher in Macon, GA.  She enjoys dancing, reading, and spending time with her family when she is not writing. She is a 2009 Georgia Author of the Year nominee for Best Fiction (First Comes Love).