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Marrying the MatchmakerJody Hedlund

Christian romance

Marrying the Matchmaker

by Jody Hedlund

Book 4 of the A Shanahan Match series

336 pages · First published 2026

Zaira Shanahan keeps peace in her large Irish American family while quietly hiding her dream of becoming a published author. When a scandal involving well-known matchmaker Bellamy McKenna threatens her reputation, she uses her storytelling skill to invent a temporary courtship that will satisfy gossip and her parents. Bellamy agrees because his own community is beginning to wonder why a successful matchmaker remains stubbornly single, though generations of disastrous family relationships have made him wary of love. Secrets and danger soon turn the convenient arrangement into a genuine partnership and force the matchmaker to consider whether he has finally found a match for himself.

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Violence, weapons, and peril · Mild romantic content, including kissing

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