Life to the Max

Bad Decisions Dress: Book #2

Release Date: October 8, 2026

A laugh-out-loud romantic comedy about fake dating, holiday shenanigans, and the chaos of falling for your partner-in-crime.

Sparkly force of nature Max Baldwin has perfected the art of living out loud. From organizing breakup parties to last-minute road trips, if there’s fun to be had, Max is the one making it happen.

But what was supposed to be a temporary trip home after her beloved Great-Aunt Cecilia’s health scare has somehow stretched into more than a year, and life has become anything but an adventure.

The only thing keeping Max’s sanity intact is The Sensational Six, her ride-or-die girl squad who refuse to let her dim her shine. Armed with the Bad Decisions Dress, they’re determined to remind Max exactly who she is.

Then Dominic Lacey crashes back into her life.

Her former partner-in-crime from high school detention. Expert-level mischief-maker. The first boy to make her heart race.

And the only person who’s ever matched Max’s chaos step for step.

It doesn’t take long before Max and Dom are right back where they left off: locked in their favorite game of dares, pranks, and one-upmanship. But after Dom impulsively introduces Max as his girlfriend to his parents, he dares her to keep up the charade through his family’s annual Thanksgiving ski trip.

Suddenly Max has all the adventure she could ask for: a snowy pressure cooker of nosy relatives, zero personal space, and enough unresolved sexual tension to melt the ice outside.

Now Max and Dom have to decide if they’ll finally face what they’ve been avoiding all along—or keep pretending this is all just a game.