The Paris Match

By: Kate Clayborn

Narrated by: Samantha Archuleta

"The most engrossing love story. A 2026 must-read."—Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling authors of Love and Other Words

A JULIA QUINN TODAY SHOW RECCOMENDATION FOR 2026

A TOWN & COUNTRY BEST NEW ROMANCE NOVEL TO READ IN 2026

A woman tests the limits of her so-called amicable divorce when she flies to Paris for the destination wedding of her former sister-in-law, only to butt heads with the deliciously gruff best man, in a poignant and romantic novel from Kate Clayborn.

Physician Layla Bailey has spent over a year telling herself she's moved on from a painful but amicable divorce from her college sweetheart. Staying friends with her ex seemed like the mature thing to do, but when Layla is invited to her former sister-in-law’s destination wedding in Paris—where Layla once spent her own romantic honeymoon—she knows her commitment to maturity might be her worst enemy…especially since her ex isn’t attending alone.

The only thing that could make the week more difficult is getting through it without the distraction of the wedding.... But when what Layla thought was a harmless conversation about the choices of her younger self leads to the bride getting cold feet, Layla finds herself facing down the groom’s mysterious, taciturn best man, Griffin, who will do anything to make sure this wedding happens.

Since she broke it, Griff demands she help him fix it. Going along with his plan to alleviate the engaged couple's doubts seems like Layla’s best chance at maintaining a good relationship with a family she once called her own. But as she learns more about the past heartbreak that’s driving Griff to help his friend, she gets closer and closer to confronting the true depth of her own pain…while finding herself more and more willing to risk it all again for Griff.

“[A] tremendous love story … proof that Clayborn only gets better with every book.” —Kirkus (STARRED)

Critic reviews

"Kate Clayborn does it again. She is such a sensitive, beautiful writer, and does such a great job with both characters' voices. I always find it so refreshing her books are told from both perspectives. So engrossing and already can’t wait for her next one!" —USA Today bestselling author Kimberly Lemming

"In The Paris Match, as she always does, Kate Clayborn delivers an agonizingly romantic story full of yearning and the most decadent prose. A moody Parisian setting, wedding drama, and a Clayborn here...it doesn't get any better than that." —Adriana Herrera, bestselling author of A Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke

“The book’s leads are both wounded in different ways, but as the story progresses and their chemistry blossoms, they lower the emotional walls they’ve spent years constructing in favor of embracing more vulnerability and honesty. The result is a tremendous love story that’s never overshadowed by its immersive Paris setting but poignantly accentuated by it, proof that Clayborn only gets better with every book. The City of Light provides a beautiful backdrop for this stunning slow-burn romance.” —Kirkus (STARRED)

"Clayborn whisks readers to Paris in this steamy slow-burn ideal for armchair travelers.... Clayborn gives both protagonists impressive emotional depth as they work through past heartbreaks and discover unexpected new love... Add in a well-earned happy ending, and this is sure to charm." —Publishers Weekly