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The Best Man: Unfinished Business by Malcolm D. Lee
Series: The Best Man Series
Published by Storehouse Voices on July 1, 2025
Genres: Contemporary Literature & Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary Women Fiction, Contemporary Women's Friendship Fiction
Pages: 496
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The beloved characters from The Best Man movies and hit television series reunite for a sexy and soulful, heartbreaking and hilarious reckoning of love.
Recently divorced and fresh off a Pulitzer Prize win, Harper Stewart is in a new era. He’s working on a movie and living the ultimate bachelor life in his Brooklyn penthouse. But still, something is missing. What else explains the stubborn creative block? The carousel of women? And seventh-wheel status with his friends?
Jordan Armstrong had to flee New York. First, to give herself distance from Harper and, second, to escape the corporate grind. In her beachfront Malibu property, the façade of a “healed” Jordan flourishes. Yet she finds herself unmoored. Despite the physical distance, she still feels Harper’s magnetic pull.
Meanwhile, in Ghana, Robyn has gone full bohemian restaurateur. She has finally found peace and won’t let another man ruin it—that is, until a handsome local entrepreneur commands her attention. But it’s all too much change for her daughter, Mia, and when she secretly calls Harper with an emergency Robyn would rather hide, their world is shaken and relationships are tested once more.
Book one of The Best Man trilogy follows Harper, Jordan, and Robyn as they try to establish lives away from the hurts of the past and come to realize that some love is impossible to break. With support from their close-knit crew of chosen family—Quentin, Shelby, Lance, Murch, and Candace—they fight for a future that proves one’s second act can be the extended chapter worth it all.
Reading The Best Man: Unfinished Business felt like stepping back into the lives of people I have grown up with. The characters are older and wiser, yet they still face real-life situations that resonate deeply. Harper is searching for peace amidst his success, Jordan is trying to protect her heart while maintaining her distance, and Robyn is finally choosing herself in a way that feels bold and necessary.
Even though I tried to accept closure after watching The Best Man: The Final Chapters, a part of me still wanted more. I craved more time with the characters, more answers, and more of the story that has stayed with me for years. Malcolm D Lee and Jayne Allen understood that and delivered something that feels both familiar and fresh. The emotions run deep, the conversations feel true to life, and the writing keeps you locked in from beginning to end.
Just when I thought I had settled into the story, the last few pages had me flipping back in surprise, thinking, “Wait, what just happened?” Let’s just say the story is far from over, and I am already counting down the days for what comes next. If you love these characters as much as I do, this book is a must-read.
Reviewed by: Orsayor
