We know right away that she's out of her element and into the story world of the romance. Right away we see our hero driving home from his brother's wedding. He's talking to himself and his dog. The hero has a right to be depressed. Several years earlier the heroine had left him standing at the altar.
Most readers know that feeling.
We've all suffered because someone we love has dumped us. It's easy to identify with Mitch. Along a dark stretch of country road, the inciting incident occurs, another random event. Our hero spots a fancy Lexus stopped because car trouble. Strangely, the stranded woman is wearing a wedding dress.