Three novellas of romance, set during the Winter, for three couples who must first deal with healing hurts begun as high school students. But these aren’t necessarily your typical second chance romances.
In Cindy Kirk’s Love at Mistletoe Inn Hope may be giving John some mixed messages when he returns to town to find their prom night marriage was actually legal. They make a questionable choice and Hope must overcome the fears that may lead to a renewal of their estrangement. It took me a bit to get into this story, but once the twinkle in Hope’s Aunt’s eye takes over, I’m all in – love a good secondary character, especially if it is an older person with a fun personality.
A Brush with Love by Rachel Hauck sees Tom finally pursuing Ginger as he’d wanted to before suddenly leaving town when they were teenagers. But will Ginger ever forgive his leaving and believe her former friend, now a pastor, really finds her beautiful? My personal favorite of this trio of stories. No surprise as it is by Rachel Hauck – she does spin wonderful tales of contemporary romance mixed with faith.
After two decidedly Southern romances, Cheryl Wyatt moves the setting North in Serving Up a Sweetheart and starts things off with a cave-in. Colin is filled with regret over how he and his friends treated Meadow in high school, but proving he is a changed man is a daunting task. Word choices threw me a few times in this novella and a romance with a former bully is always dicey, but a pleasant read.
This set of novellas may be just the ticket if you enjoy stories of past relationships that need rejuvenation or a complete renovation on the road to happily ever after, these stories serve them up with male leads returning to town, friends and family that are involved – some with plans up their sleeves, and a good bit of faith.
This review refers to a purchased paperback copy as well as the Libby audiobook. All opinions expressed are my own.
About the Book
They’ve helped orchestrate the perfect day for countless couples. Now twelve new couples will find themselves in the wedding spotlight in the second Year of Weddings novella collection.
Love at Mistletoe Inn by Cindy Kirk
Sometimes the road to happiness is paved with youthful mistakes.
Ten years after what she thought was her almost-wedding, Hope Prentiss discovers that the ceremony counted—and, as fate would have it, the jilted John Burke has just ridden back into town. After spending some time with John and helping plan a Christmas wedding for a mystery couple, Hope begins to wonder if she really wants a divorce . . . or a real wedding of her own.
A Brush with Love by Rachel Hauck
Revealing the beauty in other women might be Ginger Winters’s specialty—but it will take an unexpected kind of love to help Ginger see the beauty in herself.
Ginger Winters will be the “beauty-maker” for the Alabama society wedding of the decade. But when high-school crush Tom Wells shows up looking for a haircut, Ginger’s thinly veiled insecurities threaten to keep her from love once again . . . despite Tom’s best efforts.
Serving Up a Sweetheart by Cheryl Wyatt
Meadow knows how to serve delicious food to match any wedding theme. But can she accept love when it’s served up on a silver platter?
Meadow Larson is having the mother of all Mondays when her roof caves in during a blizzard, right before the most important wedding contract of her career. Renovation contractor Colin McGrath offers to fix Meadow’s roof, even though he knows he is the last person she would accept help from.
But the more Meadow gets to know the new Colin, the more she realizes God may have something more permanent in store than a new catering kitchen.
A Season to Wed by Rachel Hauck, Cindy Kirk, & Cheryl Wyatt | Zondervan, 2015 | paperback, 378 pages | audiobook, duration 9 hours
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