Book Review: Kiss The Bride

Title: Kiss The Bride
Author(s): Melissa McClone, Robyn Lee Hatcher and Kathryn Springer
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Synopsis:

Picture Perfect Love: A June Wedding Story by Melissa McClone

When image becomes everything, it's up to love to refocus the heart.

Photographer Jenna Harrison wants every bride and groom to look picture perfect on their special day. But her own heart is still broken, the unworn wedding dress hanging in her closet a reminder that relationships aren't always as perfect as they look through her camera lens.
Attorney Ashton Vance is the one that got away, but he wrongly blamed Jenna for ruining his political aspirations. Even if Jenna can forgive him, dare he hope for a second chance at her love?

I Hope You Dance: A July Wedding Story by Robin Lee Hatcher

Can two left feet lead to one perfect romance?

Grant Nichols is a genius in the kitchen and a klutz on the dance floor. But his friend's wedding is shaping up to be a shindig the likes of which Kings Meadow has never seen—including dancing. Lots of dancing.
Former rodeo queen Skye Foster is offering dance lessons for the wedding party. Grant and Skye are no match on paper. But when they step onto the dance floor, they create a melody all their own.

Love on a Deadline: An August Wedding Story by Kathryn Springer

MacKenzie “Mac” Davis returns to her hometown of Red Leaf, Wisconsin, and takes a job at the weekly newspaper writing about social events.
When Hollis Channing, Mac's high school nemesis, returns to Red Leaf to marry her celebrity fiancé, the editor asks Mac to cover all the festivities for the newspaper. The last thing Mac wants to do is reconnect with the person who made her life miserable when she was a teenager . . . unless it's spending time with Ethan Channing, the bride's older brother—and Mac's first crush.

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Picture Perfect Love - Melissa McClone
Jenna is a wedding photographer who's been burnt by the love bug. Jilted by her ex-fiancée on her wedding day she's nowhere near ready to date just any guy. She's waiting for God to send her "Mr. Right". What she wasn't expecting God to send was him. Ashton Vance. Jenna's ex- fiancée. What in the world could he possibly want?
To apologize. That's all Ashton wanted to do when he came to see Jenna. After finding out  from his sister, Amber, that Jenna wasn't to blame for making him a laughingstock, but was her, he knew he screwed up.
Ash knows he messed up and put everything before Jenna. He didn't have faith in her when it mattered. But he wants a do-over. Jenna isn't 100% sure. Last time she got jilted in public on her wedding day, stuck with all the wedding debt, almost losing her house and business and a completely broken heart. Despite her reservations she agrees because Ash say's he's changed. So she's gonna give him the benefit of doubt.
After forgiving him and letting him back in their relationship is tested once again. Will they make it? Will Ashton believe Jenna?
This novella is a story about love and faith. About finding yourself when heartbreak hits and putting your trust in God. This story for me gets 3 stars. ★★★

I Hope You Dance - Robyn Lee Hatcher
Sky is a dance instructor that gives lessons for weddings. The two main ones she is big for is the waltz's and the two-step's. Skye is a rodeo queen and like most girls has dreams of finding her a cowboy to marry and have a big family with.
Enter Grant. He's a sexy cowboy who loves country music and has big family. The problem? He's got two left feet. He can't dance.
This story was hard for me. I didn't connect with the characters. They just fell kinda flat. The story didn't have any real substance. It was a predictable storyline with some insta-love thrown into the mix. It didn't do for me. It left me feeling lukewarm at best. For me this story gets between a 2.5 - 3 star rating. ★★★

Love on a Deadline - Kathryn Springer
Mackenzie is a small town reporter who's itching to leave her hometown to work at a bigger newspaper and make a name out of herself. Her plan is all set until her boss asks her to cover the wedding of her highschool nemisis, Hollis, and her celebrity fiancée. The thing is. Hollis is also the sister to her first crush, Ethan. She doesn't want to relive her horrible, embarrassing high school moments.
Ethan left Red Leaf 10 years ago when his father passed away. After losing sight of what was really important he makes a radical decision. Return to Red Leaf, help his sister plan her wedding and take over as doctor at the clinic in town. Once he see's Mackenzie he knows she needs to be added into his future.
This was probably my favorite out of all three stories. I love how much Ethan's sister, Hollis, changed. She grew as a person and went from being a mean rich girl who bullied Mackenzie to a total sweetheart who had the courage to fall in love with an unknown future. She chose to have courage and faith that God would see them through. The romance between Ethan and Mackenzie didn't feel rushed. It felt genuine and pure. For this story I am giving 4 stars. ★★★★
All three stories were short and sweet with the underlying message to have faith and put your trust in God in all things.
I normally don't read books that have a religious aspect to them but with this book it wasn't all in your face. It was subtle but if you were paying attention you knew what message they were trying to convey.

I received a copy from Net Galley in exchange for an honest and unbiased review. I have no affiliation with the publisher or author(s).

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