Author: Kathryn Springer, Katie Ganshert, and Beth K. Vogt
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 9780310339243
Website: http://www.Zondervan.com
My Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
A September Bride – Annie Price gained a chance to turn over
a new leaf in the town of Red Leaf. But
Deputy Jesse Kent have his suspicions regarding the new citizen. So he made it his job to keep his eye on
her. When they both get roped into being
a bride and groom for a pretend wedding, their feelings began to change. However, will their past define them?
Despite not being October, the story was sweet as candy,
with its sweet plot and sweet characters.
Everything just worked and all the characters were quite lovely. There was no drama. And even though the plot had a matchmaking
element (which I don’t like), it was not overwhelming at all and perfectly
hinted at. Well-paced and the ending was
perfect to match the length of their relationship.
An October Bride – Emma’s father was dying and the one thing
Emma could give him was the chance to walk her down the aisle. But she needed a groom. When her friend, Jake, offered to be her
fiancé, this was the answer to her problems.
When their true feelings began to get in the way, maybe make-believe was
no longer enough.
I’m not a fan of first person’s romance because you are
usually limited to just one perspective and I usually find the person to be
annoying at that. However, I liked Emma. She was a thoughtful heroine. And
the author did a good job of giving background information to gain more insight
that we would not normally get. Like Emma
does not know Jake’s innermost thoughts.
Jake was a sweetie.
A November Bride – After celebrating the big 3-0, Sadie’s
romance life the pits. No future husband
in sight. Guys seem more interested in
their phones than having a real relationship.
The only person she can count on was her best friend, Erik. Erik has always liked Sadie and getting out
of the friends’ zone was much harder than he thought.
This story, I get.
I’m in the same pickle as Sadie and in this day of technology, dating is
not the easiest thing. Her effort to
find someone to have a meaningful relationship with is a problem that anyone
can understand. Erik was funny in
regards to his relationship with Sadie. He
didn’t know how to get out of the friend zone.
And I like how the author made the ending realistic. They made decisions based upon their best
interest and if they found love, even better.
The mature overtones were something I can relate to.
It may seem that I don’t have much to say in my review. But the reason was that there was nothing to
complain about. There wouldn’t be
anything to change. The three stories were written
well. All the stories were well-paced,
not too dramatic, great cast of characters, nice balance of romance and good
plots. Plus, it taught great life lessons. My only remark, not complaint,
would be that I found it interesting that the holidays were not mention for
each respective month. I guess it was
trying to differentiate from the holiday anthologies but you wouldn’t know what
month it was, unless the characters kept reminding you of it once and
awhile. Other than that, I’m digging
this anthology. There were times when
you need a story that just relaxed the mind and takes you away from your
day. This was the anthology for
that. The only reason I gave it 4
stars was because I wouldn’t read it again.
But it was definitely worth the time to read it. If you are on the fence, I would highly
recommend this book.
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