The Wedding Chapel
December 15th, 2015. Filed under: Tuesday's Tempting Reads, Uncategorized.The Wedding Chapel
By Rachel Hauck
For sixty years, a wedding chapel sat silent, waiting for love. But times have changed and the hour has come when it just might be too late.
Retired hall-of-fame football coach Jimmy “Coach” Westbrook never imagined anything would come of his labor of love—the wedding chapel he built for Collette Greer, the woman he fell for back in ’49. But now an offer has come to turn the chapel into what it was meant to be—a place for love—and Jimmy sees no reason to hang onto his dream any longer.
Photographer Taylor Branson is trying to make a life for herself in New York. Leaving her hometown of Heart’s Bend, Tennessee, she put a lot of things behind her, including her family’s abysmal marriage rate. But love surprises her when she falls head-over-heels for Jack Forester, a top ad man. Their whirlwind romance results in an elopement, and a mountain of doubt. Jack, while genuine in his love for Taylor, can never seem to overcome his own demons to find the words of his heart.
When Taylor takes an assignment in Heart’s Bend, the job does more than send her back to her hometown, but into a world of family secrets buried beneath the sands of time.
When Taylor’s journey intersects with Coach’s, they rediscover the heartbeat of their dreams and that the love they long to hold is right in front of them. And worth every waiting moment.
ISLAND BREEZES
Letters received and letters not received. More than just two lives are affected by those letters. An a wedding chapel was completed for a wedding that didn’t take place.
Then well meaning relatives ended up in the mix. Taylor and Jack’s marriage appears to be down the tubes before it ever really got a good start. Lack of communication will do things like that, and their relationship is not the only one that’s a mess because people don’t talk to one another.
This book is one that can really flush out the tear ducts, especially the latter part of the story. You’ll need to have that box of tissues handy.
Thank you, Ms Hauck, for this beautiful story of love lost and possibly found again.
***A special thank you to litfuse for providing a review copy.***
Rachel Hauck is an award-winning, best selling author of critically acclaimed novels such as The Wedding Dress, Love Starts with Elle, and Once Upon A Prince. She also penned the Songbird Novels with multi-platinum recording artist, Sara Evans. Booklist named their novel, Softly and Tenderly, one of 2011 Top Ten Inspirationals. She serves on the Executive Board for American Christian Fiction Writers and is a mentor and book therapist at My Book Therapy, and conference speaker. Rachel lives in central Florida with her husband and pets. You can visit her website here.