From New York Times bestselling author of The Wedding Dress comes The Wedding Chapel.
A lonely wedding chapel built as a tribute to lost love just might hold the long-awaited secret to hope and reconciliation.
For sixty years, the wedding chapel has stood silent and empty. Retired football hall-of-famer Jimmy “Coach” Westbrook built the chapel by hand, stone by stone, for his beautiful and beloved Collette Greer, whom he lost so many years ago. The chapel is a sanctuary for his memories, a monument to true love, and a testament to his survival of the deepest pain and loss.
Photographer Taylor Branson left her hometown of Heart’s Bend, Tennessee, to make a new life for herself in New York. She had lots to run away from, not least of all a family history of broken promises and broken dreams. Love catches Taylor off guard when she falls for Jack Forester, a successful advertising executive, and their whirlwind romance leads to an elopement—then to second guesses. Jack, in spite of his very real love for Taylor, is battling his own demons and struggles to show her his true self and the depths of his love for her.
Taking a photography assignment in Heart’s Bend, Taylor is thrown back into a past of family secrets buried deep beneath the sands of time. When Taylor and Coach’s journeys collide, they each rediscover the heartbeat of their own dreams as they learn that the love they long to hold is well worth the wait.
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Summary
Lovingly crafted in anticipation of a wedding that never took place, an exquisite stone chapel remains secluded in a pristine Tennessee meadow. Once filled with the heart beat of forever love, decades of painful memories have convinced Jimmy Westbrook that selling his dream is the practical thing to do, even though the chapel was gifted to a woman who never came back. Taylor Branson and Jack Forester fell passionately in love after a chance meeting in New York City. Having been raised in the same small Tennessee town, they admired each other from a distance, with the exception of one memorable date. In spite of their rushed romance, marriage seemed like a good idea at the time, but after days of lingering insecurities and heated conversations, they begin to doubt their hasty decision. When Taylor is given the opportunity to travel back to Heart\'s Bend, Tennessee in order to photograph a wedding chapel, she decides to remain in town long enough to close out her grandmother\'s home, never suspecting that a litany of family secrets are about to be unleashed. \"The Wedding Chapel\" expertly weaves together the story of four broken souls who desperately seek peace; each burdened with misunderstandings and regrets; fearful of repeating the mistakes of others. In spite of its melancholy undertones, this is an incredibly powerful story of redeeming love from an everlasting source. \"Outstanding\" barely describes this book. It was my pleasure to receive an early copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest opinion.
one character arrives home drunk after a high school party.