Happily ever after begins today. The honor of your presence is requested at three winter weddings . . .
A December Bride by Denise Hunter
When Layla O’Reilly and Seth Murphy make their engagement public, she knows it’s only to convince a major client that she’s high-society enough to work for his agency. Seth has secretly loved Layla for years, but she’s never given him the time of day. For Layla, this romantic illusion is the chance to save her career. And for Seth, it’s the chance to finally win her heart.
A January Bride by Deborah Raney
Novelist Madeleine Houser arranges a temporary office in a local bed and breakfast to escape the distracting renovations on her own house. Although she’s never laid eyes on the inn’s owner, an unlikely friendship blossoms between them as they leave daily notes for each other, and before long, Maddie finds herself falling for her mysterious host—a man likely many years her senior—and a man she’s never even met.
A February Bride by Betsy St. Amant
History repeats itself when Allie Andrews escapes the church on her wedding day—wearing the same dress passed down for generations of women in her family, all women with histories of failed marriages. Allie loves Marcus but fears she’s destined to repeat her family’s mistakes. When thrown unexpectedly together for a wedding months later, Allie and Marcus discover their own story might be far from over.
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Summary
Overall Three book series in the A Year of Weddings Winter Brides: A December Bride At first I wasn’t sure if I would like a contemporary engagement of convenience story. I was surprised to find that I enjoyed it very much. The characters were likable and fun. Layla is trying to get her home staging business off the ground. Seth agrees to let her decorate his home for the Christmas Home Show which led to some adorable scenes between the two of them A January Bride Maddie is an author and needs a place to
work while the house she is staying in is being renovated. Ginny her 80 year old neighbor recommends Art’s house which used to be a Bed and Breakfast. Art is a widower and an English professor. Maddie and Art leave notes for each other as they ‘pass in the night’. Both assume the other is Ginny’s age which gives them the freedom to write openly A February Bride The book opens with Allie leaving her fiancé at the altar. Allie is terrified that she will repeat the mistakes of her mom, aunt and grandmother. Marcus cannot understand why she has left. Hannah is her best friend and Marcus’ sister. Hannah is having a Valentine wedding which is forcing Allie and Marcus into several uncomfortable situations. Allie and Marcus were both likable characters