A Lowcountry Bride A Novel

Preslaysa Williams — 2021

I absolutely adore this book...love story begins slow--like a delicious lowcountry boil--but heats up to the perfect ending. --Kathleen Y'Barbo, bestselling author of The Black Midnight A heartwarming Avon debut of love, forgiveness, and new beginnings set in the beautiful South Carolina Lowcountry. Maya Jackson has worked for Laura Whitcomb, Inc, a renowned New York City bridal gown brand for years and dreams of becoming Head Designer. She has the talent, she just needs a chance to showcase her unique style. Due to an illness, she's always prioritized her career over her personal life until Maya's father fractures his hip and she returns to Charleston, SC. While home for only a few months, she's thrilled to find an opportunity at the local bridal gown boutique, never expecting sparks to fly with its owner... A military veteran and widowed father, Derek Sullivan hopes to save Always a Bride from bankruptcy in order to preserve the legacy of his family. He also wants to reconnect with his estranged, twelve-year-old daughter, who is still recovering from the loss of her mother. The last thing he needs is a relationship with a beautiful, smart, complicated woman who will be leaving soon. When Derek begins to fall for the lovely Maya, he knows there's no future. But destiny has its own plans, and these two lonely people with big hearts discover that coming home to love is the best gift life can give.

Reviews

Linda Quintanilla@abigailbooksaddiction

Nov 22, 2021

It's getting harder to fall in love with romance books. It's either a hit or a miss. Never in-between. And unfortunately, it was a miss for A Lowcountry Bride. I really tried to like A Lowcountry Bride but I just did not like the writing style. It was more of explaining and summarizing than actions and dialogue between the characters. I could not get past it. I felt I was reading cliff notes rather than reading a romance book.

Lisa W.@babeinlibrary

Nov 17, 2021

2.5/5 *hangs head* I really wanted to love this but alas I didn't. To be honest the formula created for this book should have made this a slam dunk. Small town + Big City Wedding Designer + Grieving Single Father. What is there not to like??? The execution of it all, that's what. Often times it felt like the author was rushing to get the main characters together rather than exploring depths of the relationships. Large issues would be presente but quickly solved without showing what changed the tides. A lot of this felt unrealistic. However one thing that was very real was the historical context of the Dylan Roof church massacre. Note that is a large trigger warning for this book and should be taken into consideration while reading this. Personally, I had a moment while reading this as it coincided with the verdict of him being sentence to death was being released as I read this. While this book may not be to my liking, I'm hoping that others will find enjoyment in the love story as it POC centric and inspirational.