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A September Bride by Kathryn Springer Review

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I hope you're all doing well.


2018 has been the year that I've really dived into the Year of Weddings novella collection. I've read some pretty amazing stories, and I couldn't wait for fall to get here so I could jump right into Autumn Brides. 


I finished that collection a little while ago, and so today I'd like to post a quick review for you all of the first story in the collection.


A September Bride by Kathryn Springer:


Source: Gift From My Hubby

Publisher: Zondervan

Publication Date: August 26th, 2014

Genre: Christian Fiction/Contemporary

Series: Year of Weddings

Synopsis:

A year's worth of novellas from twelve inspirational romance authors. Happily ever after guaranteed.
Annie's always wanted a home and a family. But will pretending to be a bride get her closer to her dreams?
All Annie Price has ever wanted is a place to call home. Growing up in the foster care system, that dream seemed far away, but now Annie's dream may be coming true. A friend she met in an online book group wants to retire and has offered Annie a fresh start managing her little bookstore. Believing the opportunity is an answer to prayer, Annie packs her suitcase and moves to Red Leaf, Wisconsin.
The residents of Red Leaf welcome Annie into the fold . . . everyone except the bookstore owner's son, Jesse Kent. But Annie refuses to let the handsome deputy keep her from embracing her new home with open arms. She even volunteers to help the local historical society refurbish an old church and agrees to be the 'bride' for a special reenactment celebrating the museum's open house.
Jesse Kent can't believe his mother has handed the keys to her business over to a woman she met on the Internet. Annie's beautiful, of course, and smart as a whip, but what do they really know about her, anyway? What if she's come to their town just for his mother's money? The only way to see if his suspicions about Annie Price are true is to keep a close eye on her---even if it means he has to marry her! Planning their mock wedding will give him the chance to uncover Annie's motive for moving to town. But as the day of the wedding approaches and secrets come to light, Jesse must face the truth. He wants Annie to be his September bride . . . for real.
 

******synopsis from goodreads*****

My Review:

In The Year of Weddings novellas, each novella focuses on a wedding taking place during a particular month. As I was a September bride myself, I couldn't wait to read this one. A September Bride pulls you in right from the start with its quirky, small town setting, the two characters not being able to stand each other at first, and the fact that so much of the setting takes place at the local bookstore where Annie works.

Annie and Jessie were both characters I really enjoyed right from the start. Annie hasn't had the easiest life, and as such, she's always worried that something going's to happen to yank her happiness out from under her. Jessie on the other hand had a traumatic event happen to him as a child that has made him very untrustworthy of people in general, and especially towards newcomers like Annie to their small town.

While being only novella length, this story still manages to make the romance element believable, the characters are really well developed, and it focuses on the notion of needing to get over past hurts before you can truly move on in the present.

Final Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I adored this one. It's sweet, squeaky clean, full of the fun, quirky small town secondary characters, and kept me engaged in the story right from page one. This one is now of my favorites in the entire collection so far!


Thanks so much for reading guys! Have a great rest of your day. This is not a sponsored post. All thoughts and opinions are my own. The photo does not belong to me, and all rights to the respective owners. 

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