A beautiful wedding chapel stands hidden in the Tennessee woods, built with loving hands for a bride-to-be who never returned. A redemptive love story that shows how nothing is impossible with a touch of Divine help, this dual timeline tale revolves mainly around two couples, whose stories all have a beginning in the small Tennessee town of Heart's Bend. The modern day couple who had a whirlwind romance beginning, struggles with a future together, thinking they're doomed to repeat their family's past; and an older couple, who were separated by the Korean War and a lie, impacting them for sixty years.
The first half of the book felt a bit like an emotional roller coaster, as the modern day married couple struggled to communicate and trust each other. The hopeful infusion of faith later on in their relationship made me want to cheer, showing that "with God all things are possible"; the impact on their lives and their family's was so uplifting! I found some of the "God talks" so encouraging that I reread the pages several times. The Divine touch, which this author does so well, showed how we are never unloved or abandoned by God, no matter how difficult the circumstances seem. The little nods to other characters and places from the Royal Wedding series added a bit of fun too.
Readers who enjoy redemptive, Christian fiction will enjoy this bit of a departure from the author's other series. I hope the wedding chapel shows up in other books, now that its secrets have been revealed. 4.5 stars
(Book provided by NetGalley and FaithWords/Zondervan Publishing in exchange for my honest review.)
The first half of the book felt a bit like an emotional roller coaster, as the modern day married couple struggled to communicate and trust each other. The hopeful infusion of faith later on in their relationship made me want to cheer, showing that "with God all things are possible"; the impact on their lives and their family's was so uplifting! I found some of the "God talks" so encouraging that I reread the pages several times. The Divine touch, which this author does so well, showed how we are never unloved or abandoned by God, no matter how difficult the circumstances seem. The little nods to other characters and places from the Royal Wedding series added a bit of fun too.
Readers who enjoy redemptive, Christian fiction will enjoy this bit of a departure from the author's other series. I hope the wedding chapel shows up in other books, now that its secrets have been revealed. 4.5 stars
(Book provided by NetGalley and FaithWords/Zondervan Publishing in exchange for my honest review.)
