A Simple Wedding
by Leigh Duncan
A Heart's Landing Novel - Book 1
Publisher: Hallmark Publishing
Release Date: March 10, 2020
Reviewed by PJ
Jenny always dreamed of getting married at Heart’s Landing. But when she finally visits the charming small town, she’s there to make wedding arrangements for someone else: her cousin, who also happens to be her boss and a famous movie star. To keep the event secret and avoid a media circus, Jenny pretends she’s the one getting married.
Nick is intrigued by this bride-to-be who starts visiting his bakery every afternoon for sweet treats and conversation. He has to keep reminding himself that she’s already spoken for.
As Jenny deals with her cousin’s ever-changing demands, she tries to hide her attraction to Nick. Planning this wedding couldn’t be more complicated…and what will happen once the truth comes to light?
PJ's Thoughts:
If you're a fan of Hallmark Channel movies there's a good chance you're going to love A Simple Wedding. Leigh Duncan brings the small, wedding destination town of Heart's Landing to life with vivid descriptions and fills the wedding-related businesses with likable people readers will want to know better. The story flows smoothly, like a gentle summer's ride down a lazy river, with occasional bumps but a sweet landing at the end.
Jenny is an engaging character and I easily became invested in her, happily nudging her along the path of friendship with Nick and hoping for more. Nick is such a good guy...and he bakes! I fell for him right along with Jenny. Duncan does a good job of strengthening their friendship, and deepening their emotions, without crossing any relationship boundaries. Remember, Jenny is pretending to be engaged to someone else and planning her own wedding. I also appreciated the decisions made near the end of the story, giving Jenny and Nick the necessary time to strengthen their feelings without secrets between them. Kudos to Duncan for taking the time to grow and solidify this relationship after all is revealed.
If you're looking for a sweet, fun, feel-good romance filled with likable main characters, plenty of colorful secondary characters, and one high-maintenance cousin, I suggest giving A Simple Wedding a try. I'm already looking forward to my next visit to Heart's Landing.
It sounds like it would make a good Hallmark movie too.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this review. This does appear to be a sweet story with happiness in the end....that is a lovely thing. Another new to me author.
ReplyDeleteSounds like my kind of story. Thanks for the great review.
ReplyDeleteThis looks good. Gonna have to check out this one
ReplyDeleteSounds like a good read
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