A Wedding on Bluebird Way
Four Novellas – Four Romances – One Theme

~ WOW ~ Four wonderful stories surrounding a wedding that never happened and four couples that found love in spite of the epic event’s failure…or was it a failure indeed…that I could not put down and had to finish to find out how each story ended.

The book begins with a prologue that is almost like that of a fairytale with an omen of dire events to come – but – can a jinx be nixed? Read the stories to find out!

THE WEDDING THAT WASN’T by Lori Wild:
Felicity has had a run of bad luck since her mother died. She has lost much but never lost her ability to bounce back from adversity. Her B&B is soon to be “THE” place for weddings and she is sure all will be well. And then…perhaps not. Tom Loving,
one of the guests at the B&B, takes a fancy to Felicity, settles in to help bring back the bluebirds and the two hit it off…until something happens… This story has a slightly older couple that so deserves the HEA that they finally get!

THERE GOES THE BRIDE by Allyson Charles:
Savannah Loving is the runaway bride who takes off on her uncle’s motorcycle only to be pulled over for speeding. Hank Evans remembers his younger brother’s classmate, provides her with a safe place to stay and then…fireworks occur between the two of them. This story had me smiling and oh so very happy as I read of Savannah leaving behind who her parents wanted her to be while returning to the feisty strong woman she was always meant to be.

LOVING HAILEY by Stacey Keith
Hailey Deacon and Joshua Loving are the story of young love with a second chance. The two were a couple at eighteen and opposites not only in economic status and social standing but also in other ways – and yet – at eighteen they knew they were meant to be together. Of course something happened or there would be a second chance for the two of them and what a powerful story this one was as the two find a way for a future together!

BACHELOR HONEYMOON by Janet Dailey
Even the groom is given the opportunity for a HEA ending in this collection of stories as Dr. Chance Worthington finds himself helping the wedding planner, Harper McClain, out with her charming twin daughters. He is not a fan of children but when one issue after another has to be dealt with he finds himself more and more entranced and charmed by Harper and her daughters. A great addition to the collection that had me smiling often.

The epilogue tied up all the loose ends in a great big happy bow leaving me eager to find out if there might be another collection to read by this group of authors. If not, I hope to find books by each of them to read in the future! Note: Sometimes I like one story more than the other in a collection like this but I have to say that I loved each and every one of these!

Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington Books for the ARC – This is my honest review.

5 Stars ( )

A Wedding on Bluebird Way is a series of four stories that are entwined in several ways, each written by a different author. It all begins with a wedding day that the four were participating in one way or another. The Wedding That Wasn't is the story about the woman who owns the inn the wedding was to take place at & the bride's uncle, Tom. Felicity keeps receiving notices of cancellations & Tom tries to encourage her. There Goes the Bride is about Savannah Loving, the runaway bride. She's always done the expected, correct thing. Until the morning of her wedding when she realizes she's marrying her best friend because it's expected, not because she loves him. While running away, she meets an old friend. Loving Hailey is a story of second chances. The runaway bride's brother Joshua was serious about a girl from the other side of the tracks in high school. He let his parents convince him to go on to college without Hailey & he's regretted it ever since. Will Hailey ever forgive him? The final story, Bachelor Honeymoon, is the jilted groom's story. Chance can't believe Savannah actually left him at the alter. He's proud of her. Chance came to the rescue of the wedding planner & felt the spark that had been missing in his engagement. Can he convince Harper to give him a chance? Each story is a short sweet read with wonderful characters. ( )