Written by Sarah MorganI loved it! ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
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Today is publication day for A Wedding in December, and straightaway, I would like to thank the author, Sarah Morgan, the publisher, HQ, and Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book to review.
The blurb:
First to arrive are the bride’s parents, Maggie and Nick. Their daughter’s marriage is a milestone they are determined to celebrate wholeheartedly, but they are hiding a huge secret about their own: they are on the brink of divorce. After living apart for the last six months, the last thing they need is to be trapped together in an irresistibly romantic winter wonderland.
Rosie’s older sister Katie is also dreading the wedding. Worried that impulsive, sweet-hearted Rosie is making a mistake, Katie is determined to save her sister from herself. If only the irritatingly good-looking best man, Jordan, would stop interfering with her plans…
Bride-to-be Rosie loves her fiance but is having serious second thoughts. Except everyone has arrived – how can she tell them she's not sure? As the big day gets closer, and emotions run even higher, this is one White family Christmas none of them will ever forget.
Women's Sagas
Rural Life Humour
My thoughts:
Told in the third person from the individual viewpoints of mother Maggie, and daughters Rosie and Katie White, this is a truly delightful Christmas romance.The White family head out to Aspen to see their youngest daughter, Rosie, marry a man, Dan, they've never met, and whom Rosie has known for only a few months. Dan's widowed mother Catherine is overjoyed at the prospect of their marriage and, as a wedding planner, organises a Christmas Eve wedding for the couple.
Maggie worries that Rosie is rushing into marriage, despite having done the same thing herself with the girls' father, Nick. Maggie and Nick are currently separated, having drifted apart over the years. They haven't told the girls, and agree that a wedding is not the right time to tell them they are divorcing. Instead, they will pretend to be happily married until after the wedding.
Katie is determined that Rosie should not marry Dan. Rosie has a history of changing her mind, falling in and out of love, and Katie believes this time is no different. She flies out to Aspen to stop the wedding, whilst hiding her own secret trauma, and unsure of her future as a doctor.
This is a superb read which ticked all the boxes for me. The characters are likeably flawed, and have issues to overcome in this happy-ending Christmas story. I thought A Wedding in December was well-written, and it had me hooked within the first few pages. It was very descriptive, without being overdone, and filled me with wonderful images of the snow-bedecked resort in Aspen, and the White's country cottage in Oxford. Another winner for Ms Morgan.
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