The Wedding Shop

This novel interweaves the stories of two women from different times who love the same place. In 1930s Heart{u2019}s Ben... (more)

This novel interweaves the stories of two women from different times who love the same place. In 1930s Heart{u2019}s Bend, Tennessee, Cora Scott runs a wedding shop famed for its special treatment of brides. Cora, though, spends years waiting for her true love to come back so that she might be a bride. In the 21st century, Air Force Captain Haley Morgan returns to Heart{u2019}s Bend once her military service is done. Searching for direction in her life, she decides to reopen the abandoned wedding shop and begins a journey of discovery. (less)

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It's the 1930s, and Cora is taking the reins at her family's wedding shop in Heart's Bend, Tennessee. Cora has found her... (more)

It's the 1930s, and Cora is taking the reins at her family's wedding shop in Heart's Bend, Tennessee. Cora has found her true love, Rufus, a riverboat captain. Cora counts the days until his return from the river, and she continues to wait for him as days turn into months and months turn into years. When he finally returns, she receives the shock of a lifetime: he is married to another. In present day, Haley has finished her time as a soldier, and suffering from PTSD, wants nothing to do with the heartbreak of this world. She sets off for Heart's Bend, Tennessee, and in order to honor the memory of a fallen friend, she takes on the task of reopening an abandoned and long-forgotten wedding shop. Perhaps through helping others, she can forget the pain and disappointment in her own life. (less)