Kiss the Bride: Three Summer Love Stories by Melissa McClone, Robin Lee Hatcher, and Kathryn Springer

Goodreads Summary

Meet the people who make it all happen—the planners, the photographers, the musicians who have helped orchestrate the perfect day for countless couples—as they find their own happy endings in the second Year of Weddings novella collection.


Picture Perfect Love: A June Wedding Story by Melissa McClone

When image becomes everything, it’s up to love to refocus the heart.

Photographer Jenna Harrison wants every bride and groom to look picture perfect on their special day. But her own heart is still broken, the unworn wedding dress hanging in her closet a reminder that relationships aren’t always as perfect as they look through her camera lens.

Attorney Ashton Vance is the one that got away, but he wrongly blamed Jenna for ruining his political aspirations. Even if Jenna can forgive him, dare he hope for a second chance at her love?


I Hope You Dance: A July Wedding Story by Robin Lee Hatcher

Can two left feet lead to one perfect romance?

Grant Nichols is a genius in the kitchen and a klutz on the dance floor. But his friend’s wedding is shaping up to be a shindig the likes of which Kings Meadow has never seen—including dancing. Lots of dancing.

Former rodeo queen Skye Foster is offering dance lessons for the wedding party. Grant and Skye are no match on paper. But when they step onto the dance floor, they create a melody all their own.


Love on a Deadline: An August Wedding Story by Kathryn Springer

MacKenzie “Mac” Davis returns to her hometown of Red Leaf, Wisconsin, and takes a job at the weekly newspaper writing about social events.

When Hollis Channing, Mac’s high school nemesis, returns to Red Leaf to marry her celebrity fiancé, the editor asks Mac to cover all the festivities for the newspaper. The last thing Mac wants to do is reconnect with the person who made her life miserable when she was a teenager . . . unless it’s spending time with Ethan Channing, the bride’s older brother—and Mac’s first crush.

My Thoughts

First of all, my overall thoughts on the whole collection...

Such a sweet collection of stories!  I really enjoyed them all!

Now, individually...

Picture Perfect Love: A June Wedding Story by Melissa McClone

This was a very good story and it had a great message.  There wasn't much that I didn't like about this story.  It is the kind of story that makes you smile involuntarily while you're reading it.  I love it when that happens!

I Hope You Dance: A July Wedding Story by Robin Lee Hatcher

This one was a good story, but not my favorite of the three.  It wasn't that I didn't like it, I just liked the others better.  Still, an enjoyable, sweet story!

Love on a Deadline: An August Wedding Story by Kathryn Springer

I do believe that Love on a Deadline was my favorite story of the three!  I couldn't get enough of it!  It's the kind of story that sucks you right in and leaves you wanting more.  I felt like I connected with the characters, the setting, and the storyline more than the other stories in this collection.  So Good!

*Note: I received a copy of this book from BookLook Bloggers in exchange for an honest review.