Tuesday, June 16, 2020

"A COUNTRY WEDDING"--by LEIGH DUNCAN--A famous country singer set to marry a glamorous Hollywood actress returns to his small town roots. When he crosses paths with his childhood sweetheart he reevaluates his life, values and his opinion of true love. Based on the Hallmark Channel original movie. (see my review)

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A Country Wedding: Based On the Hallmark Channel Original Movie

When a country music star returns to his small town, he realizes all that he’s left behind…

Country music star Bradley Suttons is all set to marry his Hollywood actress girlfriend. There’s just one thing: he’s forgotten he’s already married.

When he was thirteen years old, he and his childhood best friend, Sarah Standor, held a makeshift wedding ceremony in his barn. Their promise? To always be there for one another. Their vows? Not exactly legally binding.

When Bradley visits the small town where he grew up, he finds Sarah running a ranch for rescue horses…and he finally finds his inspiration again, writing new music from the heart. Even as Sarah helps him prepare for his upcoming country wedding, they both begin to wonder if their past holds the key to their future.

This uplifting, clean romance includes a free original Hallmark recipe for “Bradley Suttons” Cowboy Steak Sandwiches.  


 

MY REVIEW:  A country music superstar finds that "you can go home again" in "A Country Wedding: Based On the Hallmark Channel Original Movie". Author Leigh Duncan does a wonderful job of capturing the spirit of the Hallmark fan-favorite film, and she gives the story fresh appeal with her own special touches. Bradley Suttons' life changed forever at age thirteen when his parents were killed in a car accident. His aunt and uncle took him from his small home town of Mill Town, Texas to live with them in Nashville, TN. Before he left, his best friends Sarah and Adam wanted to make sure Bradley knew they thought of him as family, so they held a mock "wedding" between Bradley and Sarah with Adam (a pastor's son) officiating. More than a decade later, after achieving the fame of country music stardom--not to mention an engagement to Hollywood mega-star Catherine Mann--Bradley returns to Texas to sell his family ranch and close that chapter of his life for good. Sarah Standor still lived on her family's own ranch, which was next to the Suttons place. After studying to be a veterinarian, and suffering a painful broken romance, Sarah had settled into her own life running a horse rescue and rehab on her ranch and raising flowers to sell locally. Her parents had moved to Florida, and her rescue dogs were her companions. Bradley had never once come back to Texas since leaving for Nashville, and Sarah had kept up with his career through his media appearances. Now he was home--right next door--and he and Sarah had some catching up to do. He had only intended to stay for a couple of days to sell his home and close his parents' estate, but memories, not to mention the friendship of the grown-up Sarah, were making him linger. He had the privileged life of success, a beautiful and famous fiancĂ©e, and a solid music career ahead of him--so why was he feeling like something was missing? Sarah has more to deal with than the rush of emotions that come with Bradley's return. She has been struggling financially for quite some time, and she is on the verge of losing her home and the horse rehab. What would happen to her, the dogs, and the horses if she can't keep the ranch? With Sarah's help, Bradley begins to make arrangements for a small private wedding with Catherine in Mill Town. However, career-minded Catherine has plans of her own for their wedding and their future together. A return to his roots has refreshed Bradley's sense of his true self, and he begins to write his own kind of music again. He is also aware that Sarah is a very special person--a lovely woman--and no longer the freckle-faced girl he left behind. When Catherine comes to mill Town, Bradley must take a hard look at his life. Is a glamorous celebrity existence with Catherine what he really wants, or is he still a small town boy at heart? Can he hope for something more--like a bright and happy future based on the best part of his past--and does that future include Sarah? "A Country Wedding", both in book and on film, is a touching and heartwarming contemporary romance.

Book Copy Gratis Hallmark Publishing



Leigh Duncan

Leigh Duncan 

Leigh Duncan is an Amazon best-selling author and a National Readers' Choice Award winner, the author of more than two dozen novels, novellas and short stories. However, the biggest thrill of her career--so far!--came when she saw her book, Journey Back to Christmas, featured on the Home and Family Show after Hallmark Publishing chose Journey to introduce its new line of romance novels. Her newest Hallmark Publishing release, A Simple Wedding, and her upcoming A Cottage Wedding (6/2/20) are the first of several books in Leigh's Heart's Landing series. These sweet, contemporary romances take place in a small town known as America's Top Wedding Destination, and each book centers on one couple who fall in love in Heart's Landing.

Leigh lives on Central Florida's East Coast where she loves to stay in touch with readers through social media. 

www.facebook.com/LeighDuncanBooks 
www.leighduncan.com
 

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