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BOOK REVIEW: Windswept Weddings
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by: Barbara Warren Dancing Word Reviewer
Title: Windswept Weddings Author: Lena Nelson Dooley, Pamela Griffin, Rachel Hauck, and Lynette Sowell Publisher: Barbour ISBN: 1-59789-085-5 Genre: Inspirational/Contemporary/Romance
A wedding should be perfect, right? The event is planned down to the last detail, and then your special day gets hit with a blizzard, a tornado, a hurricane, or a wildfire. What’s a girl to do? Never fear, the Almighty Father can handle Mother Nature.
“Move a Mountain” by: Lena Nelson Dooley
Christine Daily knew exactly how she wanted her wedding. When Christopher Davis proposed, it didn’t bother her that they both would probably be called Chris Davis. With only four and a half months to plan a wedding, she had a lot more than that to worry about. Christine wanted to be married on Valentine’s Day, so she brushed aside her friends worries about a February wedding in Minnesota. It couldn’t snow on her wedding day. Could it? Sure it could. And snow, and snow, and snow. Only a miracle can get Christine and Christopher to the church on time.
“Blown away by Love” by: Pamela Griffin
The wedding is set for tomorrow and Marie Barrett, the bride, is as nervous as a five-year old on the first day of kindergarten. The problem? The wedding has already been postponed twice by Dale Endicott, the groom. Sure he had good excuses; as a doctor’s son and a paramedic, he couldn’t be expected to refuse to help a woman having a baby in a parked van. And he really did miss his flight, the second time. But if he didn’t make it to the ceremony this time, it was over. Marie hadn’t counted on a tornado, and Ben, Dale’s storm watching brother, taking him out to snap pictures of the storm on the morning of their wedding. Dale knows the clock is ticking and this is his last chance. He can’t fail Marie this time, but the situation looks bleak. Even a tornado wouldn’t be a good enough excuse this time. Three strikes and you’re out.
“Hurricane Allie” by: Rachel Hauck
Allie Seton is getting married. She has planned for this day all of her life. In less than two weeks she will be Mrs. Kyle Landon. Her dress is beautiful, the menu is perfect, and this will be the glorious wedding of her dreams. Then Kyle has to make a business trip the week of the wedding and the first hurricane of the season is building up out at sea. It doesn’t help that the people responsible for naming hurricanes have dubbed this one Hurricane Allie. Then Kyle asks a question she can’t answer. Does she want to marry him, or does she just want to get married? The hurricane changes it’s path and is headed for Vero Beach. Only God can help Allie find the answer to Kyle’s question, but will he save her perfect wedding?
“Hearts Refuge” by: Lynette Sowell
Krista Schmidt waited a long time to marry Luke Hanson. Unfortunately Luke has asked Jeff Worley to be his best man. Jeff split up Krista and Luke once before and it took several years to repair the damage. Jeff’s life has been focused, as he puts it, on fast cars and a few fast women. Having him here brings up old memories and old hurts. Krista doesn’t want Jeff in the wedding. Then a wildfire breaks out, and Luke, a firefighter, has to help. Settler Lake is in danger, and the fire threatens to trap Krista. Will Luke be able to reach her in time?
Windswept Weddings focuses on four young couples that want the perfect wedding, the perfect romance, the perfect bride and groom. Then disaster strikes in the form of violent weather, something entirely beyond their control. There’s a good take away lesson in this book. Too many times we plan for the wedding and forget to plan for the marriage. And all too often we lose sight of the fact that while we whimper and whine when our dreams fall apart, our heavenly Father always has something better to give us.
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