Wedding Bell Blues (the Piper Cove Chronicles) - by Linda Windsor (Paperback)

About the Book

The first book in The Piper Cover Chronicles series follows four women, who have returned home from their successes and failures at college and life, determined to pursue their dreams. True love has eluded them until, one by one, they encounter their soul mates.

Book Synopsis

Not even a big budget can help Alex make her sister's wedding the event of the year. The usually calm and collected Alex is rattled when the man who walked out on her sixteen years ago to pursue a rock-and-roll career returns to be the best man. In desperation, she calls on her three best friends to help pull off the shindig, and keep her away from the devastatingly handsome Josh. Tomboy Ellen, shy Jan, and vivacious Sue Ann join forces to keep Alex on track. But fate won't be stopped in this small seaside town. Alex finds it as impossible to avoid Josh as it is to deny that he's a changed man. Is it too late for their love? Only faith, family, and best friends will tell.

From the Back Cover

Alex Butler is a successful home decorator who thinks she has finally gotten her life together. But when the man who broke her heart sixteen years ago returns to Piper Cove to be the best man in her sister's wedding, and appears to have changed his ways, Alex can't escape the butterflies in her stomach every time she sees Josh around town. But Alex can't be distracted now ... her family has enlisted her to make this the wedding of the century. To pull the shindig off, she pools the talents of her three best friends: Jan, who creates desserts to die for and will help with the cake and catering; tomboy Ellen, who works at a family-run landscaping business and will handle the flowers and decorations; and Sue Anne, who can ... well, Suzie Q can pinch hit for Alex while she is tied up renovating an old Victorian for her sister's wedding gift. When Alex discovers Josh living in a construction trailer next to the house she is remodeling, she feels like fate is telling her something. As the wedding approaches, and the Butler family faces a threat to their solid reputation, will Alex and Josh be able to resist the forces that seem to be drawing them together? A story of fate, love, and the power of second chances, Wedding Bell Blues will draw you into the lives of these four friends, and the life of this charming town.

Review Quotes

"Linda Windsor is no doubt among the top inspirational authors of our day." -- Karen Kingsbury

"Linda Windsor never fails to deliver an insightful, wonderfully funny story!" -- Lori Copeland

"Windsor is an excellent writer and Wedding Bell Blues is a heartwarming tale." -- Kristin Billerbeck, author of What a Girl Wants

"Pure, chaste romantic diversion...." -- Publishers Weekly

"A sweet, faith-infused romance seasoned with small-town, seaside flavor." -- Library Journal

"Delightful characters ... a heartwarming story that will appeal to fans of romance fiction." -- Christian Retailing

"Windsor's first installment in the Piper Cove Chronicles has Alexandra and Josh confronting past hurts and hidden emotions. Windsor adds the perfect ingredients of love, humor and friendship. This will be a series not to miss." -- Romantic Times BOOKclub