After her mother went off the rails yet again, Mari was offered sanctuary with her high school boyfriend’s family, but a cruel misunderstanding had her fleeing yet again. Ten years later, single mother Mari is back in her small Montana hometown to open her own wedding and event business and refurbish the historic Lake hotel. She’s also hoping to make amends with the boy she once loved and left, … left, but too many secrets are holding her back.
When contractor Ethan Benson arrives at the Lake Hotel to check out the site he’s bid on, he’s shocked to learn the girl he’d once loved and imagined marrying has moved back to Cherry Lake. He tells himself too much water’s passed under that bridge, but Mari still lights him up. Ethan’s heard that you can’t go back again, but he’s determined to give it his best shot and show Mari what’s she’s missed all these years away.
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I totally enjoyed reading Wedding Surprise by Ann B. Harrison, book four in The Moore Sisters of Montana series. Mari spent much of her teen years with her boyfriend’s family until a cruel misunderstanding had her fleeing her safe haven. Ten years later, single mother Mari returns to her hometown to open her own wedding and event business after refurbishing the historic Lake Hotel. She also wants to make amends with the boy she once loved and left, but there are too many secrets are holding her back. Contractor Ethan looks forward to working on the Lake Hotel but is shocked to learn that the girl he’d once loved and imagined marrying has moved back to Cherry Lake. He tells himself too much water’s passed under that bridge, but Mari still lights him up. Ethan’s heard that you can’t go back again, but he is determined to show Mari what’s she’s missed all these years while she was away.
Mari now has the support of her half-sisters, father and step-mother, family she didn’t have the last time she lived in Cherry Lake and this emboldens her to let Ethan get to know his son. It also gives her the strength to ask Ethan’s mother, Pearl, for forgiveness for leaving the way she did. Running away might have seemed the best decision for Mari, given the circumstances at the time, but one wonders what would have happened if Ethan responded to her text messages or is she hadn’t left at the time. Both Mari and Ethan need to relearn how to trust each other before they can love again.
Ms. Harrison wrote a wonderful and moving story that is not to be missed. It had me laughing, crying and everything in between. This story is filled with endearing characters. I highly recommend this book to other readers and look forward to the next book in the series.
I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.
Yes finally out author Ann B Harrison has finally decided it is time to let us know about more of Mari’s past history. If you have read the first three books in this series, you will know is they were about her step sisters and based on Cherry Lake, Montana. Cherry Lake is a neighborhood of sorts to Marietta vs know my hometown. Back to Mari,…. She has been gone from Cherry Lake for 10 years and came back upon s death bed promise of sorts to her husband. Rake who was also from Cherry Lake. Time to face some ghosts from days past and lay them all to rest. Will Mari finally meet Ethan her his school sweetheart face to face? This books plays out like a great movie. You know the one you talk out loud to at the movies and the people tell you you sush. Let me warn you you read this in a room a without a bunch a folks cause if you are like me, you might yell at the characters like I did. This book moved me and grabbed me while at the same time I wanted to smack some of the secondary characters. Bravo to author Ann B Harrison now ~whip back to the grindstone…I need April’s book.