The unimaginable happened on Sophie Johnson’s wedding day. The very moment she was about to exchange her vows with Colton McCray, a voice rang out to stop the wedding. A teenage girl with blue hair declares Sophie is her mother and pandemonium breaks loose. Sophie’s secret was out and Colton wasn’t sure who he was marrying so the wedding was called off right then and there. It broke Sophie’s heart when Colton walked away but her heart was beating in anticipation to think that this awesome girl was the daughter she was forced to give up fourteen years ago. Will she be able to calm her daughter’s anger long enough for them to get to know each other?
How can Colton still love Sophie knowing that she gave away her own daughter and never told him anything about it? What else has she kept hidden from him? Why is he being treated like he is the one in the wrong, after all Sophie lied to him by omission, he is the victim right? Sophie loves Colton but she needs to have his unconditional love so she refuses to believe they have a future together even after she finds out she is carrying Colton’s baby. How can the perfect couple get together again when their lives are definitely less than perfect?
Uber-talented romance author Holly Jacobs shakes her readership up with A WALK DOWN THE AISLE. In the first two books of her Valley Ridge Wedding trilogy, Jacobs writes about the perfect couple Sophie and Colton and readers expected they would marry and have their happily ever after. Oh my, this sweet surprise twist has us holding our breaths wanting things to work out for the golden couple. Meanwhile, A WALK DOWN THE AISLE also chronicles the romances of two other couples we have met in the previous books in this series. From the attention catching prologue to the promise on the last page, readers will be thrilled reading A WALK DOWN THE AISLE by award winning author Holly Jacobs.
Lilly Paul felt like she was home the minute she set foot in Valley Ridge, New York. She originally came to town as a nurse to help take care of her friend’s dying sister but she decided to stay and start her own home care business. One of her first friends was Hank Bennington, the owner of the local diner and her landlord. She is distressed to see that Hank is beginning to show signs of dementia, maybe even Alzheimer’s. Hank’s grandson, Sebastian, is due home from military service soon; Lilly plans to make sure he takes Hank to the doctor. She didn’t anticipate the attraction she feels for Seb nor his hostility toward her when she broaches the subject of Hank’s illness.
Nicole Harris cringed in fear hearing the violence on the other side of the closet door but she might as well have been in her childhood home hiding from her abusive father as memories come flooding back blocking out the present day commotion. Waverly Harbor Detective Alex Donovan discovered her whimpering in the closet when he was called to the scene of a murder. Nicole is the primary witness and Alex is determined to keep her safe even if it means thwarting an FBI investigation. As his own investigation progresses, Alex discovers he is attracted to Nicole despite her well warranted trust issues.
Neil Pettit feels out of place in his own hometown of Shady Grove, Pennsylvania where everyone knows everything about everyone else and the past can never be lived down. Neil may be a big time hockey player for the NHL now but when he returns home to Shady Grove all his insecurities rise up to haunt him, especially his feelings for Maddie Montesano and their eleven year old daughter.
Lucy Knight spent the last five years in an Italian prison. She maintains that she was unjustly convicted of man slaughter but is now relieved that her imprisonment is finally over and she can try to pick up the pieces of her tattered life. As she takes her first step to freedom, she is surrounded by flashing lights and shouting voices. The paparazzi is clamoring for her story. Just when she is totally overwhelmed, Lucy is rescued by Domenico Volpe, the brother of the man she is accused of killing and the very man she thought would stand by her.