Second-grade teacher, Becca Haddaway, is weeks away from walking down the aisle when she learns that the Heron Island Elementary School is about to be shut down. In the midst of a whirlwind of wedding planning, she launches into a last-ditch effort to save it. But the one man who can help her is determined to make her question every decision she has ever made—including the man she’s about to marry.
Former Navy SEAL and son of the current Maryland governor, Colin Foley, is finally starting to feel whole again after losing his leg on a career-ending deployment in Afghanistan. After struggling for months to figure out what to do with his post-military life, he’s found a new mission—opening a rehab center for wounded veterans on the peaceful Chesapeake Bay island. All he needs now is a woman to share his new life with…and he knows exactly who he wants.
With a little help from the island’s magical wind chimes, can Colin convince Becca to change her mind before it’s too late?
About Sophie Moss
Sophie Moss is a USA Today bestselling author of five full-length romance novels. She is known for her captivating Irish fantasy romances and heartwarming contemporary romances with realistic characters and unique island settings. As a former journalist, Sophie has been writing professionally for over ten years. She lives on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, where she's working on her next novel. When she's not writing, she's testing out a new dessert recipe, exploring the Chesapeake Bay, or fiddling in her garden. Sophie loves to hear from readers. Email her at sophiemossauthor@gmail.com or visit her website sophiemossauthor.com to sign up for her newsletter.
3.5 stars
Wind Chime Wedding continues the tale of residents of Heron Island. This time we are following Becca Haddaway's story. She is an elementary school teacher on the island who is going to marry her childhood sweetheart and leave the island to follow him to DC.
Right off the bat, you can see that Becca loves the island more than most. It is in her blood. She loves small town living and all of her friends and family who live there. When Becca learns of the state closing down the school because of budget funding, she tries to figure out a way to keep it open. Even though she is no longer going to work there once she is married, it means too much to her to let it close forever.
Becca approaches Colin Foley for help. His dad is governor and he is a vet. He is struggling in his own way, Colin in an amputee who is readjusting to life back in the States. Colin is mostly a quite guy who is working on the Inn.
When Becca and Colin starting spending time together to help the school, feelings start to develop. Becca realizes where her heart and loyalties rely. Colin starts to make Becca see that she doesn't want a life in DC. Her heart is on the island. Now, he needs to make her realize her fiancee is not the man she is meant to spend her life with..
I loved that we got to see all the characters from Wind Chime Cafe. It was great that they were included in this book.
Sophie Moss is a fantastic writer that really knows how to drawn out the feelings you have for characters. You become 100 percent invested in her books.
