This was three delightful stories by three different authors and I loved them all.

In "A September Bride" by Kathryn Springer: (these descriptions of the stories were mainly taken from Amazon, who did a great job)

When Annie moves to Red Leaf, she’s ready to call the little town home, but Deputy Jesse Kent can’t believe his mother has handed the keys to her bookshop over to a woman she met on the internet. Jesse has seen his mother taken advantage of before, and he decides to keep a close eye on this Annie Price. But when a close eye turns into a historical wedding reenactment with Jesse and Annie as the couple, make-believe nuptials quickly give way to real-life emotions.

An October Bride by Katie Ganshert:

No one but Jake and Emma, who have always been just "good friends", know the true reason they’re getting married—so Emma’s dying father can walk her down the aisle. While Jake and Emma plan an autumn wedding together, it becomes clear that their agreement has a few complications—the biggest being their true feelings for each other.

A November Bride by Beth K. Vogt:

Having celebrated the big 3–0 by ending a relationship, Sadie is tired of romantic relationships-by-text. The only man she knows willing to put down his iPhone and have face-to-face conversations with her is Erik. It’s time to put a 21st-century twist on the Sadie Hawkins’ tradition of a woman going after her man. But when he realizes he’s fallen for her, can Erik convince Sadie his just-for-fun dates were the prelude to “’til death do us part”?

All three stories were different, but fun to read. They all had a lesson to learn when it comes to romance and when it comes to love. This is a keeper that I might just read again some time! ( )

It’s always hard to review a novella collection fairly, because the stories are designed to appeal to a diversity of audiences, unlike a novel by only one author. It’s common to read/review only one story in a collection (the story tailored for you, of course!) I did read all of this weddings-through-the-year installment, though, and I loved the first two stories.

September Bride by Kathryn Springer concerned a tomboyish, clutzy book lover who moves to a small town to start her life over after her disruptive years as a city foster child. She instantly connects with all the residents, becomes involved in a madcap reenactment wedding, and discovers a budding romance with the local police chief. I really connected to Annie and felt her struggles to find a real home, while juggling juggle romantic worries with business endeavors completely relatable. Every little detail about Red Leaf- the fresh cinnamon buns, the dusty bookshop, the leaf-strewn streets- felt like I had lived there.

October Bride by Katie Ganshert was a change of pace. It centered on a young woman who enters a hasty, facade engagement so her dying father can walk her down the aisle at her wedding. Although the relationship with her new fiancé and childhood friend Jake had drive, the real story was the deep affection between Emma and her idolized dad. It was a poignant, touching story, realistic but with a little something more that made it stand out. I felt as though the characters were real people I’d known instead of genre cutouts.

November Bride by Beth Vogt was disappointing. The heroine Sadie, a personal chef, dreams of a TV spotlight but in reality is bored and for the hundredth time, single. Her best friend Erik is an unashamed womanizer and like Sadie, single once again. The romance didn’t work for me at all. Erik was a cold hearted, self- centered jerk with no regard for Sadie’s feelings and no interests except leeching food and kisses off of her. Sadie was relentlessly fake about her shallow feelings for Erik. The real love story seemed to be with the lovingly described food and more food- and oh wait is that a third course? Come for the romance, stay for the food. Poor Sadie seemed Married To The Parmesan.

I received a free copy of this book from BookLookBloggers in exchange for my honest review. ( )