COMING JUNE 1, 2021
A heartwarming Avon debut of love, forgiveness, and new beginnings set in the beautiful South Carolina Lowcountry.
Maya Jackson has worked for Laura Whitcomb, Inc, a renowned New York City bridal gown brand for years and dreams of becoming Head Designer. She has the talent, she just needs a chance to showcase her unique style. Due to an illness, she’s always prioritized her career over her personal life until Maya’s father fractures his hip and she returns to Charleston, SC. While home for only a few months, she’s thrilled to find an opportunity at the local bridal gown boutique, never expecting sparks to fly with its owner…
A military veteran and widowed father, Derek Sullivan hopes to save Always a Bride from bankruptcy in order to preserve the legacy of his mother. He also wants to reconnect with his estranged, twelve-year-old daughter, who is still recovering from the loss of her mother. The last thing he needs is a relationship with a beautiful, smart, complicated woman who will be leaving soon.
When Derek begins to fall for the lovely Maya, he knows there’s no future. But destiny has its own plans, and these two lonely people with big hearts discover that coming home to love is the best gift life can give.
Preslaysa Williams is an award-winning author of contemporary romance and women’s fiction with an Afro-Filipina twist. She loves sharing her culture with her readers.
Her writing awards include the Indiana Romance Writers of America’s (RWA) Golden Opportunity Award and the ACFW Genesis Award. In addition, her stories have been a finalist in the Northwest Houston RWA Lone Star Writing Contest, the Windy City RWA Four Seasons Contest, and the Valley of the Sun RWA Hot Prospects Contest.
She has an undergraduate degree from Columbia University and a MPA from the College of Charleston. She is also a Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholar, a Jackie Robinson Foundation Extra Innings Fellow, and a Sol Spiegelman Scholar. Preslaysa also recently earned a MFA in Writing Popular Fiction at Seton Hill University.
In addition, she’s a professional actress. She started acting at age eight, joining the Screen Actors Guild as a teenager when she co-starred on the Nickelodeon TV show, The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo.
She’s an avid bookworm and planner nerd who hoards pens, pencils, and notebooks in her spare time. In her daily life, you’ll find her wearing mismatched socks while being a homeschool mom. Preslaysa presently makes her home in Virginia with her husband and two children. You can visit her online at www.preslaysa.com where you can sign up for her newsletter community.
First, I want to thank Preslaysa Williams, Avon, and NetGalley for providing me with this book so I may bring you this review.
Preslaysa Williams is back with another amazing read in A Lowcountry Bride. Preslaysa is a very strong writer who writes what issues and topics she’s passionate about. You can tell when you read the words on the page they are coming from her heart.
This book is dedicated to Preslaysa’s husband and real-life hero, Darren Williams.
Preslaysa would like to dedicate this book also in loving memory of the Emanuel Nine, who died in a mass shooting on June 17, 2015, and the 12 victims of the Virginia Beach, Virginia, mass shooting, who died on May 31, 2019. May your souls always be blessed.
In Lowcountry Bride Preslaysa brought the reader's attention to Sickle Cell Anemia which the main character Maya had. She discussed what the disease was, how it was affecting her daily routine, and her social life. Many books I have read (and trust me I read a lot) rarely if ever focus on this disease. I commend her for bringing awareness to this.
I loved that the main character Maya was a dress designer with her own designs. That even though she worked for her dream boss she too had visions of her own and wanted to make a mark in this world. I commended her for that.
Preslaysa was passionate about having family and culture be a big part of this story. If we have learned anything this year is that family means everything! Many of those story’s show the bond between the family. Unfortunately, some heartache as well.
One of the storylines I was extremely impressed with was Maya’s and Derek’s daughter. His wife Grace passed and it was hard for her to open up to anyone. There was this one scene where Preslaysa just melted my heart because she was letting Mya into her world. This scene was written with a lot of heart, love, empathy, and understanding. It was very touching and moving to see the two bonds like that.
I enjoyed Derek and Maya’s storyline and where it was headed.
Preslaysa’s wish for A Lowcountry Bride is that inspires readers to love, hope, and have faith in their dreams.
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