Review: The Wedding Dress Christmas by Rachel Hauck

Have you ever read a book and when it ended wanted the story to go on?  The Wedding Dress by Rachel Hauck  is one the best books I have ever read.  I have read it several times.  After I finished The Wedding Dress, I had to read every book that Rachel Hauck had written and the new ones that are being released.  I loved the 2  books that were set in Hearts Bend Tennessee: The Wedding Chapel and The Wedding Shop and was excited to see the "dress" reappear in the The Wedding Shop.  But the "dress" had another story to tell and I was excited to receive a review copy of The Wedding Dress Christmas.

The Wedding Dress Christmas is a quick read at only 131 pages.  It can be purchased for $2.99 on Kindle or $7.99 as a paperback book on Amazon.  It this story, JoJo Castle tried a big city adventure but a traumatic experience sent her back home to Hearts Bebd Tennessee and she never wants to leave again. She loves everything about her town and working with her cousin Haley in The Wedding Shop even though she doesn't see romance or a wedding in her future.  JoJo was best friends with Buck Matthews back in high school, a now famous country music star who has returned home due to his mother's illness. Buck feels separated and distant from his friends and family because his focus has been on his career. Even though Buck and JoJo are drawn to each other they both want completely different things in their lives.

" Can love, especially the kind that touches hearts at Christmas, overcome her fears and his quest for greatness?

With the help of a very special wedding dress, there just might be a Christmas miracle."

I just love a good Christmas story. The Wedding Dress Christmas can be read as a stand alone book, but you really are going to want to read the others too.  Start with the Wedding Dress, then The Wedding Chapel , and The Wedding Shop and finish up with The Wedding Dress Christmas.  Since this is a novella rather then a full length novel, it is a quick read.  I finished it in one sitting.  But even though it is a novella, Ms. Hauck does an amazing job of allowing the reader to enjoy the characters and the story and completing the story without making the reader feel rushed or that the story isn't complete.  I loved the characters of Buck and JoJo and their story.  I loved having the opportunity to visit Hearts Bend again and experience how they celebrate Christmas.  I loved seeing "The Dress" work another miracle.  My favorite thing about the book was the theme of the story that love conquers fear. I loved this quote "What can fear really do to me except ruin my life?"  So important for us all to remember. 

I highly recommend The Wedding Dress Christmas and other books by Rachel Hauck.   She does an outstanding job of writing inspirational, faith based romance novels with real, believable characters.


Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of this book for the purpose of writing a fair and honest review.  I received no other compensation and all opinions are my own.  I am disclosing this in accordance to the FTC regulations.