New Release & Review for Trash the Dress by A.B. Medley

Title: Trash the Dress

Author: A.B. Medley

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Small town, Grumpy/sunshine, He falls first, Surprise pregnancy, Jilted bride

Release Date: November 8, 2024

One woman's trashed dress is another man's gift.

Scarlett Shepard knows something is off.

With her wedding day fast approaching, she chalks it up to nerves. But when her fiancé's mistress stands up and objects at the ceremony, the wedding is definitely off.

Before she can get herself out of the church, her gaze connects with Zander Bailey, the grumpy but hot photographer hired by the groom's family.

Much to her surprise, he follows her outside with a proposal of his own.

A photoshoot--to trash her dress.

Accepting his offer, she tries to remain lighthearted in the wake of the heartbreak weighing her down, and suddenly this fun distraction turns into a not-so-innocent night of passion between them.

Weeks later, when what Scarlett believed to be food poisoning turns out to be a surprise neither of them expected, they are both forced to reconcile their past and their own jaded hearts to become parents.

Scarlett won't accept Zander's affection out of obligation or a sense of duty, which forces him to face a deep-rooted fear he hasn't vocalized--his love not being enough.

Can Scarlett and Zander choose love when three hearts are at stake?

We enjoyed Zander and Scarlett's story even though the story begins on a sad note loved how Zander tried to make that horrible day better in some way and in our eyes he did just that. The story tended to be a bit frustrating at times especially where Scarlett was coming from the push and pull between the characters started to get old fast. Both characters are damaged and gunshy from having had not-so-good past relationships betrayals being a big part of them but, at some point, you have to move on and it only seems that Zander is the one to do that. Did he have reservations, yes but, we felt once he decided to be all in he was all in whereas Scarlett's choices were always flip-flopping around her insecurites getting the best of her. The characters had awesome chemistry they fit well together and were hot and sexy. We felt both characters we brutally honest in their feelings the story tended to be emotional and had its highs and lows. The characters could not be more different but, loving the right person heals the soul, mind, and body and that is exactly what happens when you are finally ready to let go of the baggage of one's past.. This story was a journey of healing and love and perhaps fate but, this couple's road to happiness is not always smooth sailing as the couple's pasts come back to haunt them. We were rooting for this couple's happily ever after hoping their love was strong enough to survive the storm they both found themselves in.

4 Stars from us

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A.B. Medley lives in Tennessee with the love of her life and three sons. Her husband stole her heart when she was sixteen and their relationship is one of those meant to be love stories you find in magazines and novels.

She is a dental hygienist who loves to read and has always dabbled in writing. When she's not making people's smiles shine, she enjoys belting out songs with her boys, dancing, raspberries, baseball, and anything vintage. Like any proper Tennessean, Sundrop is her drink of choice.

She loves her family and friends fiercely and believes in always chasing your dreams.

Deception in the Truth is her debut novel—but as she nurtures her love for writing romance stories, her list of released books continues to grow.

You can find all the latest through her newsletter, reader group, and social media.

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