The Novel: 
A Lowcountry Bride

The Author:
Preslaysa Williams

The Noobie:
Marchae Miller

The Synopsis:

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 her father fractures his hip and Maya returns to Charleston, South Carolina. 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. 

Trigger Warnings: Loss of a partner, discussions of a mass shooting, hospital scenes, the main character suffers from sickle cell anemia. Note, there is NO death on the page and this book does have an HEA. 

Show Notes:
- Meet Marchae, writer, reader, and romance skeptic
- House hunting apps and restaurant lists
- Coffee shop audio porn 
- From Jackie Collins to James Patterson (00:05:30)
- "Beach reads" 
- Drawing universal themes and ideas from romance novels
- Black authors mentioned: Terry McMillan, Zane, and Eric Jerome Dickey
- The "contract" between romance readers and writers 
- Introducing today's reading, A Lowcountry Bride (00:18:14)
- A few potential triggers...
- Synopsis for A Lowcountry Bride (00:24:08)
- Bring on the A Lowcountry Bride sketches
- The modern day millennial Miranda Priestly 
- Sweet, but not sickly
- Stop complaining, find a solution
- A few minor complaints... including the lack of sexual content (00:54:46)
- "F*ck her in the garden!"
- All the Heart, no Humor or Heat (01:01:40)
- Where's the adult coloring book?!

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