Relax along Maryland's Chesapeake Bay as you read about three strong African American women who suddenly face upheaval in life. Monica is caring for her abandoned nephew and trying to pick the proper tutor for him. Emily is struggling to save the family farm when a CPA turns up to do an audit. Karen has been deceived by her fianci, and now she's expected to trust a neighbor who knows too much of her business. Can God rebuild their tattered lives with new loves?

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Customer Reviews for Chesapeake Weddings, Three-in-One Collections (Maryland)

Review 1 for Chesapeake Weddings, Three-in-One Collections (Maryland)

Overall Rating:

4 out of 5

Good book.

Date:September 29, 2012

dazfused

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Location:Hayward, CA

Age:45-54

Gender:female

Quality:

4 out of 5

Value:

4 out of 5

Meets Expectations:

5 out of 5

Good reading and good storylines. I liked the content of this book.

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Review 2 for Chesapeake Weddings, Three-in-One Collections (Maryland)

Overall Rating:

3 out of 5

This book had original plots

Date:February 3, 2011

CJBA

Location:CO

Gender:female

Quality:

3 out of 5

Value:

5 out of 5

Meets Expectations:

2 out of 5

The book didn't hold my interest, but the plots were creative. The second story was the best. This writer has promise.

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Review 3 for Chesapeake Weddings, Three-in-One Collections (Maryland)

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3 out of 5

Date:July 7, 2010

wendy

Cecelia is a good writer, I just had a hard time getting 'into' each novella and to be honest I am not sure why. I think I prefer longer stories that have opportunity to delve deeper. I do love clean, Christian romance and Cecelia provided that. Personally, I had a hard time connecting with her characters and I think that is more me and not Cecelia. The book is worth checking out for quick, easy romances.

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Review 4 for Chesapeake Weddings, Three-in-One Collections (Maryland)

Overall Rating:

4 out of 5

Date:April 28, 2010

bookwormjan

"Chesapeake Weddings" is a collection of three different stories. I really liked how Cecelia developed the friendships of the characters and had them woven into the following stories. I think Cecelia did a wonderful job of presenting Christian values without being "preachy". The book was very enjoyable for me! In "John's Quest" Monica becomes an instant mom when her sister "dumps" her blind son, Scotty, at her home. The sister wants to see the world with her new boyfriend. Monica is thrust into one of the hardest jobs of all! John is recommended as a tutor for Scotty when the school principle advises Monica that his grades are below grade level. There is an attraction between John and Monica but it is hampered by the fact that John is agnostic and Monica is a born again believer. In "Milk Money" Emily is trying to save the family dairy farm. Her father has recently died and her step-mother has gone to one of her daughters homes to begin to heal. Before leaving she hires Frank, a CPA, to audit the farms finances. He is, of course, a very handsome gentleman and he takes a "liking" to Emily. Emily has feelings for Frank but his drinking presents a problem. Can he come to terms with what has brought him to drink? In "Bittersweet Memories" Karen is devasted to learn that her fiance' is an embezzler. She leaves her job, her friends, and her church to go live with her mother. Keith is her mother's next door neighbor who has his own plumbing business. In the beginning he seems to really get on Karen's nerves but she soon softens up. Keith is busy in his church, which also happens to be the church that Karen's mother belongs to. After what Karen has just been through, she has drifted from God and isn't sure if she wants to get back into church or not. I would recommend this book to someone who likes shorter stories. It was a little predictable but that didn't bother me at all. I'm really looking forward to more from Cecelia Dowdy!

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Review 5 for Chesapeake Weddings, Three-in-One Collections (Maryland)

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

Date:April 7, 2010

ausjenny

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I enjoyed all three stories in the first story it was interesting seeing how John's mind works as an Agnostic. I loved how Cecelia let us see Johns thought process. The interaction between Monica and Scotty was lovely to see and showing just cos you have a disability doesn't mean you cant have a life was great. I found the whole story interesting and you know what I love about this book, Monica is in her late 30's and I do enjoy reading books featuring older heroines, Thanks Cecelia.Story two I enjoyed the rural setting as I come from a rural area also. When we first meet Frank he helps Emily deliver a calf with her thinking hes the vet. I liked how this book started then as Emily finds out hes the Accountant who she didn't want to hire it gets interesting. Frank has baggage which we see right from the start and I was interested in how Cecelia would work with it. I enjoy the country girl city boy encounters.story 3 was my favourite story. I like the way that both Karen and Keith both have issues to deal with and Cecelia didn't give them the easy option to fix the issues. It was good to watching this story unfold. I really hope there will be another book as there is room for a follow up to answer some questions particularly about a couple of charactors.

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Review 6 for Chesapeake Weddings, Three-in-One Collections (Maryland)

Overall Rating:

4 out of 5

Date:March 30, 2010

Janet Carter

Bittersweet Memories is the first book that I have read by author Cecelia Dowdy. From her writings, I can appreciate the bond of family, friendship and forgiveness. Karen and many of the characters were in a close relationship to the Lord. I liked that the characters prayed and did so on a regular basis.Karen's fianc breaks her heart after she learns that he embezzled money from their church, has a secret affair and runs away with the church assistant. Feelings of abandonment, being over-whelmed by pain and embarrassment, she runs home to her mother in Annapolis, Maryland.I dont want to give away all the details of this wonderful read. If you enjoy Christian romance novels, then I suggest you read this one. I enjoyed getting to know Karen and her new friend Keith. I think you will too.I am a new fan. I can not wait to read Chesapeake Weddings.

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Review 7 for Chesapeake Weddings, Three-in-One Collections (Maryland)

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

Date:December 11, 2009

Chris

All three of these stories are great! Since Chesapeake Weddings is a re-release, I already read all three titles via the Heartsong Presents book club. If you want a nice, sweet romance with a message, then these stories are for you!

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Review 8 for Chesapeake Weddings, Three-in-One Collections (Maryland)

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

Date:December 10, 2009

Cecelia Dowdy

I read all three of the stories that make up this collection and thought they were fabulous. My favorite of the three was Milk Money! I loved the dairy farm setting and thought the author portrayed the alcoholic, Frank, in a realistic way. John's Quest was good, too. I enjoyed that the author had a science professor who was an agnostic. I'd never seen that in a Heartsong before. Bittersweet Memories was a sweet story about a man who wants to become a pastor and a girl whose fiance cheats on her and steals from the church. The girl forgets her fiance and falls for the preacher. It's a good story.

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