The Holiday Bride by Laura Briggs

Author:Laura Briggs
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: clean romance, bride, holiday romance, christmas romance, romance novella, romance comedy, wedding romance, christmas bride, wedding caper series
Publisher: Laura Briggs

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London Time was the most acclaimed band on Friday’s audition roster. Gwen knew this, even before she had checked over the rest of the musician’s credentials. Their love ballad, ‘All’s Fair’, was indie recorded and released, with lots of digital sales in recent months. At least two of Gwen’s other clients had requested their song for the play lists at their anniversary and engagement parties.

Gwen watched the band tune their instruments from her seat five rows away in the mostly vacant auditorium. In a row further back, on the opposite side of the aisle, was her client’s teenage daughter.

Clare sat with a backpack beside her, a notebook propped open on her knee. Gwen was pretty sure the girl hadn’t done much studying, though, her eyes fastened on the stage anytime music was being performed. Gwen had glanced her way during the previous bands’ auditions, seeing her lean forward, her gaze eager and alight with an expression Gwen hadn't before seen on her client's daughter's face.

It was the look of a fan, Gwen decided. Definitely. Clare was loving what she was hearing from this group, whether it was the first time or one of many times she'd heard the indie band's songs.

Gwen remembered the soft strains of Clare singing to herself when she thought no one was around to hear it. No wonder her teacher was pressuring her to be a bigger part of her school's music program. If only her shyness would mellow with time, she could share her talent with a bigger audience.

If it was shyness that was holding her back, that is. Because Gwen hadn't forgotten the disappointment in Erica's voice every time she spoke of her daughter's disinterest in the fashion world.

The band's song reached its chorus, drawing Gwen's attention back to the stage. Hopefully, this option for Erica's wedding would be as promising as it sounded — it was already the clear contender compared to the singer-songwriter who had relied a little too much on recitation, and the rock band whose grizzled style gave new meaning to the phrase, ‘aging rockers’. Their guttural tones had been like something caught in a garbage disposal, Gwen recalled, flinching.

That was the problem. So many of those performers sounded vastly different in person from the demos Gwen had listed to in preparation for this assignment. But London Time sounded even better in person. Catchy lyrics, upbeat rhythm, and heavy British accents to lend a certain charm. So far so good.

She crossed her fingers. This was it, maybe. The end of her quest, and a break in the curse that seemed to plague this experience right from the beginning.

A joking smile appeared with the thought. As if there really were such things as bad luck or cursed experiences. Though it had certainly seemed so, all those little disasters making for an odd coincidence—-

“Hold on, hold on.” The lead singer held up a hand, bringing the rest of the music to a halt. “Someone’s getting me off-key,” he announced, in a voice mysteriously less British-sounding than his singing had been.

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