TraceyRetallack

There's going to be a Christmas wedding in Juniper Creek.
Ed Brewer wouldn't miss it for the world, even if he has to travel all the way from the east coast. He's the best man, after all, best man to his best friend and sharing the honour with his best brother. But if he’s the best, why has everyone heard the worst about him?
His lifestyle was unsustainable, and he knows it, but it's hard to keep believing things can be different when no one else believes with you.
Meghan Charlton has her sights set on better things to come—landing her dream job at Two Jewel's Bed and Breakfast. She couldn't refuse to serve at the new owner's wedding even if it was the last thing she wanted to do. It's a golden opportunity to turn her ambitions into reality.
Too bad she’s falling for the best man.
A relationship with him would be unsustainable, and she knows it, but it's hard to believe they don't have some kind of future together, even if it seems impossible.
What holds more weight-landing the perfect job, or finding the love of her life?
Golden is the second book in the series but was actually the fourth-first draft novel I wrote in 2021 (it was a very good year for writing). I was just home from my first trip to Newfoundland with my cousin, and I was hugely inspired and suffering withdrawal from being there. I'd originally planned on researching the province so I could polish Dar and Stel's book, but ended up with an entirely new creation. I love Ed Brewer dearly, and I'm not sure I'll ever be able to write another rich character like him.

Music, maestro!
There is a significant song in Golden, Golden Hour by Quote the Raven Duo from Newfoundland. It inspired much of the story. Of course, Ed found it on his playlist. This is definitely what he was listening to on his visit to Alberta that Christmas.
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