The Wedding by Kelly Smith | Book Review ~ Author Guest Post | #ContemporaryRomance #Friendship @iReadBookTours @AcorniReadBookTours @KellySmithAuthor @kellye95 @kellys_author @SunnyDayPublishing @SunnyDayPub
A book blog tour from iRead Book Tours.
Thank you to the author, publisher, & Lauren at iRead for providing me with the information for this tour. 
Quick Summary
In the contemporary romance “The Wedding, Kelly Smith shares the story of four friends navigating the complexities of life, career, and romance. Grace, Piper, Sydney, and Rachel are newly single, and each is seeking a fresh start as their careers flourish in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Book Details
The Wedding by Kelly Smith
Published by Sunny Day Publishing on 09/17/2023
Genres: Adult Fiction 18+, Contemporary Fiction, Contempoary Romance, Friendship
Format: eBook, Paperback
Pages: 240
Source: Amazon Purchase, iRead Book ToursFour friends, one city. Grace, Piper, Sydney and Rachel navigate life, careers, and love in Boston.
Each woman is newly single and looking for a fresh start. As their work lives start to look up, they each meet a new man who may be “the one”—or may not. The bond the four women share helps them make better sense of their lives, but at times their friendship causes more issues than it solves. New couples form, and one of them is headed for the altar. But which of the women is about to be a bride?
All along the way, Grace, Piper, Sydney and Rachel are each other’s biggest fans and cheerleaders.
The Wedding explores the bond women share and the love they seek.
Content Rating: PG-13: A small amount of sex scenes
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Authors on iTour Interview
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Purchase Links for The Wedding
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Smith, Kelly (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 12/13/2023 (Publication Date) - Sunny Day Publishing, LLC (Publisher)
- Smith, Kelly (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 240 Pages - 09/17/2023 (Publication Date) - Sunny Day Publishing, LLC (Publisher)
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My thoughts on The Wedding
In the contemporary romance “The Wedding, Kelly Smith shares the story of four friends navigating the complexities of life, career, and romance. Grace, Piper, Sydney, and Rachel are newly single, and each is seeking a fresh start as their careers flourish in Boston, Massachusetts.
When they encounter new romantic interests, they question whether these relationships are merely fleeting encounters or destined for lasting love. Their friendship creates both a source of support and the occasional complication. Friendship and romance sometimes create complex situations.
It’s a well-kept secret which of these new couples will make it to the wedding stage. I enjoyed that the author satisfyingly closes each storyline. The story maintains a compelling pace along with the mystery to ensure that readers are captivated until the final pages.
Kelly Smith skillfully tells a story that celebrates the power of female friendship while exploring the universal search for love and fulfillment. The dynamics between the characters are engaging and very relatable.
“The Wedding” is a tale about the enduring strength of friendship and the pursuit of happiness. Its uplifting tone and emotional depth make it enjoyable for diverse audiences. The story is well-written, and the characters should be relatable to a wide variety of readers.
The Wedding is an uplifting, emotional, entertaining story.
I received a copy of the book for the tour. This review is my honest, unbiased opinion.
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About Kelly Smith
Kelly Smith, a three-time published author, first came on the scene with her debut novel, Signs in the Rearview Mirror Leaving a Toxic Relationship Behind. After healing from her toxic relationships, she soon realized dating after a toxic relationship was difficult, which then led her to write Out of the Darkness. Out of the Darkness, her sophomore book is about her experiences with healing after abuse, dating, and finding love again. Sunny Day Publishing published all of her books.
Smith, an award-winning writer, writes for Elephant Journal and HuffPost. Smith is a dating expert for the online relationship and dating magazine, GoDates.
Smith is a certified relationship and dating coach who works with clients who are trying to rebuild their lives after an abusive relationship ends, or after a long-term relationship ends.
Smith is a Boston native who moved to the Austin, TX area in July 2003 with her three sons.
Media Expertise Kelly can speak on topics including domestic violence in teen dating, narcissism, and toxic relationships, women as the abusers, recovering from an abusive relationship, dating again after an abusive relationship, narcissism in both men and women, and living as an adult child with a narcissistic parent.
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Guest Post by Kelly Smith, author of The Wedding
What was the highlight of writing The Wedding?
The Wedding is my first fiction book, but it’s also the third book I have written. The first two books, Signs in the Rearview Mirror Leaving a Toxic Relationship Behind and Out of the Darkness, are both based on my life and lived experience being in a toxic, abusive relationship. I go on to write about my healing journey and how I eventually dated again and found, for the first time in my life, healthy love.
Writing The Wedding was vastly different from writing my first two books. I loved tapping into my creative side with character-building and development. I would say that character development was the highlight of writing this book. When I first started to write, I had an idea of which direction I was taking this book in, but as I wrote, I discovered that my characters had different plans for themselves. At times, even I had no idea what was going to happen next and that was so thrilling for me.
I set the book in Boston because I know the city. Since I was born and lived there, I could record The Wedding for audio and not have to worry about my accent coming through while I read. Currently, I live in Austin, so it was so fun to put myself back home and indulge in the city I miss a lot.
As the characters make their way through their lives, they live, love, lose and depend and on one another to lift them up and celebrate from one life moment to another. I enjoyed writing about sisterhood and friendship and how no matter what life throws at us, if we have good friends, we will be ok!
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Giveaway!
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Full Tour Schedule:
April 1– Liese’s Blog – book spotlight
April 1– Leanne Bookstagram – book review
April 2 – China Sorrows – book review
April 3– Cover Lover Book Review – book spotlight / giveaway
April 4 – Paws.Read.Repeat – book review / giveaway
April 4 – The Sexy Nerd Revue – book spotlight / giveaway
April 5 – Cheryl’s Book Nook – book spotlight
April 5 – Rockin’ Book Reviews – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway
April 8 – Dana Loves Books – book review / author interview / giveaway
April 9 – StoreyBook Reviews – book review / giveaway
April 10 – Country Mamas With Kids – book review / guest post / giveaway
April 11 – Lisa Everyday Reads – book spotlight author interview / giveaway
April 12 – Celticlady’s Reviews – book spotlight / giveaway
April 12 – FUONLYKNEW – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway
April 12 – Review Thick And Thin – book review / giveaway
April 15– Diane’s Book Journal – book spotlight
April 16 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review / giveaway
April 17 – @regallywritten – book review
April 17 – Fantastic Feathers – book review
April 18 – @melissajbooks4days– book review / giveaway
April 18 – The Life We Build – book review / giveaway
April 18 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review / guest post / giveaway
April 19 – Adventurous Jessy – book review / giveaway
April 19 – @RedReviews4You – book review
THE WEDDING Book Tour Giveaway
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Book Title: The Wedding by Kelly Smith
Category: Adult Fiction (18 +) , 240 pages
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Friendship
Publisher: Sunny Day Publishing
Release date: September 2023
Tour dates: April 1 to April 19, 2024)
Content Rating: PG-13: A small amount of sex scenes
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This sounds like a great book!
Sounds really good.
The Wedding sounds like a fun and entertaining book.