Secrets deceive and destroy and hidden emotions keep real intimacy at arms length. Told from the perspectives of Jimmy and Colette, high school sweethearts who lost their first love, and Taylor and Jack, newlyweds who are already wondering if their marriage will survive, the book looks at how fragile relationships are damaged without trust and openness.

The Wedding Chapel spans 60 years and revolves around the love stories of two couples. Hauck is one of the best writers of contemporary romance around, but she really outdid herself with this novel. If you are looking for a romance novel with heart and soul, look no further than The Wedding Chapel by Rachel Hauck. Rachel lives in central Florida with her husband and pets. She serves on the Executive Board for American Christian Fiction Writers and is a mentor and book therapist at My Book Therapy, and conference speaker. Booklist named their novel, Softly and Tenderly, one of 2011 Top Ten Inspirationals. She also penned the Songbird Novels with multi-platinum recording artist, Sara Evans. Rachel Hauck is an award-winning, best selling author of critically acclaimed novels such as The Wedding Dress, Love Starts with Elle, and Once Upon A Prince. When Taylor’s journey intersects with Coach’s, they rediscover the heartbeat of their dreams and that the love they long to hold is right in front of them. When Taylor takes an assignment in Heart’s Bend, the job does more than send her back to her hometown, but into a world of family secrets buried beneath the sands of time. Jack, while genuine in his love for Taylor, can never seem to overcome his own demons to find the words of his heart. Their whirlwind romance results in an elopement, and a mountain of doubt. But love surprises her when she falls head-over-heels for Jack Forester, a top ad man. Leaving her hometown of Heart’s Bend, Tennessee, she put a lot of things behind her, including her family’s abysmal marriage rate.

Photographer Taylor Branson is trying to make a life for herself in New York.

But now an offer has come to turn the chapel into what it was meant to be-a place for love-and Jimmy sees no reason to hang onto his dream any longer. Retired hall-of-fame football coach Jimmy “Coach” Westbrook never imagined anything would come of his labor of love-the wedding chapel he built for Collette Greer, the woman he fell for back in ‘49. But times have changed and the hour has come when it just might be too late. For sixty years, a wedding chapel sat silent, waiting for love.