Blue Heart Blessed

Daisy Built a New Life By Giving “Rejected” Wedding Dresses a Second Chance at Love.

Daisy’s heart was broken when the man she loved — and trusted — jilted her, almost at the altar. That day, there was also a second jilting victim: Daisy’s wedding dress — a luscious concoction of tulle and chiffon that seemed to whisper her name when it rustled.

But Daisy’s hope is stronger than the pain of rejection and betrayal she suffered. She opens a secondhand wedding dress boutique, hoping to ease her own pain by giving other “rejected wedding dresses” a second chance to bring happiness. Daisy lovingly sews a tiny blue heart into every dress she sells — a heart blessed by Father Laurent, a retired Episcopal priest.

And then, Daisy must cope with another blow: Father Laurent is felled by a near-fatal heart attack. When priest’s brooding — recently divorced — son arrives with plans to take his ailing father away, a contest of wills begins between two stubborn — and hurting —souls that will ultimately change both their lives.

“Susan Meissner’s strength is making characters so real, you root for them as you welcome them into your life.”—Mary E. DeMuth, best-selling author.