“With this heartwarming tale, Williams has created a budding family that readers will root for.” — Publishers Weekly"With superb character development and great emotional depth, Afro Filipina writer Williams stitches together a quietly powerful love story that is beautifully enriched by the deft and insightful incorporation of weighty issues such as grief and medical conditions into the compelling plot and brightly enhanced by glimpses into the vibrant culture and history of Charleston." — Booklist (starred review)“Emotionally stirring debut.” — Oprah Daily“A sweet and chaste romance featuring an ambitious wedding dress designer who takes a break from her intense career in New York City to return home to Charleston to care for her father — only to find love and her ideal career too.” — NPR"I absolutely adore this book...love story begins slow—like a delicious low country boil—but heats up to the perfect ending." — Kathleen Y’Barbo, bestselling author of The Black Midnight"Full of heart and faith, Preslaysa Williams's A Lowcountry Bride marries weddings, identity, second chances in all forms, and sweet romance into one lovely book." — Tif Marcelo, USA Today bestselling author of The Key to Happily Ever After"Twenty twenty-first is bringing us the Black romances we deserve!"— Essence
