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Being Left at the Altar by Jana Richards

In my Left at the Altar series, each book begins with someone being jilted on their wedding day. What happens to individuals who experience the worst humiliation it’s possible to face on the way to saying ‘I do’ – being left at the altar? I wanted to know how they dealt with the humiliation and embarrassment, and more importantly, I wanted to know how they would pick themselves up and start over again. Can they let themselves love again?

In real life, there are several reasons someone might not go through with a wedding. According to Health-How Stuff Works, the top ten reasons someone might get cold feet and bolt from a wedding are:

Disagreement on major issues, such as children, politics or where to live.
Fear of lifestyle change, such as not wanting to give up a carefree bachelorhood.
Not over the ex.
Too much pressure to get married, from the fiancé or from families.
Immaturity.
Fear of loss of sexual freedom.
Too much difference between the couples’ ages.
Money problems, and differences in money spending styles.
Trust issues. If you’ve been burned before, you may have trouble trusting again.
Too much emotional baggage, either from a previous relationship, or from a rocky childhood.

In the first book of my Left at the Altar series, HER BEST MAN, Sarah’s fiancé falls victim to reason number eight – he’s not truly over his ex. When Sarah met him, he had just broken up with a long-time girlfriend. He and Sarah hit it off, and within a few months were heading down the aisle. But he didn’t give himself enough time to get over his first love. Sarah should have been his rebound girl, not his fiancée. Consequently, he can’t go through with the marriage and leaves Sarah high and dry at the altar.

In THERE GOES THE GROOM, Olivia and Tony face a variety of problems that cause Tony to leave her at the altar. At barely twenty, neither of them is mature enough to deal with serious problems. When Olivia gets caught up in the emotional baggage of her parents’ rocky relationship, she doesn’t trust Tony with the truth, causing him to believe she doesn’t want to go through with the wedding.

In ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID, Zach’s ex-fiancée lacks maturity, to say the least. She also has a bad case of Reason Number Five – fear of losing sexual freedom. She has a hard time being true to anyone. He needs a woman who’s true blue but finds it difficult to trust again. It’ll take a special woman to make him fall in love again.

It may take the added maturity of a few years, lots of therapy, or finding the right person, but eventually it’s possible to move past the pain to learn to love again. In my Left at the Altar series, Sarah, Olivia and Zach find that the humiliation they went through was painful, but it allowed them to discover who they’re really meant to spend their lives with.

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