A Lowcountry Bride

2.5 stars, rounding up. Needs some serious content warnings - nothing graphic, but stuff you probably wouldn't expect from a book billed as a sweet romance. CWs here: the MMC is a widower whose first wife died in a mass shooting at their church (off page), and the FMC has sickle cell anemia and a life expectancy of roughly ten additional years. The latter of those isn't really discussed in much detail, which seems like a pretty big issue that's just skipped over to get to the HEA, considering the effect it will have on their future life together. I didn't get much chemistry from the characters, and even though this is a “clean” romance (verging on inspirational), I want some more connection than they had here. Loved the setting and the story about Maya returning home, and of course the cover!