Was sooo excited to read TBD next book in the Muir Harbor series! I love how it built upon the stories of the other books and it just became and even bigger story. I lobe how it weaves in mystery, love, and hard questions and experiences of life and gives the reader permission to ask their own hard questions. I highly recommend this book!

A brilliant conclusion to the Muir Harbour series. I really enjoyed Lillian and Wilders relationship, was so happy to find the last book about them.
As in the first two books I love how the author doesn’t shy away from hard topics, and that it’s not just a romance but also a mystery.
Fantastic conclusion, mystery solved and happy that I hadn’t worked it out. Definitely recommend reading the first two before this one.

Thank you to the author, published and NetGalley UK for a free ebook in exchange for an honest review.

I missed the second book in the series but was so glad to be able to read this one and catch up with the characters. Lillian and Wilder are some great characters to follow along with but Maggie will continue to be my favorite. I love how connected this family is despite their unusual circumstances. I guessed one of the pieces to the mystery during the book but the rest remained a mystery until the end.

Thanks so much to netgalley and the publisher for the arc. The opinions are my own.

The third in the Muri Harbor series and one (I think it's safe to say), that the fans have been waiting for. It's nice to have the mystery solved but I enjoyed following it throughout the three stories and seeing whether I was right about my theories.

This is part of a series and I highly recommend reading it as such. While it's billed as the final, it would be great to see another one based on the new character introduced in this book. The characters were well written. This book has elements of romance, mystery and faith woven throughout and that is a combo I love to read about. Can't wait for whatever the author writes about next!

I receive complimentary books for various sources including, Netgalley, Authors, and other such sources. I am not required to write a positive review and have not received compensation.

Wedding at Sea is book three in the Muir Harbor series, written by Melissa Tagg. I don’t recommend reading it as a standalone, as you would miss too much of the backstory.

Summary: Lilian was abandoned as a toddler, and even though she is now grown, she still wonders why someone left her on Maggie Muir’s doorstep all those years ago.

Wilder is still searching for Maggie Muir’s missing granddaughter after three years, and every lead he has tracked down has fizzled out. Is it time to give up the search, or will his gut finally lead him in the right direction?

My Thoughts: I love this entire series. It’s one of my all-time favorites. The romances are well-written, and the mystery woven throughout each of the books is really intriguing.

I don’t know that I loved this book’s romance quite as much as in the previous books, but I thoroughly enjoyed the mystery and all of the intricate twists and turns that came with it!

I highly recommend this series, as it’s absolutely wonderful, and I do hope that the author writes at least one more book as I would love to see what happens with a certain blind paralegal!

A big thank you to Larkspur Press for letting me review another book in this series in exchange for my review. Thank you!!!!

About this book:

“Lilian doesn’t remember anything about her life before the day Maggie Muir found her on her front porch—a toddler, abandoned and alone. And maybe that’s okay. She has a beautiful life at Muir Farm, including an adopted family she adores and a successful career as a lawyer. But she also has a secret . . . one that raises just as many questions about her future as it does her unknown past.
And, of course, it would be private investigator Wilder Monroe, her brother’s best friend and the bane of her existence, who sniffs out her secret before anyone else.
Wilder has spent the past three years trying to close the one case his father couldn’t—the mystery of Maggie Muir’s long-lost granddaughter. But the decades-long search has become more tangled than ever. It’s become more personal, too. Not only are the Muirs the closest thing to family he has left, but if he can solve this mystery, maybe he'll keep himself from drowning in the one he can’t . . . the truth about his father’s death.
In the midst of secrets and swirling questions, Maggie asks a favor of both Lilian and put aside their bickering and work together to plan her summer wedding. It’s a big ask, made all the more difficult when danger comes calling at Muir Farm. But if the two enemies can stand each other long enough to pull off the event of the year, they just might solve a mystery in the process.
And the biggest discovery of all? That sometimes the one your heart longs for is the last person you ever would've expected.”


Series: Book #3 in the “Muir Harbor” series. Reviews of Book #1 Here! and Book #2 Here!


Spiritual Content- Prayers; Talks about God, trusting Him, & living your calling; 'H's are capital when referring to God; Wilder hasn’t prayed much since his father passed away & struggles with trusting God since He could have prevented his father’s death; Wilder is mad at God for different loved ones’ deaths and when he says that he doesn’t know how he can trust God, Neil tells him to keep asking questions and that God isn’t going anywhere (*Spoiler* Shortly after that conversation, Wilder feels calmer and holds on to his Heavenly Father *End of Spoiler*); Mentions of God, Jesus, trusting Him; Mentions of prayers & praying; Mentions of churches, chapels, church going, pastors, sermons/lessons, & a Sunday school class; A few mentions of a cross at churches/chapels; A mention of miracles; A mention of Christian goodwill;
*Note: The phrase “Lord” and “Oh Lord” is said at the beginning at a handful of sentences (could be taken as talking to the Lord or in vain); The phrase “for the love of all that was good and holy” is said; A mention of young boys breaking into a church to go hot tubbing in the baptistry; A mention of hell breaking loose; A mention of Mother Nature.


Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘crap’, a ‘heck’, a ‘holy blazes’, an ‘oh my gosh’, a ‘suck’, a ‘ticked’, an uunfinished ‘what the—‘, two ‘blasted’s, two ‘darn it’s, two ‘what the heck’s, three ‘gosh’s, three ‘sheesh’s, three ‘shoot’s, four ‘darn’s, four ‘dumb’s, five ‘oh my word’s, ten forms of ‘idiot’, twelve forms of ‘stupid’; The phrase “no chance in—” is cut off; Sarcasm & Eye rolling; Being held at gunpoint, being shot, pain, passing out, injuries, & blood/bleeding (up to semi-detailed); Falling into the water (up to semi-detailed); Recalling an almost murder & seeing someone throw themselves off of a cliff (up to semi-detailed); Wilder drinks a bit of spiked punch (on purpose) & Lilian has a sip of champagne; Many mentions of the deaths of loved ones & grief (for a father, a lover, a daughter, for a wife); Many mentions of a car accident & deaths (up to semi-detailed); Mentions of deaths, gunshots, being held at gunpoint, passing out, injuries, & blood/bleeding; Mentions of an attempted murder (Book #2), someone throwing themself off a cliff, & that person being in a coma; Mentions of crimes, criminals, thieves, stealing, stolen items, break-ins, arrets, & prison; Mentions of a stalker; Mentions of a seventeen-year-old running away from home; Mentions of when Wilder got drunk and hungover after his father passed away, going to the liquor store for the first and only time, drinking, & alcohol; Mentions of spiked punch & Wilder drinking a bit (on purpose) before dumping it (to avoid the anniversary of a hard day); Mentions of divorces & husbands leaving their wives; A few mentions of a place crash & death; A few mentions of kidnappings; A few mentions of almost drowning; A few mentions of vandalism; A few mentions of lies, lying, & liars; A few mentions of hatred; A few mentions of jealousy; A few mentions of an alcoholic; A couple mentions of gossip; A mention of a war; A mention of gambling; A mention of cigarettes; A mention of the death of an athlete’s dream;
*Note: Wilder was the one who found his father after he passed (border-line barely-above-not-detailed // semi-detailed); Wilder has a hard time walking into the church his father’s funeral was at (comes across almost like PTSD) & recalls his father’s funeral and open coffin (up to semi-detailed); Lilian was left on Maggie’s porch as a toddler and has always wondered about her biological family, but has tried not to think about it; *Spoiler* Wilder feels guilt from his mother choosing to carry him instead of getting cancer treatments (she passed when his was a newborn); Wilder wonders if his father mixed up his medicine on purpose, which caused to his death and feels guilt for not being there (His father left him a letter which Wilder originally read as a goodbye letter, *Spoiler but later rereads it and realizes that his father was just tired, not suicidal) *End of Spoiler*; Mentions of breast cancer, leukemia (including deaths from both), MS, symptoms, & MRIs; Mentions of car brands; Mentions of brand names (Nike, Levi’s, Tupperware, Mead Five Star notebooks, Slim Jims, Bagel Bites, Pepto-Bismol, & Coca-Cola); Mentions of social media & websites (Google, WebMD, Airbnb, & Facebook); Mentions of TV shows, movies, & celebrities (Matlock, I Dream of Jeannie, Bewitched, Alfred Hitchcock, Marilyn Monroe, Edith Head, Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn, & Elizabeth Taylor); A few mentions of fictional characters; A mention of acting like a zombie;


Sexual Content- A fingers-to-lips touch, a palm kiss, five cheek kisses, two chin/jaw kisses, a hair kiss, an almost (semi-detailed) kiss, three not-detailed kisses, a barely-above-not-detailed kiss, two semi-detailed kisses, and two detailed kisses; Wanting to kiss/be kissed (up to semi-detailed); Recalling kisses, almost kisses, touches, & embraces (up to semi-detailed); Touches, Embraces, Hand holding, Warmth, Shivers, Smelling, & Nearness (up to semi-detailed); Flirting, Blushes, & Winks; Noticing & Staring (up to semi-detailed); Lilian wakes up in Wilder’s bed with him (accidentally, all they do is cuddle while asleep, he’s shirtless and she checks to make sure she’s wearing clothes, Wilder teases her about doing things out of order and getting into bed with him, up to semi-detailed); Wilder pulls Lilian into his lap (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of a married man having an under-age mistress & him leaving his wife for her (he says he loved the mistress and was obsessed and possessive towards her (not letting her leave his house and she felt trapped); Both the wife and mistress were pregnant around the same time); Mentions of children born out of wedlock or affairs & a mother keeping the father of her child a secret; Mentions of Lilian & Wilder being alone together on his houseboat & how people would talk if they saw; Mentions of kisses, kissing, & almost kisses (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of boyfriends/girlfriends, dating, & dates; A few mentions of flirting & blushes; A couple mentions of Wilder’s desire & yearning for Lilian; A mention of a newly married couple sleeping in and Wilder not wanting to continue that conversation about what they were doing (it’s corrected that they had breakfast in bed); A mention of a secret lover; Love, falling in love, & the emotions;
*Note: A few mentions of teasing mentions of a wedding night & the husband going to have a time with the button’s on his bride’s dress; A few mentions of a shirtless guy & his abs (barely-above-not-detailed); A few mentions of curves & figures (barely-above-not-detailed); A couple mentions of a knocked-up cat; A couple mentions of a guy manhandling a girl; A couple teasing mentions that a couple would have cute babies; A mention of a figuring out a couple is having a honeymoon baby; A mention of hoping a guy is not wearing just a towel.

-Lilian Muir, age 30
-Wilder Monroe
P.O.V. switches between them
Set in 2019 (Epilogue in 2023)
396 pages

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Pre Teens- One Star
New Teens- One Star
Early High School Teens- Three Stars
Older High School Teens- Four Stars
My personal Rating- Four Stars
I’ve been so excited to read Lil and Wilder’s story since they first appeared in “Autumn by the Sea”. I’ve been eagerly anticipating this book for months and I’ve read it now. I’m honestly quite sad that this series is over now. I’ll still hope that Mariana (Lilian’s assistant) will get her own story because I feel like she deserves her own story (just please not a second chance romance!), but for now, this series is done.
Here’s the thing about this trilogy: it’s not just all roses and sunshine and cute romance—I mean, it has those squee-worthy parts, yes, but there’s also a depth within the books because of what the characters have gone through that make them feel so real and also the mystery that’s carried on through all three books which adds in some suspenseful moments at times.
I think that’s the thing that’s made this series stand out to me: the almost life-like characters with their struggles. If you told me there was a Muir family in Maine with Maggie, Neil, Liliana, and Indie that this series is based on, I wouldn’t doubt it—that’s how realistic it felt. I felt like I was reading about real people and that even though this book ended (with that perfect epilogue, by the way), it feels like they’re still around just living their own lives, Sydney and Neil being adorable, Indie and Philip being literally the cutest, Lil and Wilder driving the other crazy, and Maggie sharing wisdom. I love that feeling. It makes my heart happy—and yes, partially because that means the author could revisit those characters again at any time (hint hint 😉).
The one thing I didn’t like in this story was that past events and secrets were kept by the main characters, teasing and taunting the reader with hints about them, but not giving us all the details about everything until the very end. Which I know this trilogy technically has a mystery, but I don’t like being left out of the loop, so those parts kind of bothered me a lot with our main couple and their secrets. Sure, sure, keep secrets from the other, I don’t really care since you’re not a couple yet, but tell me—the reader! I want to know! (Me? Nosy? Yes.)
Oh, I’m sad this trilogy is done. But it was such a good series and such a good ending, I can’t be upset. All I can do is happily sigh. 😌


See y’all on Friday with a new review!



*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
*I received this book for free from the Author for this honest review.

Wedding at Sea is the last book in Melissa Tagg's Muir Harbor series.
I've loved all the books in the series but especially this one because it ties up all the loose ends in such wonderful ways.
It also had a mystery that was quite involved that I couldn't solve.

I loved the smart and clever Lilian and Wilder. The Maine setting was perfect and the cover of the book is exquisite! One of the most beautiful I've seen but all of Melissa's covers are gorgeous.

This series of Maggie Muir's adopted children is full of heart, faith and hope. I recommend it highly.
Thank you to Net Galley for allowing me to read this book. The opinions are entirely my own.

Wedding At Sea is an utterly delightful romance novel. Perfect.

We have an ad down here in Australia, “Ahh, McCain, you’ve done it again”. While this is a slogan for frozen vegetables, I really couldn’t get it out of my head. It fits so perfectly. Ahhh, Melissa Tagg, you’ve don’t it again. Seriously, this book is even better than the other two in the series, which were delightful, romantic, touching, and charming. And this one is all that and more.

I really love enemies to lovers romance and it has been worth the wait to see Wilder and Lilian finally, finally, fall for each other. We also get the conclusion to the threads of mystery that have woven through the series.

Lilian has never known the start of her story. She knows she always has a home and family with Maggie Muir and her two other adopted siblings, but she has always wondered at the unanswered questions she has about her birth parents. Now, with a troubling medical diagnosis looming over her head, those questions are bothering her more than usual. When Maggie asks her to partner with the annoying Wilder, private investigator and constant presence in the Muir household, to plan Maggie’s upcoming wedding, Lilian thinks it might be an opportunity to ask for his help uncovering her mysterious past. But she can’t look past the first time she spoke to him about the topic, one that left her shattered, or how busy they’ll be pulling together Maggie’s wedding and then there is the ongoing mystery of Maggie’s missing granddaughter.

Having read book one and two in this series, it’s no surprise to me that Wilder and Lilian make the perfect pair. It comes as a bit of a shock to Lilian, Wilder and those around them. But once they get past their bickering (although not completely, it’s part of their vibe and it’s super cute) they work really well together and become the support system they both need. There are some seriously cute moments (storms, break-ins, surprises) and plenty of drama (each mystery just keeps getting more complicated).

But every moment of this story is perfect, from the epilogue (the date!!!) to the challenges Wilder and Lilian face together. Loved it and can’t wait to read anything Melissa Tagg next writes.

The publishers provided an advanced readers copy of this book for reviewing purposes. All opinions are my own.

Find more reviews, reading age guides, content advisory, and recommendations on my blog <a href="https://madisonslibrary.com">Madison's Library</a>

Wedding at Sea is a satisfying end to a series featuring a patchwork family stitched together by Maggie Muir, whose family founded Muir Harbor many years ago. She has three adult children adopted out of love and this is Lilian and Wilder's story, two people who have butted heads for many years; Lil's glares make Wilder chuckle. He's really part of the family and stays at the farmhouse many nights rather than sleep on his houseboat. He and Lil's brother Neil are best friends. Maggie asks them to plan her wedding set in six weeks. Can they get it done? They are probably my favorite couple of the series, as they go from enemies to friends to more, maybe.
But also, there are some answers to different questions we have had threaded in the series. Throughout the years, Wilder's dad Harry, a PI, and now Wilder, following in his footsteps, have been trying to find what happened to Maggie's granddaughter Cynthia, child of her first adopted daughter killed in an auto accident twenty-eight years ago. Lil really wants to know her roots and background as she has some faint memories. This multilayered story has it all, romance, mystery, suspense, family, love, and faith to know that God knows answers, even if we don't. I highly recommend this lovely series with wonderful characters and a great coastal setting in Maine.
I received a copy for the purpose of an honest review. These are my thoughts.

This is an absolutely wonderful read! This book is the perfect ending to a wonderful series. It's beautifully written and holds your attention from the first page until the end. This is a *Must Read* series that you don't want to miss.
I received a complimentary copy from Larkspur Press via NetGalley and was not required to write a review. All opinions expressed are my own.

This was such a good ending to a great series. The characters continues to delight and captivate.

I highly recommend reading all three books in the series to get a full picture. I believe that you can read this as a standalone but it's better enjoyed together. I feel like I saw this couple happening even from the first book. It's that love to hate vibe that was just a little more that was introduced in the first book, continued in the second and comes to fruition in the third. It's such a natural progression that I'd hate for anyone to miss out.

Their interactions and thoughts throughout the three books and especially this one made Wilder and Lily's relationship a natural progression. Add in a three book mystery and you have a great book to read and enjoy.

Absolutely amazing story! I loved Wilder from the beginning of this series and loved his story. Lillian was also a great character, and it was great catching up with the rest of the family. I just can't get over this story, the truths that the characters learned will stay with me. Highly highly recommend!!!

I received a complimentary copy of this book from NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own

This was the perfect book to get me out of a reading slump! You'll definitely want to read the first two books in the series first, though.

For fans of Muir Harbor, "Wedding at Sea" is the perfect conclusion to the series. It doesn't tie everything up in a neat little bow--but it answers the questions we've been desperate to know since the first book.

As we've come to expect in Muir Harbor, there are discussions of difficult topics. But the family that Maggie has created through adoption--ups and downs and difficulties included--is what makes this series truly beautiful. Highly recommended--especially if you're in a reading slump.

I haven’t read the other Muir Harbor books, but I will now. Wedding at Sea is the third book and it is a beautiful story. Lilian Muir and Wilder Monroe find their way to each other.
In the past their relationship has been a bit adversarial. That seems like a strong word to use, but the interactions between Lilian and Wilder at the beginning almost turned me off continuing with the book. I continued and I’m glad I did because I ended up loving all the characters and the relationships.
It talks about hope several times. Here is a sentence that I really liked. “Hope was stronger when it was chosen and chased and held close despite the odds.”
I enjoyed the ending to the mystery of Cynthia Muir. It plays out in a tangled fashion just like how real life is complex.
Melissa Tagg is a talented author and I am glad to have found the stories she has to tell.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to review this book.

"Wedding at Sea" is the third book in Melissa Tagg's "Muir Harbor" series. While I haven't read the other books yet, I will soon! This particular book focuses on Lilian, who is searching for her family. She was abandoned as a young toddler and wants to know who her parents are. However, she was raised by a wonderful, loving woman who has created a family of her own. Wilder is a private investigator who is helping her uncover her past. Wilder, her brother's best friend, has always driven her crazy and annoyed her, but now sparks are starting to fly. As the relationship between the two of them starts to slowly grow, the two get closer and closer.

I really enjoyed the romantic aspects of this novel, as well as the sweet family relationships. I had a hard time at times following the cases Wilder was working on, so that was a little difficult. Otherwise, this was a sweet, fun book and I will read more of Tagg's books. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

Wedding at Sea is not only a Romance story but also a mystery that started in book one of the series and ends in this book. Readers have long waited to find out what happened to Cynthia Muir , Maggie Muir’s missing granddaughter. Lillian Muir and Wilder Monroe are the main characters and this book is all about their story. I loved their conversations and thought it bought humor to the story. This book brings out a lot of different emotions as the book progresses. The books ending was happy but it seemed as though the author had too many ends to tie up before the last page. A few questions were left unanswered making me wonder if perhaps these characters may be carried over into another series.

Lillian Muir doesn’t really like her brother Neil’s best friend. He hurt her feelings when she was ten years old and she never forgave him for his insensitive remarks all those years ago. Now she and Wilder Monroe have been asked to be wedding planners for Maggie’s wedding. Not only is Lillian busy in her law practice but strange things have been happening in her life lately. Wilder has been busy trying to solve a thirty year old missing persons case. Now he has to work with a woman who can’t stand to be in the same room with him for an extended amount of time. How will they ever be able to work together in order to plan this wedding in just six weeks ?

I recommend this book to readers of Contemporary Romance and mystery suspense. This book is the finale of Melissa Tagg’s Muir Harbor series. It would be better to read the series in order to better understand the plot of the story and distinguish who the characters are and their role in the book.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced readers copy of Wedding at Sea. All thoughts and opinions expressed here in this review are my own.

#WeddingatSea#NetGalley

The final book in this series, A Wedding at Sea, provides a compelling conclusion to the entire story. It ties up loose ends and resolves mysteries that have been woven throughout the plot since the first book.

Lilian's early childhood memories are a blur, as she was discovered by Maggie Muir as a toddler, abandoned on her doorstep. However, Lilian is content with her current life living on Muir Farm with her adopted family and thriving career as a lawyer. Despite her contentment, Lilian harbors a secret.

Wilder has been investigating a case for the past three years that his father never solved—the search for Maggie Muir's granddaughter who has been missing for decades. This investigation has become more complicated and personal for Wilder as he is close to the Muir family and hopes to uncover the truth behind his father's death.

The romance is satisfying and the story is engaging, with unexpected twists that add to the intrigue. Reading the books in order is recommended to avoid confusion. The series explores themes of faith, family, forgiveness, and moving on from the past to embrace the blessings of the future that God has provided for this family.

Clean romance, kisses only, Brothers' best friend, enemies to lovers, small-town romance, and an intriguing mystery.

I would like to express my gratitude to NetGalley and the Publisher for providing me with the eARC. The opinions shared are solely my own.

What a wonderful ending to this Muir Harbor series! My heart feels like bursting!

This book was perfection, every time I read a Melissa Tagg book I say it’s my new favorite and I’m proud to say it again. This one tops the rest. Wilder and Lilian’s story is top notch, the banter, sarcasm, grief, the not knowing! It was so beautifully done.

Maggie’s mystery as I like to call it (so there are no spoilers) is solved and in such an unexpected awesome way! It was amazing the way everything just came together in the end.

I loved this series so much and I’ll be looking forward to the next Melissa Tagg novel!

I received an ARC through netgalley for an honest review, all opinions are my own.

Lilian and her brother's best friend have an antagonistic relationship and we finally learn why. In Wedding at Sea, they're compelled to work with each other per Maggie's request and things changed.

I always expected Lilian and Wilder to end up together but I enjoyed the process. Watching Lilian reveal a softer side of herself and show compassion to Wilder reminded me that things aren't always as they seem. Sometimes people are carrying around huge weights they never mention and need just a little kindness.

Wedding at Sea is book three in the Muir Harbor trilogy and is best read in order as there are storylines that began in earlier books.

Readers of Wedding at Sea will be reminded that God is trustworthy even when we're walking through a dark place with no end in sight.

I received an advanced reader's copy from the publisher through NetGalley; a positive review was not required.

What an amazing story! I feel like I've gone through every emotional state while reading this series, and especially this book. It was such a beautifully written story and I absolutely loved finally seeing Wilder and Lilian share their own stories. But they also learned so much more about themselves in the process of learning more about each other. I read it in just two days and couldn't put it down. Friendship, family, love, mystery... this book and this series has it all. Love Melissa's writing and hope to read more of her books soon!