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This was an easy movie to watch while multi-tasking. I don't usually watch these Hallmark Channel type movies, but made an exception for this one because it was set in fictional Bliss, Mississippi, my home state. So I am pretty critical about the fake Southern accents. Do movie and TV people realize that no Southerner of my generation or younger drops their r's anymore? They apparently listen to audio of Eudora Welty or Shelby Foote and think that's how we still speak here. Unfortunately, we don't. The town, especially the B&B, featured in the movie was beautiful, but there are no towns or buildings in Mississippi that even remotely look like them. As I suspected, the credits revealed the movie was filmed in Canada. Could they not even take a half-hour to go online and look at a few photos of Southern small towns?

Abby (Lauren Holly) is a very famous author of romances set in the South. Personally, though, she has been burned in the game of love and resists her mother's constant efforts to find a match for her child. Often, Abby is out on book tours, anyway, so she is away from her parent's influence. Fans flock to her appearances at bookstores and libraries; one male fan in particular, Walter (Toby Hargrave) seems to follow her from stop to stop. But, once Abby steps into small but beautiful Bliss, Mississippi, she is met with more enthusiasm than usual. This is because the whole town thinks she would make a great match for their widowed mayor. Everyone from the bed and breakfast owner (Valerie Harper), to the tallest and the smallest is going to try to encourage Abby to lose her heart. At first, she resists, for she spies a good looking man, Spencer (Cameron Bancroft) in a coffee shop and likes what she sees, even when he steps on her open-toed shoes. Ouch! But, soon, she learns that Spencer IS THE MAYOR and, hey, this matchmaking business may be the right item. However, there are complications with Spencer's children, the town's wannabe belle, Lorraine, and also with Walter. Even with the force of a whole community behind you, will true love run smoothly? This loveable movie has the beauty of Holly, the charm of Bancroft, and the great supporting cast. Also enfused with the lovely scenery, costumes, nice script, and talented direction, what's really a cause for complaint? You won't hear it from the romcom crowd, no indeed!

In the first several minutes, some of the cast talk some unrecognizable accent they consider Southern. My family have been Southerners for over 300 years, and I have never known anyone who talks this way. Moreover, some of them they act dumb. Southerners have the same distribution of intelligence and culture as anyplace else, and some of the cast are an embarrassment to Southerners, and to the classy author, Ronda Rich. Otherwise, it is a clever story, original and entertaining. Several minutes into the film, the actors mellow their vocalisms and antics, rendering it more enjoyable to watch. Some supporting cast members are superb. Too bad it took me three attempts over two years before I could get past the opening scenes of braying fake Southerners. Worth watching.

Horrendous fake accents and phony people. Lauren Holly had too many facelifts or too much Botox. Just another made for TV crappy chick flick.

This movie was odd and very cheese...too much so. This is coming from a girl who loves cheesy Hallmark movies. The acting, the story line...it's all pretty rough. Clean, but rough.

I tried to watch some of it and just couldn't. It's so fake, the acting isn't that good, the writing is HORRIBLE...movie that should have never made it on TV. Sorry, but it's just not good.

Although I happen to like Lauren Holly and Cameron Bancroft, the fake southern accents got to me. I am not from the south but even I can spot terrible fake accents. It was quite painful to listen to. I am not sure why it had to be in the south or alternatively, they should have used real southern actors. This is not something I would watch again. I also thought the story line was a little silly for my tastes. I loved Cameron Bancroft in Country Remedy. I thought that was a much more realistic movie. I also liked Lauren Holly in NCIS and other movies of hers. This was definitely not one of those feel good movies that touch your heart, I am sorry to say.

I'll be honest, the lead character's voice was so annoying I almost couldn't handle it! But I'm glad I did as the turned out to be a pretty good movie! Clean & funny, but with an unexpected plot twist. I'd watch it again.

It's so bad that it's actually funny.

Grownups behaving like kids.

The kids are way more mature than most of the people.

The plot is totally and completely unbelievable.

The acting sucks.

Lauren Holly has so much botox that her face is devoid of expression.

I love romantic movies. Truly LOVE them. But even me, a huge fan of this movies, find it boring.

I don't mind being predictable, in fact I hope they are; that's why I watch and enjoy them.

But this is way too much about everything.

Over the top, the actors work with what they have and do their best but it's not enough.

I even think there's no director!! That's how bad it is.

I realize that many of the actors are from northern states and Canada, but apparently none of them are proficient in accents. At least, not Southern accents. But, I decided to try watching anyway.

Cute concept, but an abject failure when it came to story lines and characters. There are too many flaws to recommend this movie to anyone.