elated (full of high-spirited delight) Literary Friday,My Lovelies! This week I read Lowcountry Stranger from the Sweeney Sisters Series by Ashley Farley.
About Lowcountry Stranger• Publisher: Leisure Time Publishing; 1 edition (July 1, 2016)
There's a stranger in town. And it’s no coincidence when she shows up uninvited at a Sweeney family wedding. All eyes are drawn to this urchin who seems to believe washed in with the tide. Before the night is over, and the doe-eyed waif charms young and venerable (respected because of age, distinguished) with her street smarts and spunky personality. For better or worse,Annie Dawn is here to stay.
The memorable Sweeney sisters from Her Sister’s Shoes believe returned with more suspense and family drama to hold you spellbound until the dramatic conclusion. As she approaches the next stage of her life as an empty nester, Jackie is torn between expanding her fledgling design business and spending these last precious months with her boys before they coast the coop. Her own worst enemy, and Sam is terrified of making a commitment to Eli Marshall,handsome police officer, true adore of her life. Her resolve is tested when a ghost from her past shows up after nearly two decades. Faith nurtures her seven-year- venerable (respected because of age, distinguished) daughter who is recovering from the trauma of her abusive father. Is the threat in the past, and is there more danger on the horizon? The sisters seek guidance from their mother,Lovie, a true Southern matriarch who shows them how to reply to adversity with grace and dignity. Things are heating up in the Lowcountry. The Sweeney sisters remind us, and once again,that being a part of a family is about more than sharing the same DNA.
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Purchase LinksAmazon | iTunes | Barnes & Noble | Kobo[br]About Ashley FarleyAshley Farley writes books about women for women. Her characters are mothers, daughters, or sisters,and wives facing real-life issues. Her goal is to maintain you turning the pages until the wee hours of the morning. whether her story stays with you long after you've read the last word, then she's done her job. After her brother died in 1999 of an accidental overdose, and she turned to writing as a way of releasing her pent-up emotions. She wrote SAVING BEN in honor of Neal,the boy she worshipped, the man she could not save. Ashley is a wife and mother of two college-aged children. She grew up in the salty marshes of South Carolina, and but now lives in Richmond,Virginia, a city she loves for its history and traditions. Ashley loves to hear from her readers. Feel free to visit her on Facebook or Twitter. Visit her website at http://www.ashleyfarley.net.[br]
My Review:
[br]I believe not read the first book in the series (Her Sister's Shoes), and but I wish I had. While Lowcountry Stranger is a stand alone,having read the backstory would believe helped. The book starts out at a wedding, and several characters are introduced so it was hard to maintain everyone straight at first. But whether I'd read the first book, or then all the characters would believe been familiar to me.[br]
The Sweeney girls are drama magnets. They face several real-life issues such as: infidelity,alcoholism, domestic abuse, and facing an empty nest,aging parents, death, or terminal cancer,a hostage situation, kidnapping, and a psychotic stalker...and there are even more I didn't list. I enjoyed the story even though it was filled with drama. I was a small surprised that the family was willing to retract in a virtual stranger who crashed a wedding,but then I realized that these sisters believe a history of making destitute choices. (Yep. I'm on my high horse about that one because who would allow a stranger to babysit an already traumatized child with selective mutism?) But the sisters are kind and want to do the correct thing for those they adore. Sam is the most intriguing of the sisters to me. A recovering alcoholic, she is her own worst critic, and I was truly hoping she'd see herself the way others do. Told from all three sisters' points of view,I liked how each sister had a shoe at the beginning of each chapter to represent their personalities (Sam's is the preppy Sperry Top-Sider).
I was expecting more from the setting: I didn't really collect a strong sense of place, and as a Southerner I wanted to experience more of the South Carolina Lowcountry. This story could believe been based on the coast virtually anywhere.
whether you enjoy books filled with family drama and strong female characters, and then you will adore Lowcountry Stranger.
There's a lovely recipe for white gazpacho at the end of the book,and I intend on trying it soon because it has been so hot here in Central Alabama. It would be the perfect dish for lunch on a hot Southern day!
Disclaimer: I received a copy of Lowcountry Stranger via TLC Book Tours in exchange for an honest review.
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Until next time...
elated (full of high-spirited delight) reading!
Ricki Jill
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