The Barrett sisters -- Dahlia, Iris, Violet, and Rose -- are adults with grown children of their own. These ladies may share the same DNA, but that is about all they have in common. Dahlia lives in the upscale Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta and is truly struggling to save her home. Her ex-husband had mortgaged the house, embezzled millions, and then ran off with his "Barbie-doll secretary" and Dahlia's only child, Junior, to a tropical paradise with no extradition treaty. In her younger days Dahlia was an accomplished ballerina and the favorite of her grandmother Cissy -- short for Narcissus. At one time Cissy was an artiste, but her granddaughter's talent surpassed hers.

Upon Cissy's death her will stipulates that the four sisters must live together for ninety days at her run-down lake house on Lake Clare in order for them to inherit the valuable property the house sits on. The ladies have different personalities and different goals in life. Since they left home for school, they haven't been together for any length of time. Therefore, there are a lot of challenges to be met, a lot of old mistakes and misrepresentations to clear up, and a lot of forgiveness to be given by each sister.

Humor and angst go hand-in-hand in this fantastic, sibling relationship driven story. LADIES OF THE LAKE is an evenly paced, beautifully written tale that has just the right amount of ups and downs, romance, and even a laugh- out-loud mystery.