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SISTERS BY CHOICE

Sisters by Choice, February 2020
Blackberry Island #4
by Susan Mallery

MIRA
448 pages
ISBN: 0778309398
EAN: 9780778309390
Kindle: B07QJCGY7K
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"They've always been as close as sisters. . ."

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SISTERS BY CHOICE
Susan Mallery

Reviewed by Kim Roller
Posted March 5, 2020

Women's Fiction

Cousins who grew up as sisters come back together on Blackberry Island when fate intervenes. Sophie Lane isn’t your typical woman. Kristine Feilding wants to have her dream come true. Heather Sitterly wants to leave the island to start her dream. They each must overcome their individual issues to make their dreams come true. They’ll come together to support each other and solidify their bond of SISTERS BY CHOICE.

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Susan Mallery shows you that family is who you make it and not necessarily actual siblings but who you consider them as such. She takes you back to Blackberry Island by bringing home Sophie Lane after a devasting fire has her starting over. These three cousins must overcome guilt, control issues, and fight for what they believe in to make their dreams come true and to find and keep the love they’ve found. They’ll support each other and make the bond that made them sisters even stronger than it was before these most recent trials. Come home to Blackberry Island where your dreams can come true. Susan Mallery delivers another heartfelt story of love and family.

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SUMMARY

From the New York Times bestselling author of California Girls comes an all new original Blackberry Island novel told with Susan Mallery’s trademark humor and charm. Sisters by Choice is a heartfelt tale of love, family and the friendships that see us through.

Cousins by chance, sisters by choice…

After her cat toy empire goes up in flames, Sophie Lane returns to Blackberry Island, determined to rebuild. Until small-town life reveals a big problem: she can’t grow unless she learns to let go. If Sophie relaxes her grip even a little, she might lose everything. Or she might finally be free to reach for the happiness and love that have eluded her for so long.

Kristine has become defined by her relationship to others. She’s a wife, a mom. As much as she adores her husband and sons, she wants something for herself—a sweet little bakery just off the waterfront. She knew changing the rules wouldn’t be easy, but she never imagined she might have to choose between her marriage and her dreams.

Like the mainland on the horizon, Heather’s goals seem beyond her grasp. Every time she manages to save for college, her mother has another crisis. Can she break free, or will she be trapped in this tiny life forever?

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BOOK SERIES

Blackberry Island

Barefoot Season
BAREFOOT SEASON
#1.0 β€’ April 2012
Three Sisters
THREE SISTERS
#2.0 β€’ March 2013
Evening Stars
EVENING STARS
#3.0 β€’ March 2014
Sisters by Choice
SISTERS BY CHOICE
#4.0 β€’ February 2020

 

 

 

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