Redesigning Happiness

by Nita Brooks Narrated by Susan Spain

Overview

Witty, sharply-observed, and warmly wise, Nita Brooks' debut novel tells the heartfelt story of a suddenly successful single mother who finds her perfectly-designed, fame-bound life upended by a surprise from the past . . . It wasn't easy for Yvonne Cable to get over a heartbreaking relationship and revamp her life. But now the once-broke single mom is Atlanta's most sought-after interior designer-and one-half of the media's hottest power couple. She and her celebrity fiance, Nathan, are a perfect, practical match, on-and off-camera. And with their new home improvement reality show the object of a fierce network bidding war, there's no limit to how far they can go . . .

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Brooks entertains with wit and warmth!”
—Kate Angell, USA Today bestselling author
 
“This is a delicious story filled with twists and turns that keep the pages moving. I can’t wait to read the next one!”
—Cheris Hodges, author of Tempted at Midnight 
 
“Brooks is a talented storyteller—Redesigning Happiness hits all the right notes.”
—ReShonda Tate Billingsley, National Bestselling Author
 
“Redesigning Happiness is about love and second chances—and having the courage to pursue both. Yvonne is a strong, smart woman trying to balance motherhood, romance, and her dreams for herself. I’m sure readers will identify with and root for her.”
—Shelly Ellis, author of Know Your Place
 
“It’s been a long time since I’ve wanted to turn to the last page to see what was going to happen in a novel and with Redesigning Happiness, I had to stop myself. It was a delightful read that made me smile the whole way through. This was a wonderful debut novel.”
—Victoria Christopher Murray, NAACP Image Award-winning Author

Kirkus Reviews

2019-05-12
A recently engaged interior designer must reassess her life when the father of her child reenters her life with shocking news about their past.

Yvonne Cable has "claw[ed] her way through Atlanta's cutthroat interior design community" and just landed a new contract with a local celebrity and a cherished article in a lifestyle magazine, and she's also become engaged to Nathan Lange, a home improvement TV star who wants to launch a show with her. Yvonne is ecstatic, and if she feels a little pushed around by Nathan's publicist and slightly annoyed by the fact that everyone seems more excited about the engagement than her other accolades, she'll get over it. She's reached some major goals and landed the perfect man, so life is good. Enter Richard Barrington, owner of the Weekend Warrior network, who wants to pick up Yvonne and Nathan's show—and is also the father of Yvonne's 6-year-old son, Jacob. Yvonne thinks he abandoned her, and Richard thinks she's been hiding Jacob from him. Realizing they've both been betrayed by Richard's father and ex-wife, they work to get Richard back in Jacob's life, which creates tension with Nathan, especially after it's clear that Richard is still in love with Yvonne. Brooks' smoothly written debut is full of characters at the tops of their professions who face a variety of dramas exacerbated by high-stakes business cultures and deep-seated family tensions. Almost all the major conflicts are external, however, and the final resolutions come from paths being cleared rather than obstacles overcome.

An interesting, engaging debut that doesn't ask enough of its characters.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940170759293
Publisher:	Recorded Books, LLC
Publication date:	07/30/2019
Edition description:	Unabridged

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