Sisters by Choice (Blackberry Island Series #4)

by Susan Mallery

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

A B&N customer favorite, Susan Mallery returns to the Blackberry Island series — so much love and laughter to be found here.

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?

Don't miss The Boardwalk Bookshop by Susan Mallery! A heartfelt tale of friendship between three women brought together by chance who open a bookshop together on the boardwalk of the California beaches.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780778309390
Publisher:	MIRA Books
Publication date:	02/11/2020
Series:	Blackberry Island Series , #4
Edition description:	Original
Pages:	448
Sales rank:	95,323
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 7.90(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

#1 NYT bestselling author Susan Mallery writes heartwarming, humorous novels about the relationships that define our lives—family, friendship, romance. She's known for putting nuanced characters in emotional situations that surprise readers to laughter. Beloved by millions, her books have been translated into 28 languages. Susan lives in Washington with her husband, two cats, and a small poodle with delusions of grandeur. Visit her at SusanMallery.com.

Editorial Reviews

11/18/2019

In this poignant small-town charmer, Mallery (The Summer of Sunshine and Margot) beautifully illustrates the power of female friendship and the importance of reaching for one’s dreams. After the Los Angeles office of Sophie Lane’s cat products company goes up in flames, she moves her small business back home to Blackberry Island, Wash., where her cousins, Kristine and Amber, also live. Kristine, a stay-at-home mom of three sons, dreams of expanding her weekend business of selling cookies into a full-scale bakery but her husband disapproves. Amber’s 20-year-old daughter, Heather, nurses ambitions of leaving for business school, but is trapped on the island by her codependent mom who relies on Heather for emotional and financial support. Mallery alternates perspective between Sophie, Kristine, and Heather as each woman works to balance her familial and romantic relationships with her career goals. Surrounded by a first-rate cast of supporting characters—most notably Dugan, a hunky tai chi instructor with a secret, who falls for Sophie—Mallery’s women are achingly real. This irresistible, heartfelt story will appeal to romance readers and women’s fiction fans alike. Agent: Annelise Robey, Jane Rotrosen Agency. (Feb.)

Publishers Weekly

"Mallery beautifully illustrates the power of female friendship and the importance of reaching for one's dreams...Mallery's women are achingly real. This irresistible, heartfelt story will appeal to romance readers and women's fiction fans alike."—Publishers Weekly

“Women who build their own business or careers is a hallmark of Mallery’s large-hearted books, and this is no exception.”—Library Journal


“Nuanced and realistic, showing the complicated problems that family can create, Sisters by Choice is a satisfying read. Mallery knows how to capture her readers.” -Shelf Awareness

“Susan Mallery delivers another heartfelt story of love and family.” -Fresh Fiction

“Mallery’s trademark humor and charm comes to life…A heartfelt saga about the true friendships and family that see us through.” -Woman's World, Book Club Pick

"Gritty and magical, angst-ridden and sweet, this coming-home story by bestseller Mallery (Only His) pulls no punches... Mallery adds layer upon layer to the women's history, while revealing the raw core of each with expert pacing guaranteed to keep a reader up way past bedtime..." —Publishers Weekly on Barefoot Season

"Barefoot Season is a well-written story of healing, letting go, and making room in your heart for hope." —USA TODAY on Barefoot Season

"Susan Mallery gives us a candid, honest look into the turmoil of family life when tragedies and personal crisis' occur... Mallery never disappoints her readers and THREE SISTERS is no exception. It's a winner and should be on everyone's short list of must reads."— Fresh Fiction on Three Sisters

"Mallery has again created an engrossing tale of emotional growth and the healing power of friendship." —Library Journal on Three Sisters

"[A] joy for all of us who were rooting on the sidelines." —Publishers Weekly on Evening Stars

"Mallery pulls out all the stops in this highly enjoyable and insightful, funny, and poignant look at self-sacrifice and romantic entanglement." —Booklist on Evening Stars, Starred Review

From the Publisher

09/01/2019

In this latest from the mega-best-selling Mallery, three cousins on Blackberry Island wrestle with what comes next. Sophie has returned home after her business crashes and realizes that she must let go to go forward. Kristine dreams of opening a bakery shop, but it might smash up her marriage. Heather wants to go to college on the mainland, but her mother keeps having crises. With a 350,000-copy paperback and 10,000-copy hardcover first printing.

Library Journal