Sabina Reigns Miller had it all: a wealthy husband, a beautiful home, a daughter at a great college. Without warning seven words blow the bottom off her world. “I’ve met someone else-and she’s pregnant.” Her husband of twenty years wants a divorce so he can move his mistress into their former residence. Although Sabina loses her comfortable life, she refuses to fall on her face. Her ex-husband’s … ex-husband’s girlfriend may be living in their house, but Sabina has interior design skills and a bucket of dreams.
Can she rebound from the unexpected change, stick to her principles, support her best friend, and find someone to love again?
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Sabina Reigns – says it all
Sabina is not your typical getting-a-divorce-depressed woman. She looks at this time as a way to start anew. Grabbing life by the reins, she sets out to build her dream. But life hasn’t thrown enough obstacles in her way. Sabina does her best to bat them away, keeping her eye on the prize. But she has to deal with them: her soon-to-be ex-husband, his pregnant girlfriend, losing her home and starting a business, her daughter, her friends, and all that comes with loving people. Yet, Sabina will not yield. Find out how she juggles all the balls in the air, including the new man who catches her attention. Lorraine Bartlett offers us a cast of real people and shows us that when you get lemons, you can make lemonade.
Lorraine Bartlett deviates from her usual cozy mystery style with “Sabina Reigns.” Sabina is blown away when her husband tells her he wants a divorce so he can marry his much younger mistress, who happens to be pregnant! Sabina, ever the nice person, moves out of their house and decides it’s time to follow her dream of opening her own interior design studio. With the help of her best friend and new found friends, she takes the plunge. Will she be able to survive? Will her daughter blame her for the divorce? Will she learn to trust a man again? Will she forgive her husband?
Pick up this delightful read and discover how Sabina reigns in her new life.
I received an ARC for an honest review.
Sabina’s life was a happy one that is until she learned of her husband’s infidelity. The man just asked her for a divorce out of the blue and already had the next Mrs. lined up. Sabina decides to look toward the future and turn her life into the one she use to dream of instead of playing the victim. Her daughter is no longer living at home so why can’t she start over and do the things that make her happy not what makes everyone else happy. Sabina sets forth to figure out who she really is and what direction her new life should take. This was a lovely read about self discovery and that it’s never to late to open yourself up to new adventures. This was an emotional read that took me on Sabina’s journey, even though some obstacles for in her way she never let them stop her for long.
When Sabina Reigns Miller’s life is turned upside down by her cheating husband, she’ll have to depend on herself and her gift for interior design to start a new life. Can she make enough to support herself? Will she find new love? And what will her college-aged daughter think?
You’ll fall in love with Sabina as she fights her way out of a tough situation with integrity, grace, and some help from friends
This is Lorraine Bartlett’s, first attempt at publishing a Women’s Fiction novel. I am a fan of her cozy mysteries, so I jumped at the chance to read this ARC. I was not disappointed. The book is well-written and entertaining. The characters are real and relatable. Being a divorced woman myself, I knew how Sabina felt in a lot of situations. So as you can imagine, Sabina was my favorite character. I found myself rooting for her success in her new life and career. The only drawback was that the book ended. I found myself wanting to see more of Sabina’s future. I recommend this book to fans of Lorraine Bartlett/Lorna Barrett and fans of Women’s Fiction Genre.
All thoughts and opinions are my own, and in no way, I have been influenced by anyone.
What do you do when your husband of 20+ years not only unexpectedly asks for a divorce, but requests that you move out of the marital home so he can move in his much younger, pregnant girlfriend? You decide on the best way to reinvent yourself! That’s the situation Sabina faces, as she looks forward to starting a new life…one not dependent on anyone but herself. This represents a new style of writing for a favorite author, one that features a strong, independent woman who knows what she wants to do with the rest of her life, and goes about getting it. I enjoyed the characters in this story, especially her BFF Julie, and Todd. Disclosure: I am voluntarily reviewing this book and all opinions are strictly my own.
Lorraine Bartlett change s genres from cozy to writing a Woman’s Fiction with this book Sabina Reigns.
Sabina does not let the fact that her husband kicks her out of their house to move his younger pregnant mistress get her down. She takes the ” bull by the horns” and starts a new life. Opening her own interior design studio.
With the help of her best friend and some new friends Sabina forms a new family.
Will she ever forgive her soon to be ex husband? Can she let a new man into her life?
Don’t miss this really delightful read.
You certainly will not be disappointed.
A story I definitely needed at this time to read.
I received an ARC prior to publication and decided to voluntarily review it.
For fans of JoJo Moyes and Jodi Picoult, a beautiful novel from Lorraine Bartlett. Sabina Reigns is a smart talking, self sufficient woman with nerves of steel and a heart of gold. A fascinating portrait of a woman who lives life on her own terms. Smart, feisty and fearless, Sabina Reigns will steal your heart. Mary Kennedy,national best-selling author of The Talk Radio Mysteries
I never hesitate to read a book by an author that I love, even if it is a genre which I don’t typically read. I’m happy that I follow this rule, because Lorraine (Lorna) has introduced me to Sci-Fi with her Tales of Talenia, and now Romance, with Sabina Reigns.
This book came at a PERFECT time in my life – even though Sabina goes through A LOT of hard stuff, she plows through and makes it at the end, with an amazing Interior Design sales floor in Pittsford, and a wonderful, supportive man. This book gives me hope that a woman can remake her life after going through hard times.
As I was reading through the book, I was wishing it was a series, because I fell in love with Sabina and her store, along with the other characters.
I highly recommend reading this book! You will NOT be disappointed!