As sisters, they tell each other all their secrets…except one.With divorce and infidelity hanging from nearly every branch of her family tree, Katherine Fuller sees no point in marriage. Boyfriends? Sure. Sex? Of course. Wedding vows? No, thanks. Still, when her younger sister Amy gets engaged, Katherine gathers all the enthusiasm she can. She won’t let Amy down. She’s done enough of that for a … down. She’s done enough of that for a lifetime.
As the sisters embark on wedding plans, Katherine’s college love resurfaces. It nearly killed Katherine to part from sexy Irish musician Eamon more than a decade ago, but falling under his spell a second time forces her to confront everything she hid from him. The secrets surrounding her mother’s death are still fresh and raw in her mind, but one has haunted her more than the others. She can’t bear to tell anyone, especially not Amy. It could ruin far more than a wedding. It could destroy a sister’s love forever.
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Well all I can say is that this book was well worth the wait of reading! I completely devoured this book in a short amount of time . It was a beautifully compelling story about a second chance romance set during the planning of her sisters wedding! So many things to love about this story with the sisters having such a tragic past regarding their parents marriage .. plenty of family drama to keep you on your toes & an Irish older hero with the sweetest daughter ! Prepare to fall in love with every character, grab a tissue and dive into this fantastic story with a great HEA as Karen gives it her all once again with another musician I’m SO SO very happy I indulged in purchasing the beautiful print copy to enjoy again & again !
Heartfelt, funny and utterly charming, SECRETS OF A (SOMEWHAT) SUNNY GIRL made me laugh, cry, and fall in love. An emotional story with beautiful storytelling!
From the opening this book draws you in. Feeling Katherine’s shock and dismay over Amy’s news was all it took to keep me on the edge of my nail biting seat.
Eamon ain’t no slouch either, he fits right into this story. And for sure there are secrets, and you’re going to looooove them. Enjoy :-).
A fabulous adventure into the world of music and a woman who is too afraid to even dream of a happy ever after. I particularly love that the hero is 40 and the heroine a few years younger.
I very much enjoyed reading this story and seeing how secrets of a family and between sisters being brought out in the open paved a path for possibilities in love and new beginnings in life. Katherine’s sister Amy has just told her the one thing that she didn’t see coming —- she’s engaged to be married. Katherine musters up all the happiness she can but feels her sister has gone against their pact to never marry because marriage in their family seems doomed.
Katherine Fuller intends to put her best foot forward and keep her lips sealed to not rock the boat with Amy and hold their tight sisterly bond. Amy loves her big sister and sees an opportunity to surprise her with VIP tickets and passes to see someone from her past — Irish hottie Eamon MacWard. Katherine suddenly knows her past won’t stay quiet for long.
Eamon MacWard walked into the backstage area after his concert, and that’s when he saw her. Katherine. His Sunny Girl. After a decade apart he wonders if fate has brought her back into his life. And now he knows he must do whatever he can to keep her there this time. They both realize the chemistry is still there and leads them to develop that closeness once again. The closer they get, Katherine realizes she has to tell Eamon of the dark time from her past she never wanted to relive again and worries she isn’t the woman he needs as he once did.
I wonderful story about the pieces of ourselves we hold back, and those we allow others to share. Secrets of a (Somewhat) Sunny Girl focuses on the relationship between sisters and the secrets we keep in order to protect those we love.
I always enjoy reading this author’s books. I couldn’t stop reading “Secrets of a (Somewhat) Sunny Girl” from chapter 1. It’s charming, surprising, and sweet!
This is a love story but it is so much more than that. Karen hit this one out of the park as she explores not only a second-chance romance but the dymanic between two sisters with a tragic past. It’s steamy, it’s sweet, and you won’t be able to put it down.
I love it when a story pulls me in within the first few pages of Chapter 1 and Secrets definitely had my attention. Katherine is a bit jaded about marriage and when her sister announces she’s getting married, she’s got to suck it up and not let her own feelings about holy wedlock cloud Amy’s wedding and preparations.
It doesn’t hurt that a former boyfriend, now musician and performer is in town. When Amy takes Katherine to Eamon’s concert, Katherine isn’t sure what to expect. She does know one thing and that is Eamon was a shining moment in her life, and even though it was ten years ago, no one has come close to Eamon in Katherine’s eyes.
Eamon wants a second chance to see if they really had it all ten years ago, and even though Katherine is nervous about what letting heart go might bring, she can’t turn her back on this second chance.
I really loved this story. Katherine has some secrets that she’s going to have to spill if she has any chance of making it work and that’s really tough for her to do. That’s the crux of the story that plays out during the preparations for her sister’s wedding. Katherine has good reason to not want to put her heart out there, and Eamon is going to have to shatter all of her preconceived notions that all marriages fail.
I also really liked the story between Katherine and her sister Amy and the family secrets that have colored both of their lives. Secrets of a (Somewhat) Sunny Girl really had it all for me — a second chance romance and a tender resolution of past family hurts and secrets. I just loved it all. Definitely recommended.
An ARC was provided for review.
Rich, warm, and complex, Secrets of a (Somewhat) Sunny Girl is a story for anyone who’s ever lost her way, a story about being found again, about what it means to believe you deserve to love and be loved. –Serena Bell, USA Today Bestselling Author of Head Over Heels
4 1/2 STARS!
An emotionally raw depiction of life, love and happily ever afters! He saw her in a way no one else ever did … but circumstances split them apart. Now reunited at a time that her life is in turmoil, Katherine has to dig deep and confront her past in order to have the brighter future she never even let herself dream about. The relationship between Kat and Amy is heartfelt and once Eamon comes onto the scene, the platform is laid for a very strong book. I really enjoyed their story and watching the past get laid to rest once and for all. Highly recommend!
Katherine Fuller has spent her life avoiding what she considers to be the kiss of death … commitment, marriage, family. She adores her little sister Amy who she’s extremely close to, but a traumatic childhood has her keeping everyone else at a distance. She’s thrown for a loop when Amy announces she’s getting married. She thought they both knew what destruction the sanctity of marriage could reap, but evidently Amy has blinders on. She’ll do anything to keep her sister happy, so she guesses she’ll be faking some enthusiasm!
Irish rockstar Eamon MacWard can’t believe his eyes when he sees Katherine at his New York concert. For a few short months more than a decade ago, she was his, and he’s never forgotten her. He can’t let this moment of fate pass them by and insists she meet up with him to catch up. It doesn’t take long for the passion of the past to reignite and lead them towards the reunion they’d given up hoping for, but getting closer to Eamon leads Katherine to have to confront the past she so adamantly wants to keep hidden. Will the secrets she reveals ruin the sunny girl that’s just beginning to shine again?
“Secrets of a (Somwhat) Sunny Girl” has it all! An emotional reunion romance that’s so much more – family dynamics, “what ifs”, dating-while-parenting – it’s just lovely. Karen Booth has created a cast of realistic, funny, flawed characters in a thoroughly satisfying story.
Fairly mediocre. The big secret is not enough to carry the book, and most of the story is telling rather than showing, which gets tedious. The character of the mother is just awful, but since she is dead she never has to explain her terrible behavior.