The Sweet Magnolias is now a Netflix Original Series! From #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Sherryl Woods For the Sweet Magnolias, friendship lasts a lifetime… Maddie Townsend might live in a town called Serenity and have the best friends a woman could ask for, but her life is overturned when her husband leaves her for a younger woman. With her three children heartbroken from the change, … heartbroken from the change, Maddie has a lot to contend with. On top of it all, after years outside the workforce, she must dust off her business skills to take charge of her best friends’ newest project–planning the town’s only fitness spa for women.
When her son’s developing anger issues begin to affect his passion for baseball, Maddie knows she must step in to help. She didn’t expect to develop feelings for her son’s coach, the handsome Cal Maddox, and to learn he has feelings for her, too. But gossip travels quickly in a small town, and Maddie and Cal’s relationship may threaten both their reputations and careers.
Then again, he could be the one man in all of South Carolina who can help her find serenity after all.
Read the Sweet Magnolias Series by Sherryl Woods:
Book One: Stealing Home
Book Two: A Slice of Heaven
Book Three: Feels Like Family
Book Four: Welcome to Serenity
Book Five: Home in Carolina
Book Six: Sweet Tea at Sunrise
Book Seven: Honeysuckle Summer
Book Eight: Midnight Promises
Book Nine: Catching Fireflies
Book Ten: Where Azaleas Bloom
Book Eleven: Swan Point
Bonus: The Sweet Magnolias Cookbook
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This book is a feel good book and a really good start to a series. Everything about this story it true to real life. The conversations between Maddie, Helen, and Dana Sue are real conversations that best friends have. They are honest with each other and extremely supportive of each other. Every girl needs friends like this. Also, because of these …
A great romantic story with great characters. It’s all about family, deep friendships, and finding new love.
Great read about friendship, family and second chances .This was made into a series on Netflix. Love seeing the characters come to life on screen
Great start to a series I consider “Women’s fiction”. With real problems and real situations. Can’t remember why I stopped reading this series, it’s been since 2013 that I’ve read this book 1.
I loved this book. Great story telling.
I absolutely wholeheartedly believe that if you need a book that shows you how awesome you are after a break-up or divorce this book is for you.
Maddie is at the tail end of her divorce from her husband who cheated on her. Due to the divorce, her oldest son is having a difficult time at school and at baseball. Ty’s coach Cal tries his best to help …
Serenity is a small town in the South where I wish I had family and friends to go and visit (with everyone knowing everyone’s business, I’m nit sure I’d want to live there full time). The characters are great and easy to care about and to cheer for. I can’t wait to read the other books in this series and spend more time with the inhabitants of …
This is a wonderful series and Maddie and Cal are great characters.
I did not enjoy this book. The plot made no sense. It’s hit or miss with this author. Sometimes I like her work and other times it’s not a good read.
I enjoyed reading it and the characters were well described as I could picture them. It was a little different from several that I have read lately. It had a happy ending and it will be interested if her series includes some of the same characters.
After I binged the Netflix series, I realized that I’d never read this series, so I downloaded immediately. It was a great read! Netflix got a lot of things right. Highly recommended.
Stealing Home is a delightful novel that captures the charm and biting wit of Southern life. The writing flows like honey and surrounds the senses. This is my first Sherryl Woods novel but it certainly won’t be my last. I’m looking forward to continuing the story in A Slice of Heaven.
I read this after watching the series. It’s good mindless reading if you just want to unwind. I was glad that there were some differences in the book than the series. They really did a great job with the main characters in the series which I thought made them seem more genuine than the book did.
After watching The first season of the show and finding out that I was going to have to wait a long time to see season 2 due to the pandemic I dove right into this series of books. I am thoroughly enjoying the characters and the stories: the books make for very relaxing and enjoyable reading. I love the way she invites new characters into the …
Watched it on Netflix then read the book. I want to read more books in the series. They are light but interesting.
Story of a family that depicts real life! The strong woman overcomes heartbreak and the problems that ex husbands and teenagers bring to see a happy future.
Predictable
Great beach read.
I wish I could give this book 4 1/2 stars. I felt it was not quite 5 star worthy but definitely better than 4 stars. I loved the Netflix series Sweet Magnolias. The book did not disappoint. There was more secondary character development in the Netflix series, but I bet I will get more in future books. I love the story line and the characters. …
Love to read Sheryl Woods books. I think there are very few of her books that I have not read. We spending winters at Daytona Beach I frequented a used book store and read a lot of her books. Every time I see a new book of hers I hold off till it is on special now that I have my Kindle.