Loving your sisters is easy. Getting them to accept your help is the hard part.
It may have taken years, but all five Skatt sisters are finally back together. Their antics in the tiny Northern Ontario town are legendary, involving fistfights and fierce tempers, stealing boyfriends, and standing up for each other.
Until now, Kayleigh’s been content to live in the shadow of her sisters, always … live in the shadow of her sisters, always putting them first, happy to blend into the background of their lives. When Cat, the baby of the family can’t get pregnant and Kayleigh offers to become a surrogate, she discovers that stepping up for her sister also means stepping back from her dreams. Will she ever have a family of her own? It doesn’t help that Dory’s return to Forest Hills has stirred up old grudges that Kayleigh doesn’t know if she can ever forgive.
Dory, on the other hand, has never put her sisters first but a lifetime of being the bad sister has taken it’s toll on her. After beating cancer not once, but twice, Dory wants her sisters to realize she’s changed, but with a reputation for trouble, trust isn’t easy to earn. And when Dory meets handsome ex-cop Drew Conlin, her past threatens to ruin everything she’s worked for.
The two sisters are complete opposites, but sometimes opposites make the best allies. Can these two sisters resolve their differences in time to help each other step up and make their dreams come true?
Stepping Up is the third book in the heartwarming Sisters in a Small Town series about love and family and what sisters will do for each other.
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Ahhhhhhh this was just such a wonderful book and I just thoroughly enjoyed myself. I didn’t want to put this book down. I just fell in love with this wonderful story and it’s wonderful characters. I will most definitely be reading more stories from this wonderful author.
There’s a lot of turmoil in this last instalment of the Skatt sisters’ story. But as the pieces of their own puzzles fall inexorably into place, these women learn about themselves, their relationships, and the fact that coming home was something that was necessary for all of them.
Long held resentments combine with the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood to make Sisters in a Small Town a compelling, sometimes uncomfortable read. But one that you will be all the better for having read in all its parts.
Probably one of the top ten reads of this year for this reader!
Holly wrote an interesting book about five sisters. Having been an only child it was quite a surprise to me how much love and angst five sisters could feel for each other. It seemed very realistic to me how is sometimes the people you love are the ones that can hurt you the worst and yet love you the best. I look forward to reading more of Holly’s books.
These stories are those feel-good books, that always leave you all warm and fuzzy. Yes, the sisters argue and complain about each other (like real sisters do), but they all come together and are there for each other when it counts.
Dory is working on improving herself, forgetting her past, and forging a better relationship with her family. She wants them to see that she has changed, and is a better person than she used to be.
Kayleigh is going after what she wants for once, and not just settling for anything. She volunteered to be a surrogate for Cat, which stirs up thoughts and emotions regarding having a family of her own, not something she had really given much thought about before.
I enjoyed this story, and I look forward to reading the next books set within this town.
I have really enjoyed this series about the Skatt sisters. Stepping Up is the last book and I am sad to see it end. The sister’s characters are well developed. They are part of a very dysfunctional family. Dory and Kayleigh are very opposite characters. Dory is the rebellious “bad” girl who ran away. Kayleigh is sthe blend into the background, be a peacemaker, middle sister. This book tells their stories as they try to show each other and their sisters that they have changed. This book, even more than the others, shows what can constitute a “family.” I was delighted to know these last two sisters better. and can highly recommend this book.
Dory and Kayleigh are two of the five Skatt sisters and are complete opposites. The author has done an excellent job of character development. She has crafted a story about these two women and their “dysfunctional” family. Despite the fact that their relationship with each other and with their other sisters is totally different than my relationship with my sister, I enjoyed reading about their exploits and about forgiveness and learning to relate in new ways. I highly recommend this book, as well as the other books in the series. You will experience a wide range of emotions as you read them.
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Loving your sisters is easy. Getting them to accept your help is the hard part.
The story line is well written, pulls you in and grabs your heartstrings. The characters are strong and well developed. A great small town romantic read. It’s enjoyable, has its funny moments, and heartwarming all at the same time.
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Another round of family history and backstory
Poor Kaliegh is more than a little overlooked when she is helping Cat realize her dreams. How ironic that her sister wonder why she never said anything when she did, but her complaints did not drown out their general clamor
Dory’s missing years come to light as dark as I had feared for her. Will she be able to let go of the darkness enough to grab onto the promise of a new and brighter future?
Busy, chaotic, loving and hating, the girls forge their way
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I read it and most of the books in this series on Kindle and Kindle Unlimited
I wasn’t so sure about this book coming into it as I knew half of it would be dedicated to the lesbian sister. While that aspect did occupy a lot of the time, there were a few other super poignant themes that earned this book its 5 stars. I loved the development of Dory and her relationship with her sisters.
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Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to conceive… I realize I’m badly bastardizing Scott’s quote, but it’s one of those mom-isms that’s stuck with me years beyond her passing and it seemed to fit here. Because, kind of like the whole series, this book is all about what it takes to be a “family”; the good, the bad, and everything in between. And this one, more than either of the previous, is all about bringing the next generation into the chaos. (Or is that the chaos of bringing in the next generation?) I loved having this opportunity to get to know both Kayleigh and Dory better, as well as to see healing take place between the sisters.
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Final Installment. Powerful Ending
This is the final installment of this trilogy. It is a powerful ending that ties up all the loose ends for all 5 sisters. The story brings out many emotions that we can all relate to. Having many siblings, I can affirm that this is exactly how we all get along or don’t. This has been a great series. I am really anticipating the next saga of the next generation. I received this ARC for free from Booksprouts and this is my honest opinion.
It’s time for Kayleigh to step up for herself between all her sister. She will help Cat but she needs to feel that she is loved too. Dory is fighting her cancer for the second time and she is set to win again. Can her sister finally accept her? Can she accept herself and open up to be loved? Sisterhood is the most important thing.