***A USA Today Bestselling Book!***
★★★★★“Real-life conflicts with humor, tears and a happy ending.” — Amazon Reviewer
A story about new friendships, a forgotten Book Club, and finding what you didn’t know you needed.
Welcome to Magnolia
Maggie is thirty-six, recently divorced and embarrassingly unemployed. With a bank account nearing zero she does the only thing she can think of: make a … bank account nearing zero she does the only thing she can think of: make a business proposition to her gorgeous and successful estranged mother.
To Maggie’s utter surprise, her mother agrees. Any funds she can create off the sale of the dilapidated family inn on the island of Magnolia would be hers to invest.
So Maggie packs her few belongings and heads off to Rhode Island to make her dreams come true.
Clementine has been stuck in Magnolia her whole life. The moment her father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s she knew she could never leave. And it was unrealistic for her to rely on her older brother, Archer, who can’t seem to outrun the ghosts of his past.
So when Maggie blows into town, both Clementine and Archer find themselves intrigued by the new move-in.
When they stumble upon an old photograph of Maggie’s grandmother buried up in the attic, Maggie can’t help but be drawn to a woman she’s never met. In an attempt to feel closer to a family she never knew, a book club is revitalized.
The Red Stilettos Book Club.
What starts out as an act of desperation, soon becomes exactly what the women of Magnolia island were looking for, a sisterhood.
The Magnolia Inn will capture you from page one. It is a story chock full of friendship, laughter, and swoon-worthy romance.
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Quick read
Very predictable!
Author unfortunately used the same descriptive phrases again and again. Otherwise an enjoyable light read.
Good story but weak ending
I liked this book so much that I’m going to read the rest of the series.
Dull writing. Obvious plot. Grammar mistakes. A waste of time and money. Didn’t finish it.
This is an inspirational, romantic, women’s fiction about Maggie getting a new start in life after a messy divorce, losing her job and getting evicted. She wants to start her own business and in order to do that she accept a challenge from her mom to renovate a rundown home in Rhode Island to gain the capital for business. Challenge accepted. Magnolia Island, Rhode Island is a quaint little island and the house is the old ” Magnolia Inn”, the first people she meets are Clementine and Archer, who own the hardware store and have their own family issues.
This story is well written, and I love the characters. I look forward to the next book.
I highly recommend this book.
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I thoroughly enjoyed this story. It grabbed my interest from the beginning and held it until the end. I can’t wait to read the rest of the series.
Maggie had recently divorced, had no job, and was running out of money. She needed to get out of New York but where should she go. As a last resort, she approached her estranged mother to ask for help to start her own business. Her mother, Penny, agreed to a deal. If Maggie would refurbish and decorate her grandmother’s former home to prepare it to be sold, Penny would share the profits with Maggie. Maggie had skill as an interior designer and because it got her out of New York and provided possibilities for her future, she agreed.
Magnolia was a small town on an island and The Magnolia Inn had sat empty for many years. There was a lot of work that needed to be done to get it ready to sell. Where would Maggie even start? When she made a new friend on her first day, she felt hopeful.
Clementine had her own difficulties. She had a broken brother, Archer, and a father who had Alzheimers and she had given up her dreams to provide what her family needed. She convinced Maggie that Archer was the best choice to for a handyman. Archer needed a job to do. He needed to heal his brokenness and get out of his self-destructive rut.
The Magnolia Inn was a magical place that helped to provide healing for Maggie, Clementine, Archer and Penny. I loved the Red Stiletto Book Club idea; very empowering and I loved the blooming love story for Maggie and Archer.
This was a sweet, clean wonderful story filled with healing, friendship, romance and second chances and ended with a happy ever ending. I can’t wait to learn about Clementine’s story.
I was given an arc copy of this book and I willingly offer my honest review.
I love the idea of a red stiletto book club. Such a fun idea. This is a cool new series and different than most of this author’s other books. There are a lot of emotions in this book and real life, but that’s what makes it good. I love Maggie and Archer. They are both broken, but maybe can help the other heal. I also loved Clementine and really felt for her. I can’t wait to read her and Shari’s stories next.
This was a great women’s fiction story. This book allowed for a depth of characters. Maggie and Clementine have several real-life issues to deal with in the story. I enjoyed reading about how they coped with the changes in their lives. I also liked how they were able to rise above their circumstances. This book read like a drama story. This was not my favorite genre of story, but it was still enjoyable. This book was more believable and life-like. I recommend this to anyone that loves drama and bonding women. I look forward to reading more about the characters from the small island town. I was given a complimentary copy. This is my honest and voluntary review.
The Magnolia Inn is the first book in a fantastic new series. Small town, lots of emotion, characters tied to each other, family ties and a romance all rolled into a book I could not put down. Warning – start reading early in the day. I think I got bed at 5:30 am! The author used an interesting technique – switching between the two females as chapter titles. Clem’s brother Archer is an important character also. And the Red Stiletto Book Club resurrection was brilliant. I am very eager to start reading the next book!
Maggie finds herself divorced, about to be evicted, and almost penniless, so she goes to her mom for help. Penny sends her to Magnolia, New Jersey to renovate the Magnolia Inn. Penny tells her she will fund her design firm, Studio Red, if she can get the Inn ready to sell. Clementine works at Magnolia Hardware and lives in apartment upstairs with her dad, Dirk, who has Alzheimer’s and her brother, Archer, who hasn’t been the same since the accident. Maggie and Clementine meet and thus begins the beautifully written, emotional story. I won’t tell what happens, but I will say I needed tissues with this book. Oh, I want to join The Red Stilettos Book Club, lol.