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Stuck in the Middle (Sister-to-Sister Book 1) Kindle Edition
Fans of Sophie Kinsella will love this novel of budding romance, soul searching, and a healthy dose of sibling rivalry. Readers of Lisa Wingate will enjoy the bonds of family and faith in Stuck in the Middle.
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateJuly 13, 2022
- File size5370 KB
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Her older sister, Allie, is starting a family, and her younger sister, Tori, has a budding career. Meanwhile, Joan is stuck at home with Mom and her aging grandmother. Not exactly a recipe for excitement--or romance.
When a hunky young doctor moves in next door, Joan sets out to catch his eye. But it won't be easy. Pretty Tori flirts relentlessly, and Joan is sure that she can't compete. But with a little help from God, Allie, and an enormous mutt with bad manners, Joan begins to find her way out of this rut and into the life she's been hiding from.
Book 1 of the Sister-to-Sister series, Stuck in the Middle combines budding romance, soul searching, and a healthy dose of sibling rivalry that is sure to make you smile.
"A gentle story of one young woman's season of growth, deftly blending the tangle of family relationships with gifts of whimsy and revelation. A joy to read."--Sharon Hinck, author of Renovating Becky Miller and Symphony of Secrets
"Virginia Smith has created a charming and humorous novel that celebrates small-town life, generations of women caring for each other, and the value of finding a deeper, more active faith."--Sharon Dunn, author of the Bargain Hunters mysteries
Virginia Smith is a writer of humorous novels, a speaker, and an avid scuba diver. She launched her career as a novelist with the release Just As I Am in 2006, and has been writing fiction ever since. She and her husband, Ted, divide their time between Kentucky and Utah, and escape as often as they can for diving trips to the Caribbean. Visit her website at www.VirginiaSmith.org
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- ASIN : B0B29NR3V2
- Publisher : Next Step Books (July 13, 2022)
- Publication date : July 13, 2022
- Language : English
- File size : 5370 KB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 284 pages
- Page numbers source ISBN : 1937671585
- Best Sellers Rank: #181,067 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #713 in Contemporary Christian Romance
- #1,577 in Sisters Fiction
- #2,050 in Religious Romance (Kindle Store)
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About the author
VIRGINIA SMITH is the bestselling author of more than forty novels, two illustrated children's books, and many shorter works. An avid reader with eclectic tastes in fiction, Ginny writes in a variety of styles, from lighthearted relationship stories to breath-snatching suspense. She writes fantasy and science fiction under the pen name Ginny Patrick. Her books have been finalists in many prestigious awards, and two of her novels received the Holt Medallion Award of Merit. Learn more about Ginny and her books at www.VirginiaSmith.org.
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Allie is the older sister, beautiful, blonde, married, in love and expecting a baby.
Tori is the younger sister, beautiful, blonde, single, has a great high end job and lives in an expensive apartment.
Joan, single, brunette, still lives in the home she grew up in, with her Mother and Grandmother, works at a furniture store. She likes her job, but feels like something is missing in her life.
In comes the talk of the neighborhood, someone is moving into the house across the street from Joan. And it's Grace, the grandmother that finds out WHO it is. A young man, who turns out to be a doctor! And single! The wheels are already spinning in Grace's head, hoping that Joan would meet a nice young man and get out more.
Joan does a regular run/jog every morning, and one morning, she met up with her neighbor Ken, who has a dog. A HUGE dog! The dog, Trigger, takes a liking right away, and he listens to Joan when she commands him to go 'down'. As soon as Joan finds out that HE is the new neighbor, she becomes embarrassed by how dumpy she looks. She wasn't expecting to run into such a handsome man while on her run. So introductions were made, and that was that…until…..
Joan's sisters Allie and Tori were told about the nice new neighbor, and right away, they want to go meet him! Joan was beside herself with embarrassment and wouldn't go out with the girls. Allie she didn't have to worry about because she was very happily married and pregnant. Tori now, oh boy! She asked Ken all sorts of questions while batting her eyelashes at him. Joan was furious that her sister was actually flirting with Ken! She saw him first she thought. When they returned, they were both beaming with news of a dinner invitation to dinner for Ken at their house!
Plans were made that Allie was taking Joan clothes shopping, so she'll look really good on the night of the dinner. They both already KNEW that Tori was gonna look like a million bucks, and Allie wanted Joan to look even better. Dinner day rolls around and Joan and Tori both ogle one another when they see how good the other sister looks. Oh my how the sparks do fly haha.
While everyone is seated and conversation is being made around the dinner table, the topic of religion came up. Grace invited Ken to go to church with them on Sunday, which he accepted. They found that Ken is in fact, a deeply religious man. He believes in God as the Father.
Now, without giving any more of this story away, let me just say that altho I myself am not a 'deeply religious' person, I found this story to be a very enjoyable read. I think you will too. :)
See for yourself, and you be the judge. Enjoy!
It started off a bit slow for my taste, but I tend to like faster-paced books. However, after the first third of the book, the pace picked up a lot and I couldn't put the book down.
The relationship between the family members is handled so well--subtle, emotional, complex, never cheesy. The sisters clash with each other but love each other fiercely. Same with Joan's relationship with her mother and her grandmother. The family dynamics were both fun and emotionally satisfying for me.
I really liked how the story showed a girl who's grown up going to church but doesn't really have a deep, personal relationship with Christ. Her wonder at Ken and Karen's faith is very realistic, and Ken and Karen are never preachy or in-your-face about their relationships with God. As Joan comes to know and understand God, it's handled with so much grace, with cleverness and real empathy. I loved it.
Readers in their twenties and up will enjoy this. I'd give this to any high school student, too, because a lot of the issues Joan had with her sisters are things I've heard my youth group girls complain about their own siblings. Although, some of the other issues might be a bit out of their reader demographic since one sister is pregnant and the younger one is already out of college, and their mother is dealing with some issues with the grandmother.
All in all, a very satisfying read. I can't wait for the next installment of the Sanderson sisters.
I read it on a special, so it was either free of just 99 cents. Didn't realize it was a religious book until I started it. It was sweet, I finished it and was thinking it was a nice start to someone's career, than realize this is an already established author which means it's probably not getting any better.
The main character is a bit immature. The story is nice, nothing spectacular. The writing is simple. Nothing out of the blue happens. Since it's a christian book it ends with a kiss, so safe for a young person to read. Nothing graphic.
Just, not very outstanding. Editing was fine.
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The story is continued in the second and third book of the series that tell us more about her sisters, Allie and Tori, and how their lives change for the better, when they each have a personal encounter with their loving Father, God.
I really loved this book and the sequels and read the first one in just two sittings ^^
I hope and look forward to reading more in that style by Virginia Smith!
The part of this story that I actually enjoyed the most though was the parts of the story which described the sister's aging grandmother. She was delightful and I sympathized with her as she tried so hard to make herself useful in the household, and as she longed for more companionship with others her own age. The end result for her was perfect, and I was happy to see that Joan did eventually see how selfish she was acting, and how entitled she was behaving.
The part of the story which I found much too predictable was the "romantic" part, which didn't really bring any surprises to the reader. Life doesn't really always end with such perfection.