Sisters & Husbands [Hardcover]

Connie Briscoe (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2, 2009

Ten years have passed since Sisters and Lovers, and Beverly, now 39, is engaged to Julian, a man her family and friends agree is the epitome of a great catch: he's gorgeous, loyal, trustworthy, successful, and very much in love with her. Since this is Beverly's third engagement in the past five years, after breaking off the previous two at the last moment, everyone's happy that she's finally settling down. For Beverly and Julian, nothing could be better than being in love and planning their wedding. That is until Beverly's oldest sister's marriage falls apart and dampens the mood of what should have been the happiest time in Beverly's life. Now, second-guessing her impending nuptials, Beverly is forced to wonder if marriage really works. Will she stick it out? Or will her fears cloud her judgment once again?

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Connie Briscoe has been a full-time published author for more than ten years. Born with a hearing impairment, Connie never allowed that to stop her from pursuing her dreams...writing. Since she left the world of editing to become a writer, Connie has hit the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists.

Connie lives with her family in Maryland.

For more information visit www.conniebriscoe.com/

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (June 2, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446534897
• ISBN-13: 978-0446534895
• Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 1 x 9.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #762,609 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Fiction:
--Money Can't Buy Love (Grand Central Publishing/Hachette)
--Sisters and Husbands (Grand Central Publishing/Hachette)
--Can't Get Enough (Doubleday)
--PG County (Doubleday)
--A Long Way From Home (HarperCollins)
--Big Girls Don't Cry (HarperCollins)
--Sisters and Lovers (HarperCollins)

Nonfiction:
Jewels: 50 Phenomenal Black Women Over 50

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Marriage Takes Work, May 28, 2009

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The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers (RAWSISTAZ.com and BlackBookReviews.net) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sisters & Husbands (Hardcover)

SISTERS AND HUSBANDS is the sequel to Sisters and Lovers, where we first met sisters, Evelyn, Charmaine and Beverly...and the drama continues.

Beverly has been engaged three times and the last two engagements she broke off just before walking down the aisle. Now she believes she's met the man of her dreams in Julian and she's sure she wants to spend the rest her life with him. Her family is happy she is finally settling down.

Family and friends see Evelyn's and Kevin's marriage as picture perfect, both have successful jobs, a beautiful home, fancy cars and two children. But there's trouble in paradise and Evelyn is not sure how to handle it.

Three times divorced, Charmaine is now living in married bliss of one year with Tyrone until havoc erupts, as she tries to bring two families together.

After learning of her sisters' marital problems, Beverly begins evaluating her relationship with Julian. She knows they love each other, but is marriage worth it if she has to work so hard at it? Will she marry Julian? Or will she call it off at the last minute....again?

SISTERS AND HUSBANDS is a refreshing summer read. Briscoe's writing is light and airy with a sprinkle of spice and a whole lot of drama. The depiction of the characters is genuine and the flow of the novel is smooth from beginning to end. I recommend SISTERS AND HUSBANDS for a quick summer pick-me-up!!

Reviewed by Sharon Lewis
of The RAWSISTAZ(tm) Reviewers

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Typical "You Go Girl" Fiction, December 29, 2009

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Cee - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Sisters and Husbands (Kindle Edition)

Typical characters, typical cheating, typical ending. I am glad that I only purchased the novel for $9.99. We get the point that Evelyn likes designer handbags. Ms. Briscoe, did you need to mention this every 10 pages or so?

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars O.K. - Recommend, June 6, 2009

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LA Hottie - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sisters and Husbands (Kindle Edition)

I was expecting more but overall it is a good read. However, it was not a page turner for me and it dragged a bit in the middle. The characters were interesting, however I would have liked more spice.