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Calmer Secrets: Calmer Girls 2 (Calmer Girls Series) by [Jennifer Kelland Perry]

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The clashes continue in this gripping sequel to Calmer Girls.Samantha Cross is all grown up, busy with art school, and free of romantic entanglements. That's how she prefers it, having renounced love ever since Ben Swift came between her and her sister Veronica four years ago, changing their lives forever.Quite the opposite, Veronica rides the dating circuit with every eligible guy she meets. The rift between the sisters is still intact, troubling Samantha and raising questions about Veronica's lifestyle choices.But when an old friend turned sexy bass player rocks Samantha into a wild infatuation, she rethinks her abstinence. While feeling out this intense relationship, Ben barges back into their world with devastating news, sending both sisters into a tailspin. Is Samantha fated to fall under his spell again, or will she side with Veronica against dire new threats facing their family?In an explosive climax, Veronica reveals long-buried secrets of her own, secrets that could impact all their futures and any hope of reconciliation between the Cross women — a.k.a. the Calmer Girls.

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Praise for Calmer Girls - Book One:

"A Well-Told Story of Teenage Angst ...It was easy to relate to these well-drafted characters and the difficulties their lives posed. From parental divorce and a move to two teen sisters falling for the same boy. Lots of drama with real-life consequences make this an important read for teens...but with its rich description and ability to take the reader back to his or her own youth, adults will enjoy it too. I also loved the setting of Newfoundland, Canada." -- Carrie Rubin, Author

"A Young Adult novel that deals with real problems teens face ...This story is about so much more than just two sisters fighting over a cute boy... a fast-paced, believable YA novel about trying to grow up while leaping over one hurdle after another - acceptance, desire, jealousy, anger, (and) feelings of abandonment." --C. Lacy, Author

"4 out of 4 stars ...The author did an incredible job of writing a detailed story that didn't conform to the clichés of so many other young adult romance books...Calmer Girls was an amazing book that I definitely recommend." --OnlineBookClub.org

"Two sisters-one guy...this can't end well ...Throughout the book, I had a love/hate relationship with Ben, but in the end, I understood what made him act the way he did. This is Jennifer's first book and I'm so excited to know there's a book two in my future." --Jill Weatherholt, Author

"First love and family turmoil in a meaningful YA story ...Check out this smart and edgy YA read!...sibling rivalry, jealousy, misunderstandings and fistfights add tension to romance and friendship and the Cross family spirals towards disaster. Calmer Girls (takes) the typical problems of adolescence and placing it in a part of the world many people have not seen. Perry also includes the important themes of alcoholism, abuse and economic downturn to make her story both relevant and meaningful. Set in the 1990s, readers will also enjoy many references to popular music, including Pearl Jam, Green Day, REM and Nirvana." --Barbara Vitelli @BookClubMom

"Nothing calm for these two sisters. A wonderfully constructed story about two sisters who are polar opposites except for the boy they both have fallen for...touches on all those topics so important to this age group. I recommend it."--Jacqui Murray, Author & Amazon Vine Reviewer

"Five Stars...I would recommend this book for anyone who is interested in reading YA novels...it has everything that is needed in the genre. A sequel novel is forthcoming, and I cannot wait to read what happens next in these characters' lives!" -- Sarah Morris, Reviewer for Amazon, Goodreads, and Barnes &Noble

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Jennifer Kelland Perry is a blogger, devoted reader, animal lover and confirmed introvert. Born in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, she left the city behind in 2010 for the rural writing life and is savouring every moment. Calmer Girls is her debut novel, the first in a two-book series. The second title, Calmer Secrets, was released in March 2017. She lives by the sea in Newtown, Newfoundland with her husband Paul and two beloved cats. Jennifer is currently working on her third novel.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Take The Plunge Publishing; 1st edition (March 19, 2017)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 19, 2017
Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 301 pages

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Jennifer Kelland Perry is a blogger, devoted reader and animal lover. After working in the banking industry and raising a family, she turned her hand to her longtime love, writing. She is a member of the Writers' Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador and took part in the multi-author Literary Events NL Book Tour in 2017.

Born in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, she left the city behind in 2010 for the rural writing life and is loving every moment. Calmer Girls is her debut novel, the first in a two-book series. It was released in 2016. The second title, Calmer Secrets, was released in March 2017.

Jennifer lives by the sea in Newtown, Newfoundland and Labrador with her husband and their extremely spoiled cat. She is currently working on bringing her third novel to publication, this time one of the speculative genre.

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Twenty-something sisters in Newfoundland confront past and present

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 15, 2017

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Samantha and Veronica Cross had to start fresh when they moved with their mother Darlene from Newfoundland’s Calmer Cove to St. John’s. Attending a new high school and making friends were their first challenges and soon they discovered the charms of Ben Swift, a handsome local boy with his own troubles. As the sisters rivaled for his attention, jealousy and misunderstandings threw the Cross family off balance into a spiral of disaster.

Calmer Girls is Perry’s first coming-of-age novel about the Cross sisters. Calmer Secrets picks up in 1998, four years later. If they thought the teenage years were turbulent, they are now learning that relationships in their twenties can be just as complicated.

Veronica is a single mom to three-year-old Henry and Samantha is an art student at Grenfell, seven hours away. Their old friend Ben may be far away at the moment, but he’s on the minds of both girls, for different reasons, and it will be a long time before the sisters forget what happened. Veronica copes by finding, then quickly discarding boyfriends. And while on break, Samantha takes up with her old friend, Kalen O’Dea. He’s charming and gorgeous, and fronts a popular cover band in town, but there’s something puzzling about his behavior. Veronica warns her, but who is she to give advice?

The real elephant in the room, however, is Darlene’s drinking. She’s met a new man, Cash, who owns the Bambury Tavern and the two work side-by-side. He’s a great guy, but can he see the problem? How long can the family look the other way?

Calmer Secrets is an excellent story about the difficult and unsettled years that are the twenties. As with all quality writing, Perry’s storytelling flair is enhanced by her descriptive talent. Reading about St. John’s makes me want to move there and, thanks to Perry’s introductions, I feel like I already have some friends in town. As with Calmer Girls, Calmer Secrets includes many enjoyable and relatable details about the 1990s, as well as local customs, foods and phrases, giving the Calmer series a unique brand. In addition, Perry integrates themes of family, friendship, love and second chances, giving the reader a great deal to think about afterwards. I especially enjoyed seeing her characters transform and step up when they are needed most. And an extra treat are the quotes from classic literature at the beginning of each chapter, a smart detail that ties her story to larger ideas. I’m looking forward to reading more about the Calmer sisters!

I recommend Calmer Secrets to all readers who like realistic stories about family and community in a friendly and colorful setting.

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Jonathan Eaton

Many Romantic Entanglements

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 7, 2018

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Samantha and Veronica, formerly of Calmer Cove, Newfoundland, are girls no longer, and as young women, they are trying to figure out how to deal with those baffling beasts known as “men.” Though both are courageous enough to “grab the tiger by the tail” so-to-speak, once having grabbed, Veronica lets go too soon, and Samantha hangs on far too long. Needless to say, neither strategy works very well. Maybe they need to take a cue from their mother, Darlene: Find a good man, settle down, drink heavily.

The reader spends a lot of time in Samantha’s head, and gets to know her well. She thinks a lot, but does very little. Fate pushes Samantha around considerably in the book, and Samantha rarely pushes back. By necessity then, the major plot developments in the story are achieved through accident rather than action: a car accident, a condom accident, and an accidental poisoning, to name a few. In a similar manner, the major plot resolutions in the story are achieved through good fortune: The drunk grits her teeth and sobers up, the young man in trouble because he (mumble, mumble) is miraculously let off the hook, and the lost-love-found suddenly realizes he “mistook gratitude for love” and dismisses his now awkward current girlfriend with a curt “I told her to stay put.”

In the course of this novel, Samantha comes across as a rather shallow person, and I have a feeling that was not the author’s intention. For example, when the aforementioned gentleman so blithely dumps his old girlfriend for his new girlfriend, Samantha doesn’t seem to recognize that his attitude doesn’t bode well for his future relationships with women. In another case, Samantha describes a school chum as “a good and loyal friend, and a boy of great wit” but not a love-interest because he wasn’t tall enough and had zits. Now, his face has cleared up and he’s a bass player in a band, and Samantha thinks “…he had groupies?? Her interest was piqued.” I’m not denying that there is an element of universal truth to Samantha’s attitude, but with all of her introspection, perhaps she could have given us some insight into this unfortunate aspect of the human condition.

There is one scene near the end of the book where one of the sisters describes a terrible situation she found herself in years earlier, and the remarkable decision she made at that time. I felt like this novel could have used one or two situations like that in the book’s “now” to show us who these people are (now), as opposed to who Samantha thinks they are. I also wish the author had dug more deeply into her character’s attitudes. It felt like there was a lot of truth lying around and getting stepped on in Samantha's rush to get to her next romantic entanglement.

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Kelsey S.

Interesting compelling characters and story line.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 4, 2018

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This story takes place four years after the first book Calmer Girls. At first, the story is a little bit difficult to follow, because I didn't read the first one, but it became easier to understand as the story went on.

While at times ominous, this book had a really compelling story line as well as characters that were relatable.

Veronica and her sister Samantha are still repairing their relationship after Samantha dated Veronica's boyfriend who ended up being the father of her sister's baby. Veronica still holds on to some of that anger from years before.

Samantha is now dating a new guy, Kalen, who she knew from years before, a musician, swoon-worthy, and completely in love with Samantha. But she soon finds that the warnings Veronica gave her beforehand are ones she should have listened to, because Kalen is harboring a secret.

It wasn't too difficult to guess what that secret was, but the way the author handled it was well done. The author also handles alcohol abuse, drugs, custody battles, and that of a semi-broken relationship really well. She tackles these issues and makes them really realistic.

This book was a quick read for me, because the story was compelling and I really liked the character development that blossoms throughout the story.

The ending was really unexpected and I liked the twist the author added into the story. It gave it more of a mystery factor.

I'm definitely going to go back to read the first one to really understand the history behind the sisters and their family.

I recommend this for anyone looking for a quick, interesting YA read.

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HarvestingHecate

An exciting follow up to the first book in the series.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 17, 2019

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This is the second in a series about the Cross sisters who hail from a small Newfoundland town called Calmer Cove. After the dramas of the first book, the sisters have moved on. Samantha is at art college and Veronica is raising her small son, Henry. But the tension between the sisters is still there and things will only become more complicated when two young men from the past show up in their lives again. The author has written another fast-paced and exciting installment in the story of the Cross sisters. There is all the drama and romance of the first novel that keeps you turning the pages to find out what happens next, but there is also the discussion of serious issues that are dealt with in a sensitive way. A great follow up to the first book!

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A compelling story about a troubled family

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 18, 2017

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This second book in the series lives up to its title. There are a good many secrets held close to the vest by Samantha, her sister, Veronica, and their mother, Darlene. Some of them very unpleasant secrets, indeed. There’s also a lot of selfish and immature behavior, some of which endangers the life of Veronica’s little boy, Henry. The testy relationship between the two sisters is still largely hostile and their mother still drinks too much. And the sisters still have messy love lives and grudges that seem insurmountable.

But I was pulling for each of the main characters, hoping they could somehow rise above their tangled lives caused by a combination of self-inflicted youthful indiscretions and burdens inflicted by worthless family members.

There were times I wanted to shake Samantha for her decisions – why would you stay with a questionable boyfriend when you’re breaking up with him as a big snow storm moves in, knowing you’re needed at home? Why would anyone in their right mind leave a toddler with a known alcoholic?

It’s a compelling story about a troubled family. The teenaged sisters in the first book have turned into angsty young women struggling to make lives for themselves with all the distractions of romance and lust getting in the way. Although I read “Calmer Girls” first, I think “Calmer Secrets” can actually be read as a standalone because the author provides enough back story throughout the novel.

Carol Balawyder

A heartwarming coming of age story

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on May 24, 2021

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Calmer Secrets is a novel about good people making bad choices. It is a book about an affectionate family sticking together through thick and thin.
But it is also about romantic relationships. There’s Darlene with Cash, her live-in boyfriend who get along splendidly. Then Veronica’s dating “like you’re going through a box of Kleenex,” Samantha tells her and finally there’s Samantha’s conflict between two guys.
For anyone who has gone through dating in their early twenties, you will recognize the angst, vulnerability and fragility of that period of beginning to date.
Although Calmer Secrets is classed as a Young Adult book there isn’t an age to stop enjoying a book genre. I’ve always loved YA books, often taking me back to my own young adulthood and providing me with a few new vocabulary words:
Girl, you are bangin, says one of Samantha’s boyfriend’s when he sees her appear. To which she answers You’re pretty dope yourself. By the context these are synonyms for cool.
Calmer Secrets takes place in St John’s, Newfoundland, somewhere I’ve always wanted to visit. It was a pleasure reading about the vibrant painted row-houses, the pubs and the mall and a major blizzard which the author cleverly uses to advance her plot.
It’s a heartwarming book. Filled with love and tenderness.

the last unicorn

The secrets are worth waiting for

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on July 24, 2017

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I really enjoyed the realistic setting and tightly-plotted drama of Calmer Secrets, an engaging story of two sisters who are healing from a rift that divided them a few years ago when they both fell for the same guy.
Samantha was so traumatized by her ordeal (which occurred in the first book in this series) she's extremely cautious about dating, but soon she throws caution to the wind when she falls for a dodgy but handsome bass player from a local rock band.
Her sister Veronica tries to warn her about him, and the reader gets lots of clues that Samantha's new boyfriend is hiding something (I seriously thought at one point he was secretly a gigolo because he seems to have some older female friends), but Samantha is head over heels in love.
Meanwhile, Veronica, a single mom, is still angry with Samantha about what happened in the first book. I seriously hated Veronica because she withheld so much information that would have been useful to her sister. I didn't see it coming until the very end, and I don't want to spoil the ending so let's just say the secrets that get revealed are worth waiting for.
The characters have real depth, and they reminded me of people I know. Veronica might be a piece of work, but I had a feeling she would find some sympathy and redemption as well. Samantha as "the good sister" could have been quite boring, but thankfully, she's not the goody two shoes character she aspires to be. Actually, Sam acts like a real brat at times, and I was a bit put off by the spiteful way she talks about her mother. I get that her mom is an alcoholic and has caused some problems for the family, but other than that she comes across as a gentle and well-meaning person.
Probably my favorite thing about this book was its setting in Newfoundland, Canada. The setting blends seamlessly with the plot, the characters, and the mood of the story. There's no awkward descriptions or explanations here. Instead the cold Canadian climate, the unemployment and alcoholism issues faced by many Newfoundlanders, and the warm small-town atmosphere are expertly written as part and parcel of the novel. It even drives the plot forward as the main climax of the book happens when Samantha and her family are separated by a winter storm. Overall, Calmer Secrets is a page-turning and heart-warming read.

Susan Day - Book Reviewer

Compelling reading

Reviewed in Australia 🇦🇺 on September 11, 2017

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I really enjoyed this second book, just as much as I did the first in the series. The sisters are still at each other’s throats although they have gone from teens to young adults; and the mother’s behavior is less than savory. They live complicated lives and I found myself hoping that somehow they would begin to sort themselves out.
I think this book offers important lessons for older teens and can be used as a starting point to open up discussions about being responsible for one’s behavior, and how some of the negative things we do can impact on others.
The book is also well written and interesting enough to keep me turning the pages.

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