Three Sisters
New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery’s prose has been called “gritty and magical” and “luscious and provocative” (Publishers Weekly).Now she returns to Blackberry Island with the story of three women whose friendship will change their lives forever.After Andi Gordon is jilted at the altar, she makes the most impetuous decision of her life – buying one of the famed Three Sisters Queen Anne houses on Blackberry Island. Now the proud-ish owner of the ugly duckling of the trio, she plans to open her own pediatric office on the first floor, just as soon as her hunky contractor completes the work.Andi’s new future may be coming together, but the truth is she’s just as badly in need of a major renovation as her house. When Deanna Phillips confronts her husband about a suspected affair, she opens up a Pandora’s Box of unhappiness. And he claims that she is the problem. The terrible thing is, he’s right. In her quest to be the perfect woman, she’s lost herself, and she’s in danger of losing her entire family if things don’t change.Next door, artist Boston King thought she and her college sweetheart would be married forever. Their passion for one other has always seemed indestructible. But after tragedy tears them apart, she’s not so sure. Now it’s time for them to move forward, with or without one another.Thrown together by fate and geography, and bound by the strongest of friendships, these three women will discover what they’re really made of: laughter, tears, love and all.
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New York Times bestselling author Susan Malleryâs prose has been called âgritty and magicalâ and âluscious and provocativeâ (Publishers Weekly). Now she returns to Blackberry Island with the story of three women whose friendship will change their lives forever.
After Andi Gordon is jilted at the altar, she makes the most impetuous decision of her lifeâbuying one of the famed Three Sisters Queen Anne houses on Blackberry Island. Now the proud-ish owner of the ugly duckling of the trio, she plans to open her own pediatric office on the first floor, just as soon as her hunky contractor completes the work. Andiâs new future may be coming together, but the truth is sheâs just as badly in need of a major renovation as her house.
When Deanna Phillips confronts her husband about a suspected affair, she opens up a Pandoraâs Box of unhappiness. And he claims that she is the problem. The terrible thing is, heâs right. In her quest to be the perfect woman, sheâs lost herself, and sheâs in danger of losing her entire family if things donât change.
Next door, artist Boston King thought she and her college sweetheart would be married forever. Their passion for one other has always seemed indestructible. But after tragedy tears them apart, sheâs not so sure. Now itâs time for them to move forward, with or without one another.
Thrown together by fate and geography, and bound by the strongest of friendships, these three women will discover what theyâre really made of: laughter, tears, love and all.
Praise for the novels of
âBarefoot Season is a well-written story of healing, letting go,
and making room in your heart for hope.â âUSA TODAY
âThis poignant tale of family dynamics,
the jarring impact of change, and eventual acceptance and healing is sure to please Malleryâs many devoted fans.â âBookliston Already Home
âGritty and magical, angst-ridden and sweet.â
âPublishers Weekly on Barefoot Season
âAn adorable, outspoken heroine and an intense heroâ¦
set the sparks flying in Malleryâs latest lively, comic, and touching family-centered story.â âLibrary Journal on Only Yours
âMallery...excels at creating varied, well-developed characters
and an emotion-packed story gently infused with her trademark wit and humor.â âBookliston Only Mine
âMalleryâs prose is luscious and provocative.â
âPublishers Weekly
Contents
Chapter One
BEING LEFT AT the altar is not for sissies. Aside from the humiliation and hurt, there are actual logistics to worry about. Odds are if a guy is willing to leave you standing alone in front of three hundred of your closest friends and relatives, not to mention both your mothers, he isnât going to sweat the little stuff like returning the gifts and paying the caterer. Which explained why three months after going through that exact experience, Andi Gordon was putting her life savings into a house sheâd only seen twice, in a town sheâd only visited for seventy-two hours.
Go big or go home. Andi had decided to do both.
After signing the final paperwork and picking up the keys, she drove up the hill to the highest point on Blackberry Island and stared at the house sheâd just bought. It was known as one of the âThree Sisters.â Three beautiful, Queen Anneâstyle homes built around the turn of the last century. According to the Realtor, the house on the left had been restored perfectly. The ice-cream colors reflected the style and fashion of the year it was built. Even its garden was more traditionally English than casual Pacific Northwest. A girlâs bike leaned against the porch, looking modern and out of place.
The house on the right was also restored, but with less period detail. The slate-gray trim framed stained-glass windows and there was a sculpture of a bird taking flight in the front yard.
The house in the middle still had a For Sale sign planted in the unkempt grass. While like the others in style and size, the house sheâd bought had little else in common with its neighbors. From the roof, with missing shingles, to the peeling paint and broken-out windows, the house was a testament to neglect and indifference. If the building hadnât been historic, it would have been torn down years ago.
Andi had seen the sellerâs disclosureâlisting all the problems with the house. It was pages long, listing every major issue, from an electrical upgrade done twenty years before to lousy and nonfunctioning plumbing. The building inspector Andi had hired to look over the place had given up halfway through and returned her money. Then her agent had tried to show her a lovely condo overlooking the marina.
