Andi Gordon moved to Blackberry Island to start over after she was left at the altar.  She’s bought one of three Victorian houses, known as the Three Sisters, that sit on the highest hill in town.  On one side lives Deanna Phillips and her five daughters in her historically accurate home.  But hiding behind the perfect façade is a mess of a family.  On the other side is Boston King, married to her high school sweetheart and living with an immense tragedy.  Brought together by geography, the three women quickly find themselves in a friendship that will help them through some of the roughest times of their lives.

In Three Sisters, Susan Mallery once again brings readers a story packed full of emotion, delivered in her unforgettable style of smart dialogue, compelling characters, and heartfelt narrative.  I have to admit that I start to giggle and clap like a little kid as soon as I hear that she’s got a new book coming out.  I have yet to find one of her stories that doesn’t pull me in right away and leave me feeling more fulfilled at the end.

This one is told in three parts as Andi, Deanna and Boston all have to deal with the curve balls life throws at them.  I appreciated the switch back and forth as each story was hard hitting and I needed to the chance to change gears before getting overwhelmed.  Andi’s is the most traditional storyline, in a typical romance sense – she is left at the alter and has to cautiously feel her way in a new town with the chance of a new love.  Although her’s is the least emotionally raw of the three stories, the relationship she builds with Wade, and the troubles they experience, is still heartwarming.  Personally, I found Deanna’s to be the most difficult to handle – she is so confused and broken when she realizes that her family could be falling apart.  Her changes are the most satisfying for me.  Boston’s does run a close second, though.  Her troubles are heartbreaking and the devastation to her marriage is easy to understand.

For readers looking for a book of depth and emotion, Susan Mallery’s Three Sisters is not to be missed.