Miss Janie's Girls is about second chances, forgiveness, and kindness. Miss Janie has had a harder life and had to give up her twins when she was 16. She becomes a foster mom later in life.

This book is about her trying to find her daughters before her time is up. I loved how we got the past, present, and in betweens with what happened to all the characters.

Not really my cup of tea! I do still think it was wonderfully written. There wasn’t anything at all wrong with it I just felt more of a woman’s fiction book.

This book was absolutely amazing and beautiful. Breathtakingly so.

It's one of those books that not only reminds you of the most important things in life but also has you evaluating your own and what you have been prioritizing.

This story captured the heartbreak and rapid fluctuations in Alzheimers and dementia. Luckily, Miss Janie still had her lucid moments but for many, that is not often the case especially nearing the end.

I loved the setting and the characters in this novel so much. If you like novels written by Nicholas Sparks, there's a good chance you'll like this story as well because it has all the same ingredients: emotion, love, and family (whether created through blood or not).

This novel was incredible and surpassed any of the high expectations that I had for the story prior to picking it up.

***Thank you to the publisher for supplying me with an ARC of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review***

This book was so entertaining. I was drawn into the story from the beginning and was involved until the end. The characters were complex and interesting. I found the story to be well paced and engrossing throughout the whole book. I was invested in the couple throughout the book and felt all the emotions through both the highs and lows of the story.The side characters were such an integral part of this story as well. This is the love story i needed to read at this time. If you want an entertaining and well written book this is it for you

Miss Janie is at life's end but she wants to be surrounded by the people she loves. Even through the tension of reunion, reminiscing and fresh starts, the author creates a warm story not soon forgotten.

Thank you netgalley for allowing me to read this early. I have never read anything by this author so i was excited when I was granted access. Miss Janie's Girls...you did not disappoint! Im excited to check out other stories from this author.

Not really my style! Couldn’t seem to settle into it but wonderfully written. 3* but I feel this is doing it injustice as to some it will be a 5* read

Miss Janie's Girls by Carolyn Brown is a charming tale of second chances. Janie had the misfortune of getting pregnant when she was 16 years old. Instead of allowing her to become an embarrassment to the family, her mother sent her to a home for unwed mothers where she gave birth to twins and was immediately sent to live with Aunt Ruthie. Aunt Ruthie turned out to be a gift and she lived with her until she died. Aunt Ruthie told her she had tried to convince Janie's parents to let her have the baby there, but no go. The book opens 60 years later when Janie is dying of bone cancer and has Alzheimer's. Her great-nephew, Noah has taken care of all her end-of life-wishes except for finding the two girls she had fostered late in life and considered her own. He found Teresa first and discovered she was a nurse's aide, which made her the perfect person to care for Aunt Janie. He found Kayla next and she was there within a day. They picked up their divisive relationship immediately, and Noah wondered if this was for the best.

This is a lovely story of coming home when a person is ready for home. Noah, Teresa, and Kayla had all left home years earlier, believing it help nothing for them. Upon returning to Aunt Janie's arms, they discovered the truth and then grew into it. This story is exemplary of so many lives. People make decisions when they are very young that are not the ones that will hold them for a lifetime. A couple months of Aunts Janie's time living with Alzheimer's is a pretty true rendition of the toll the disease takes on the person with the disease and with those around as well. The personalities in this story were well defined and the characters each are reminiscent of someone you know. They have all become who they were meant to be and it was a joy to make the journey with them. I cried. I laughed. This is a terrific book. I recommend it.

I was invited to read a free ARC of Miss Janie's Girls by Netgalley. All opinions and interpretations contained herein are solely my own. #netgalley #missjaniesgirls

miss Janie's Girls is another wonderful story by Carolyn Brown. Whether you are a long time fan, or a first time reader of Ms Brown, you will love this heartwarming and charming story. I recommend this book!

Another great Carolyn Brown book. Her characters are always amazing and her books are always touching. This one is no different. A must read for fans!

Another great book by Carolyn Brown! She always seems to capture the small town community of Texas, where neighbors show up to support you no matter what is happening in your life. Carolyn Brown also reiterates that family can come in plenty of styles and sizes.

Miss Janie welcomed two children into her home when they were in their formative years. Will they return when she needs them the most?

I received an advanced copy of this book from Carolyn Brown and Netgalley but these opinions amd review are my own.

Another great story by Carolyn Brown! I found the story very charming and heartwarming. I thought it was very emotional too. Highly recommended.

An old woman is dying of cancer and suffering from dementia, she needs her girls to come home. And, though it’s been years and miles from that home, both the women need to be found and brought back to remember what family and home are all about. And, just maybe, they'll find what has eluded them is right back where they started.

Miss Janie's Girls is a heartwarming standalone women's fic full of country charm, feels, and some Texas two-stepping for a pair of feisty foster sisters and the woman who gave them unconditional love and home while suffering her own private pain. The heart of this story is the women's lives.


Miss Janie's Girls is one emotional ride. It's not hectic as to pace, but gentle as it progresses through Miss Janie's last days and the family all together again. Each person including Noah has a tragic past and came from broken home situations, but family can be who you make it. Miss Janie's legacy is obvious and it's a good one. This was bittersweet, but also full of hope as the younger women healed and embraced a second chance.

The author opened my eyes to the earlier time person of recent past generations and what it was like for unwed girls who got pregnant and how they didn't have a lot of recourse for many things including birth control like now.

All in all, this was a sleepy gem that lagged a little in places, but was sweetly, and sassily, triumphant in the end. I recommend it to those who enjoy a bit of country charm with their women's fiction and romance.

My thanks to Net Galley for providing a copy of the book to read in exchange for an honest review.

A lovely sweet novel about the power of motherhood and the connections among those that we love the most.
Many thanks to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for my ARC. All opinions are my own.

I was captivated from beginning to end of this one! Miss Janie was born at the time when if you were under age and pregnant your parents could send you away and take away your baby and that is what happened to Miss Janie. She had twin girls when she was 16 and then she was sent to live with her Aunt in Birthright, Texas, and ended up as secretary of the school system and fostering two teens later in life. Now, 60 years later, she is dying of cancer and Alzheimer's and she has asked her nephew Noah to find her girls and bring them home. Theresa and Kayla left after they graduated and never looked back but when they are found they do end up coming back and we are treated to everyone's story, past and present, and find something they all are missing...love.

**Received this ARC for review from the publisher via NetGalley**

Miss Janie’s Girls by Carolyn Brown
Source: NetGalley and Montlake Romance
Rating: 3/5 stars

**MINI-REVIEW**

The Bottom Line: Normally, I would do nothing but gush about the latest Carolyn Brown read, but I find myself in new territory with this book. I didn’t love this book and that sort of confuses me 😊 When it comes down to it, I didn’t find this book nearly as uplifting as I normally find Carolyn Brown’s books. In fact, from start to finish, I found this to be one of the most depressing books I’ve read. Miss Janie is such a sad figure and to see her life ending in such a manner is hard to swallow. Though her girls and her beloved nephew are with her and supporting her through to the end, I just couldn’t get past how sad Miss Janie is and has been for so many years. As always, there is nothing technically wrong with this book, but it is a heartbreaker even with the good bits thrown in to balance the bad. With that being said, I think most Carolyn Brown fans are still going to like this book. I know I’m in the minority 😊

A wonderfully sweet and charming read that touched on a lot of important issues. The author did so delicately and with a heart and soul that comes from a lifetime of writing. The three women in the story grew up very differently, with different hurts and experiences yet the strength they show in overcoming them and learning to love and live again is awe inspiring. Miss Janies girls is a story of helping and family, the ones you choose not the ones your born too. It's about friendships and giving back. It's about grief and saying goodbye. It's about life, it's ugly sides and it's beautiful sides

Miss Janie's Girls was a heartwarming book. It also broke my heart a little. Miss Janie was a special lady. She had experienced a great loss as a young girl that shaped the rest of her life. Because of her experience, she fostered two girls, Teresa and Kayla. They held a special place in her heart and in her later years, she wants nothing more than to be reunited with them and finally find peace. To accomplish this, she enlists the assistance of her nephew, Noah.

Each one of the characters is broken in some way. The beautiful thing about this story is that it shows the redemptive capacity of family. Also, that family doesn't always look the same. At its core, family is a group of people that know the good and the bad about each other and love one another no matter what. That said, there was a bit of "bad blood" between Noah, Teresa and Kayla, for different reasons. Seeing them work through their differences and misunderstandings demonstrates the capability of the human spirit to look for the good.

Miss Janie's Girls was chock full of emotion, in all its glorious forms. There are smiles, anger, hurt and tears. It shows the full range of the human experience. Quite simply, this is a beautifully written book.

Thanks you to NetGalley and Montlake Romance for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Rating: 5 Stars, HJ Top Pick!!

Carolyn Brown's latest Women's Fiction book, Miss Janie's Girls is bittersweet, poignant and yet very inspirational.

Miss Janie has a heart of gold, a great accomplishment given her early life with her hell and brimstone preacher father and her domineering, abusive mother. Sarah Jane Jackson made the mistake of getting pregnant when she was fifteen so to protect the reputation of the family she was sent to a maternity home for unwed mothers where she was to give birth and her child would be adopted out. She had no choice even though she wanted to keep her baby. As things turned out she gave birth to twin baby girls. She got to hold them for an hour and then they were gone. Not a life event easily gotten over. Next thing she knew she was on her way to Great-Aunt Ruthie's home in Birthright, Texas.

Miss Janie was happy to go live with Aunt Ruthie, better than going back to her dismal life with her uncaring parents. Miss Janie and Aunt Ruthie got along just fine and she followed her aunt to a school job and ended up as school secretary. That was how she got to foster the two girls abandoned by their mothers. Teresa Mendoza and Kayla Green. What a blessing they were in her life. They left her ten years ago and never got back to Birthright, Texas. But Miss Janie needs them now and is calling them home. She has Alzheimer's Disease and bone cancer and wants to be reunited with her girls before she dies. Her great-nephew Noah Jackson has been taking care of her while searching for Teresa and Kayla. She loves the three of them dearly and it is her fondest wish to have her loved ones with her.

Noah Jackson finds Teresa and Kayla and brings them home. Both young women have endured hardships and made mistakes after leaving Miss Janie but come home to care for her. Her love makes their lives better. The two foster sisters who did nothing but fight when they lived with Miss Janie as teenagers find they really can be friends and become true sisters.

Miss Janie's Girls by Carolyn Brown is an emotional read. Any time Alzheimer's Disease is involved there is bound to be sadness. Carolyn Brown weaves her tale as to make the sadness bearable because love and forgiveness is the major arc in this storyline. Teresa and Kayla do not trust men based on their past experiences. Ms. Brown leads both along the path to trust which makes all the difference in a loving, lasting relationship. This book is full of love and it made my heart happy to see Teresa and Kayla achieve happiness. I never finish a Carolyn Brown book without warmth in my heart and happiness to lift me up. Carolyn Brown's books are like coming home again and feeling on top of the world.

I really enjoyed this story at the beginning but it became stagnant for me. I have been in a bit of a reading slump lately, so it could be that if I read this at another time then I would love it as much as other readers. It just wasn't a complete hit for me at this time.