Ophelia and Tertia are next in line to find romance and their Aunt Bernie is on the prowl. What a sweet story, with ample romance but still more towards what I would consider women's fiction because the focus is more on the women and how they find themselves. And their family is such a great one, setting up a wonderful world where the people are all about supporting and bolstering each other up. I enjoyed this story- I did not read the first in the series but will go back and put it on my TBR!

The Simmons sisters are trickling back home to the old Paradise house and Great-Aunt Bernie decides to take a hand at matchmaking for former Air Force drone operator, Ophelia, and dissatisfied substitute schoolteacher, Tertia. Carolyn Brown writes a fun and sassy easy-going twofer small town country romance, and I had my cozy chair and cool glass of lemonade all set to be entertained.

Sisters in Paradise is the second novel, but third entry (if one wants to count the prequel about their mother- and I do) in a series of romances telling the Simmons family romances set in the converted old brothel house called The Paradise in their small slowly reviving Texas hometown.

It appears each book will tackles two romances at a time. The first book, Paradise for Christmas, told oldest sister, Ursula, and one of the younger twins, Luna’s romances, and now, Sisters in Paradise set in the late spring has second sister, Ophelia meeting her new boss, winemaker, Jake Brennan, in a coworker romance, and third sister Tertia in a softened enemies to lovers with an old school enemy, Noah Sullivan, when they secretly fulfill old dreams of setting up a cafe and cooking.

Great Aunt Bernie is the catalyst. She believes she’s a matchmaker and succeeds in getting both Simmons girls backs up about romance, but she does get them to really think about wanting guys of their own and the worth of the two men who are now right in front of them. Meanwhile, Ursula and Luna have the whole family up to their eyeballs in summer wedding plans and Luna and her Shane’s big bait store opening.

Sisters in Paradise is so low-angst as to have little conflict, and I appreciate how Carolyn Brown can make me enjoy her slice-of-life storytelling. Family, sisters, relationships and even the tale of their town coming to life as the sisters are a big part of bringing business and life back to the area. Oh, there is a blip of conflict that happens for both women’s romances, but it mostly serves to highlight that the relationships were worth fighting for.

In the background, relationship-shy Endora might have a little something going and the wandering twins are both making plans to come home to stay. I look foward to what is coming next for a new installment of romance and life with the Simmons sisters at the Paradise. This series is for those who enjoy easy-going small town romance.

Sisters in Paradise by Carolyn Brown
Series book #2 of Sisters in Paradise. Contemporary romance. Small town, multiple couples running in parallel. Can be read as a stand-alone but family does overlap. Closed door.
Great-Aunt Bernie has given up the bar-tending business and moved to the small town of Spanish Forks, Texas. Her goal is to get all seven sisters married and get the next generation started. She’s already got two of the sisters engaged, so this summer, her focus is on Ophelia and Tertia.
Ophelia and Tertia Simmons have both moved back to Paradise, a former brothel that was remodeled for a family, where they grew up. Ophelia is tired of substitute teaching all over Montaque County so agrees to the sales and hostess position at a local winery. She is not a fan of the handsome owner, Jake Brennan, but soon enough, sparks start to fly.
Tertia is offered her dream job in the new cafe by Noah Sullivan, the boy who once tainted and teased her mercilessly. Too good to turn down, she works with Noah and soon finds out the teasing as just a prelude to the feelings he can stir in her.
Opeliia and Tertia take mirrored paths to romance.

Small town romance with large family interactions and hilarious Great-Aunt Bernie pushing her marriage agenda without remorse. Of course, we get the ups and downs of any new and building relationship and again, it’s doubled, similar to the first book in the series. It’s actually kind of sweet as the sisters relationship steps mirror each other.
Southern romance doubled. Sweet and comforting.

I received a copy of this from NetGalley.

Sisters in Paradise is the second book in Carolyn Brown’s Sisters in Paradise series. In the first book of the series, Christmas in Paradise, all seven Simmons sisters have come home for the holidays, beginning with Thanksgiving. Also, their Great Aunt Bernie has moved back to the Paradise after decades of running her own honky tonk bar on the other side of the Red River. Bernie has come with her trailer and chihuahua Pepper and has the prime directive of seeing her great nieces matched to their perfect loves with weddings and children to come. She has made predictions for two of the girls for the year to come. And she isn’t wrong!

With that success under her belt, Aunt Bernie has now set her sites on second and third eldest sisters, Ophelia and Tertia. And Aunt Bernie is not to be denied, or is she?

These stories are such a good example of family and found family. With a houseful of sassy sisters, a feisty senior, and a wonderful small town community, the readers will not be disappointed! I very much enjoyed this book and I do recommend it!

Another entertaining read by Carolyn Brown! I enjoy the large family aspect as well as the romance. The Sisters that are the focus of this novel are Ophelia and Tertia. Adding to the humor is Aunt Bernie. It was a quick read for my weekend! I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.

This was my first read from this author and I really enjoyed it. This is book 2 in the series but I easily read it as a standalone.

Returning to the small town where you were raised in a brothel was never going to be easy. Past judgement, fears and embarrassments all surface. Especially hard when it involves your romantic interest…

For me the strength of this story was about the sisters. Their growth as women and their unbreakable bond.

A change of pace story for me but I finished it in one sitting.

The Simmons sister are back! Weddings, falling in love, planning for the future and finding out sometimes you have to go home to find happiness. Ophelia needs to figure out her next step. She doesn’t know what she wants to do for a job so she’s excited when she’s offered a job at a local winery. Jake is happy to own and operate his own winery but he needs help on the sales floor. He is excited to meet Ophelia and hire her to work at the register so he can focus on making the wine. Neither one of them is looking for love but love finds them anyway. Tertia and Noah have known each other since childhood. Now as adults they discover that they both love cooking. Tertia is still mad at him for being mean when they were kids. Noah just wants a chance to work with her and maybe apologize for being an obnoxious kid. He’s happy she’s back in town because he wants a chance with her but she’s reluctant. Will these be the next two Simmons sisters to find love?
This is a very sweet dual love story. The Simmons sisters are great. They love and support each other. The romantic relationships build quickly but they are believable. They are nice people who I can imagine being friends with. Both Jake and Noah make mistakes as they get to know the women and they are quick to work out their issues because they want to pursue relationships. There isn’t a bad guy trying to ruin their relationships. There is a lot of good family dynamic. This book includes Luna’s wedding to Shane. I was so happy the author included it as part of the overall story. It appears Endora is set up as the next sister up to find love. It looks like the Simmons girls will help bring the small town of Spanish Fort back to life.
This book is the story of two strangers falling in love and the story of forgiveness for childhood stupidity. All of the characters are adults. I strongly suggest reading this series in order. I look forward to reading more from this author in the future.

Sisters in Paradise by Carolyn Brown is another visit to the Paradise, which in the past had been a bordello, but for many years had been the home of seven sisters and their parents. Great-Aunt Bernie had retired and come to stay in a trailer out back and put her mind to seeing these women all married. She had managed with two so far, and had the next two in her sights. This is a small town, well, an almost non-existent town, where everyone one knew everyone’s business and that suited Bernie just fine. What a character!

Small towns, no matter where they are, are evocative of so many memories. Brown’s romances are not really typical of today’s romance novels. For one, they are devoid of descriptive coupling, which is OK with me. For another, the bumps in the road are realistic and communication skills have to be developed between the couples. Bernie is right there cheering or jeering, as the case may be. It is a fun read, not quite laugh-out-loud, but amusing, with a chuckle or two. The characters are real people who behave realistically, a phenomenon not often seen in romance novels. It was a fun read. Thanks, Carolyn Brown, for taking us back to the Paradise.

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Family!

This was a story typical of this author, enjoyed it. Small town, 6 (!!) sisters with an Aunt who knows best, and all the emotions surrounding coming back home. Quick read, enjoyable characters.

Thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book, but my opinions are my own.

Sisters in Paradise was a nice women's fiction story for me and I mostly enjoyed it. There is A LOT of exposition that is revealed through dialogue in this story that drove me a little crazy and was distracting while reading. This is my first Carolyn Brown book so I don't know if that's too be expected or not. However, her way of weaving these sisters lives together and meshing them with their upbringings and current existential feelings was lovely and I did enjoy getting to know them. The main character here, Ophelia, here was quite engaging, charming and relatable. For fans of this author and women's fiction, I think this is a lovely book.

SISTERS IN PARADISE by CAROLYN BROWN is a family oriented fast reading book. It starts with a mom who has raised 7 daughters. As each graduates they leave home for bigger & better sites. They come home for 1 of the sisters wedding. Their Aunt Bernie tries her match making attempts on several of the girls !
I enjoyed this book very much. Never a dull moment with all the sisters & their boyfriends.
I received an ARC copy from Net Galley in exchange for my honest review. BUY THE BOOK !!

Sisters in Paradise is a cute small town romance that covers seven sisters. Ophelia and Tertia find themselves falling for two guys they end up working with even though they try not to . Their meddling aunt Bernie thinks she is good at setting the girls up with the partners she thinks are best for them. Through the ups and downs of new work relationships and planning their sister’s wedding they have each other and both find themselves in relationships they didn’t expect.
This book is a quirky story that includes all the meddling of family and the ups and downs of relationships through good and bad times.
Thank you NetGalley and publisher for a copy for my opinion.

Sisters in Paradise is the second book in the series by Carolyn Brown. I love the characters in this series, and could not put the book down once I began reading it. Slowly the Simmons sisters are coming back home to Paradise, and finding love. I think everyone should have a great-aunt Bernie to matchmaker for them. I would definitely recommend this book to everyone.

I received and ARC from NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca, and I am leaving my review voluntarily.

Another wonderful story in this delightful family series by Carolyn Brown. You'll laugh along with the 7 sisters, their parents and Aunt Bernie as the antics pile up! There's a wonderful surprise at the end that Tues the story together. I can't wait for the last book in the series.

Although I received a free ARC ebook from Net galley and the publisher, all thoughts expressed in the review is my own.

Four down and three to go. What will Aunt Bernie have planned next? I love these sisters and their family. Aunt Bernie is a hoot for sure! You never know what her strategy will be. I enjoyed the story line and hanging out with these wonderful folks. I think you will too. I received this book from NetGalley, but my opinion is my own.

I did not at all like this book. The characters were a tad too annoying to me… I think it seemed very southern Belle to me. I posted my very short but honest review to goodreads. I think that to the right reader this book could be fabulous, it just wasn’t right for me. I was very intrigued with the summary, so super sad it didn’t work out.

I loved this story. The sisters are together again in Paradise and starting new lives. Tertia and Ophelia are needing a new direction in life and staying in Paradise to find it. They meet men that might be the ones for them, even if Aunt Bernie isn't sure about the men. It was sweet seeing all the interaction between the sisters, mom and dad and Aunt Bernie. They certainly do have a close relationship. The tornado scene was scary but quite believeable. Thank goodness they got out of it in one piece. The ending off the book was perfect and sweet. And Momma Mary Jane's reaction was funny. Hopefully there is more to come in this wonderful Paradise family

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This is a Women's Fiction/Romance, and this is the second book in the Sisters in Paradise series. I have read the first book in this series, but I think you can read this book as a stand alone without any problems. I loved all the characters in this book, and I found the characters were so much fun. There were two romances in this book, and I found both of them to be so cute and fun to follow. I enjoyed this book so much more than the first book in this series. I received an ARC of this book. This review is my own honest opinion about the book like all my reviews are.

I can't get enough of Carolyn Brown. I haven't read a bad book of hers yet and I've been reading her book for years. Once you pick up one of her books you will not want to put it down. You will also be a fan for life! Her books always have such great stories filled with wonderful characters, families and friends. Her writing makes you want to go to their town to sit down for a chat at the family table with an Ice tea and having a great conversation. I'm from a small town so I always feel at home in her books. If you want a feel good book that will make your heart full, then this is your book. I would highly recommend this book and anything Carolyn Brown writes.


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I was really eager to read this second book in Carolyn Brown's Sisters in Paradise series since I truly and thoroughtly enjoyed the first book in the series, but I'm sorry to say that this novel just didn't grab me or hold my interest, and aside from being occasionally amused by Aunt Bernie, there was little else to hold my interest or to make me care about the 7 sisters around whom this series revolves. The progression of the story was beyond slow, the chit-chat between the sisters seemed endless, and all in all, this novel moved at a snail's pace to the ending.

In short, this may be the first time I've been disappointed by one of Ms. Brown's novel, and I hope it's the last time I ever have to say that in print.

I voluntarily read an advance reader copy of t his novel. The opinions expressed are my own.