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 Lyssa's Words in Print:

Five Sisters and a Wedding

Recipient: 2024 Maggie Award for Excellence; Finalist: 2023 CRW Stiletto Contest; 3rd Place: PNWA

Five days. Five sisters. Too many secrets to count. 


Thirty-year old Gabi French, a former street-artist, is sliding by on her reputation. In order to jump-start both her love life and her creativity, she must find the courage overcome spiteful critics, the distractions of her ADHD, and the emotional fallout of an abusive relationship—all while acting as her youngest sister Janie's maid of honor.


Beautiful, selfish Remi is the wedding planner. Five years younger than Gabi, Remi is desperate to make her mark in a family of overachievers. She's struggling to reset her defeatist self-image, but her plan to gain the respect she craves is about to blow up in her face. 


When the groom’s handsome brother Jack arrives, it’s clear to everyone he’s smitten with Gabi. Everyone except Remi, who saw him first. Gabi can't resist her powerful connection to Jack, and romance beckons—until she discovers he isn't who he says he is.


Their mother is a narcissistic retired-beauty-queen, and oldest sister Steph takes the brunt of her hurtful behavior. Birdy, sister number two, and her girlfriend Celia, wrestle with the twin commitments of marriage and children in a disapproving environment.


This wedding weekend could be the perfect moment for each sister to heal old hurts and step into her potential, but first, all five sisters must survive their parent’s shocking revelations.


But when empowering themselves threatens what should be Janie’s happiest day, the sisters must reevaluate what’s truly important and hope it's not too late to lift each other up with their love.


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