The Secret Life of Joy by Melissa Senate

The Secret of Joy by Melissa Senate



He was telling you he wasn't leaving you all alone in this world, that you didn't have to marry Michael. ~Maggie

Rebecca Strand has a wonderful divorce-lawyer boyfriend, Michael, a job in his firm as a paralegal, and a dad dying of pancreatic cancer. As if that's not enough stress! While visiting her dad in the hospital, Daniel Strand makes a stunning deathbed confession...Rebecca did have the sister she always wanted. That begins her quest to find Joy Jayhawk.

Michael is not at all happy that Rebecca wants to make this quest to find her half-sister and to possibly give away half of her inheritance. He does everything he can to knock some sense into her thick skull. Rebecca goes anyway and finds the sister she's always wanted...only to find out that she's not wanted as this sister. Will she ever be able to find happiness and Joy in her life?

I really loved this book and didn't want to see it end!! I was afraid of how it would end but I'm very happy with how Melissa Senate chose to end this book. There were so many characters I could identify with throughout this book but I see myself identifying more with Joy. I have known my dad and he's been in my life since the beginning. However, paralleling this situation with others in my life, I could be Joy. I also really like the character of Theo. He would be my hero in the "real life".

I highly recommend this read to lovers of chick lit and for those looking for a lite refreshing read. I received this book from the Publisher as a part of the Pump Up Your Book Promotional Blog Tour.

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New In Stores Today! The Secret of Joy by Melissa Senate

From Melissa's Amazon.com website: My new novel, THE SECRET OF JOY, will be published on November 17th! It's the story of a 28-year-old New Yorker named Rebecca who is shocked to discover, via her father's deathbed confession, that she has a 26-year-old half-sister she never knew existed. With a cache of letters her father wrote--but never sent--to the daughter he turned his back on at birth, Rebecca travels to a small coastal Maine town to meet Joy Jayhawk. She's not exactly warmly welcomed--except by some quirky locals, the women who dub themselves The Divorced Women's Club of Wiscasset, and a very sexy carpenter named Theo. Determined to establish some kind of bond with the only family she has left, Rebecca sticks around, changing more than her own life in the process....

Says New York Times bestselling author Carly Philips: The Secret of Joy made me laugh, cry and smile all at the same time. A don't-miss read!"

I have not yet finished this book and I hope to have a full review for you to read by the weekend. So far, I'm really enjoying this story of Rebecca and her quest to find the sister she's always wanted.

Be sure to check back in with me in a couple of days to read my review. My sincerest apologies for not having it prepared today. Life has kept me busy these past couple of weeks in between hosting a blood drive and experiencing some health issues.

Many thanks to the publisher for providing this book for review. I am an Amazon Associate.