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Honeymoon’s Over
Honeymoon’s Over
Available: September 27, 2024
ISBN: B0DGXVS9ZL
Honeymoon’s Over For Better or Worse
Easy vows for newlyweds Chantel and Charlie. Having been widowed, they knew the worst of love was years away. Furthermore, at fi ft y, they wouldn’t live long enough for the bad to blossom.
Then they came home from their honeymoon.
Chantel’s pregnant daughter, Sissy, living with them during her husband’s deployment, must remain on bed rest. Histrionic and bored, she’s a … challenge.
Chantel’s vegetarian son, Graham, moves in for a few weeks to help with his sister, but something doesn’t seem right. He never got along with his military-loving, meat-eating sibling. He didn’t have ulterior motives for coming to help, did he?
Charlie’s married daughter, Margo, could certainly enumerate the issues these adult children her father’s new wife had. On top of everything, how could her father have chosen that woman?
Then there’s Charlie’s father—lost in old-age absentmindedness. Certainly, he was only forgetful.
Thank heavens for jobs they love that get them out of the house.
Except …Should they have vowed for worse or better?
I found Honeymoon's Over to be a fun and entertaining book from author, Carol McClain. It tells the story of a newlywed couple navigating through life with challenges of a second marriage and step children. I can easily see so many readers connecting with this story. I love the author's use of humor all throughout that made me smile and giggle at times. I thought it was a great story and happy I was able to take this journey with Chantel and Charlie.
Locks, Hooks and Books.Amy
The book is so drenched in humor that you can get through parts that I think would otherwise just be too heavy. But how heavy can a book be, when Chantel (Charlie and Chantel take turns narrating in first person) describes her histrionic daughter like this: “Her good humor—which mostly categorized my child when not traumatized—which happened every five minutes or so…”🤣
Chantel also is surprised to discover her very patient new husband has a temper melting point… “Now he raged like a crocodile on meth.” And so I laughed my way to the end, where “Sometimes things don’t work out, but God’s grace always does. Let’s pray.”Babbling Becky's Book ImpressionsBabbling Becky
Another gem from Carol McClain! The day to day can get in the way, especially when the day to day is a houseful of family, but true love can get you through it all! Right? At least that's what Chantal and Charlie are hoping! Once again we have a story filled with real people. Relatable characters with flaws, strengths, widely diverse personalities, and an innate humanity that endears them to the reader.
Sarah
Carol McClain has a rare gift. She has insight into pure humanity that she is able to translate into stories that resonate as well as entertain.Tilmer
What a privilege it was to spend time immersed in a book that made me laugh out loud and led me to telling my husband stories of my new friends Chantel and Charlie. While writing "Honeymoon's Over", Carol McClain developed a truly funny loving couple whos antics, humor, life complications and love for each other want you to find their home, knock on their door and invite yourself in. Amazon Customer
One of the author’s best. Witty but devastatingly true to life.author and bloggerLinda Rondeau
