Sisters in Bloom

Snow Sisters, Book 2

De: Melissa Foster

Narrado por: B.J. Harrison

Kaylie Snow has always been the fun, flirty, pretty sister. Now her burgeoning baby bump, hormone-infused emotions, and faltering singing career are sending her into an unexpected identity crisis. Watching her older sister, Danica, glide through a major career change and a new relationship with the grace of a ballerina, Kaylie's insecurities rise to the forefront - and her relationship with fiancé Chaz Crew is caught in the crossfire.

Chaz Crew has everything he's ever wanted: a lovely fiancée, a baby on the way, and soon the film festival he owns will host its biggest event ever. When he's called away to woo the festival's largest sponsor - and the lover he's never admitted to having - secrets from his past turn his new life upside down.

With her baby shower around the corner and her fiancé's big event looming, the pressure is on for Kaylie to pull herself together - and for Chaz to right his wrongs. In a few short weeks, the couple who had it all figured out will learn things about life and love that may change their minds - and their hearts.

Sisters in Bloom is part of the Love in Bloom series. While Sisters in Bloom can be listened to as a standalone novel, for even more listening enjoyment you may want to listen to the entire Love in Bloom series in order.

©2014 Melissa Foster (P)2015 Melissa Foster

A beautiful love story!

This Book 2 in the Snow Sisters series by Melissa Foster is delightful! Her characters are complex, the dialogue witty and the love is very satisfying.
One of the main characters is very pregnant in this story, so we all get to relive the glories of pregnancy again through Kaylie--the awkwardness, the not liking the clothes, but most of all the insecurities that it can bring. If only every one of us had a mate like Chaz! Ms. Foster has written such a sexy, supportive hero in Chaz that it makes even the non-pregnant want to weep!
We also get to catch up and see what is going on in the lives of Kaylie's sister, Danica, and her fiance, Blake.Just like in real life, everyone in the book has issues, but Ms. Foster never fails to deliver the happily-ever-after that we all so deserve! This was a fantastic story with a super narration job done by B.J. Harrison!
I was given this audiobook free by the author in exchange for an honest review.

Aural amazement

Sisters in Bloom is the 2nd installment of Melissa Foster’s “Love In Bloom”. I enjoyed this story with Kailey Snow and Chaz Crew. The characters were well-developed. They are also fun, smart, beautiful, and quite sexy. Melissa is great at writing between-the-sheets scenes and they are so HOT. BJ Harrison is the narrator for the audio version. I love the voice of BJ Harrison. It is smooth, sensual, and provides an aural sensation of the HOTTEST kind.
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review. ****

Great addition to the series!

This audiobook was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review.

This is the second book in Melissa Foster’s Love in Bloom series. Sisters Kaylie and Danica Snow are both moving forward with their lives, both of them more confident than ever, and eager to see what their futures hold for them.

Kaylie and her fiancé, Chaz, have reconciled and are eagerly awaiting the arrival of their first child. The baby is due in the next few weeks and they have decided to put their wedding off until after the baby has arrived. Kaylie is experiencing some disappointments in her musical career but has decided that any decisions on that front can also wait until the baby has arrived. She still has moments plagued by doubts but is working with a therapist (not her sister) to get through them and try to understand their origins.

Danica is loving her new career and is very pleased with the growth of the youth center and its acceptance into the community of Allure. She and Blake have grown closer and Blake has found a new therapist to help him deal with the loss of his best friend and partner, as well as the issue of his former lifestyle choices. Together, they are doing everything they can to help Sally and Rusty cope with their loss, and things appear to be going well there, too. Life seems perfect.

Appearances can be deceiving and we all know that life is rarely smooth, and hardly ever plays out perfectly. There are always steep hills to climb and deep valleys to traverse. Sisters in Bloom takes us to the tops of the hills and skillfully navigates us through the deepest of valleys. With her writing, Melissa Foster manages to breathe life into these characters, their hopes, and fears, sorrow, and joy are all palpable and make you feel as though they are your friends and family. A well-crafted story line pulls you in immediately and keeps you completely intrigued; and surprises? Oh boy! I absolutely got lost in this story and B.J. Harrison’s narration is spot-on, once again.

Great Book!!!

This book was given to me voluntarily in exchange for my unbiased opinion through Audiobook Boom.

Worth the purchase or credit. Narration and storyline will reel you in.

Kaylie & Chaz

These Snow sisters are so much fun to follow! This is the second book in the Snow Sisters series it features Danica's younger sister, Kaylie. She is pregnant with her boyfriend Chaz's baby, and is finding the further along her pregnancy gets, the less music gigs she is getting. This is cutting down her confidence. Chaz has a huge event coming up and has to go on a business trip to iron out the details. Secrets from his past are looming and if they come out before he tell Kaylie, things may get complicated. Will these two work to find their happily ever after? I love Kaylie. She is younger sister, and it's hard to see past the perfection of the first child. But her talent and perseverance are qualities to keep her going. Chaz is wonderful. He knows what he wants, what is important and what he needs to keep it. And I love how Melissa Foster has woven the history of Danica and Kaylie's parents into the story, and how it effects both girls. She is a master of giving us that relevant issue and lets us invest our hearts to find the answers along with her characters. Plus we have glimpses of Danica and Blake, which is just icing on the cake. I love stories that flow from book to book, letting us feel that sense of family and community. Loving this series and can't wait for book 3.

BJ Harrison is such a wonderful story teller. He is perfect for these books. He has a calming tone which is pleasant and makes the listen flow easily. I am enjoying his portrayal of this family.

Great Read

Sisters in Bloom by Melissa Foster was a great book. This is the second book in The Snow Sisters series. I absolutely loved reading more of Danica and Kaylie’s story. Kaylie has many new emotions around her growing pregnancy. Chaz now has everything he wants in Kaylie, but things aren’t always as they seem. I absolutely loved reading more of Danica and Kaylie’s story. I can’t wait to read more by Melissa Foster.

GREAT READ!

I loved it! The narration was great and kept me entertained! The author did a great job with the character builds and plot. I look forward to reading the next book in this series! I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Great Second in Series Gives it All

I received this audiobook free for an honest review. Again, another great story. While the previous characters had their issues, that was nothing like these characters. Kaylie has such a BIG personality that comparing her to her sister, Danika, is not fair to either of them. Kaylie and Chaz's love story is on fire. The author brings the listener/reader in and doesn't let them go. Couldn't stop listening. The narrator does a wonderful job with the characters and their personalities.

This book is filled with suspense, surprises, and lots of Steamy Romance.

This is the second book of The Snow Sisters series. It was every bit as good as the first book. Melissa is meticulous about detail and you become so familiar with characters and it feels as if you know them personally . This story Is filled with suspense, surprises lots of romance.

4 "Life Changes" Stars for the story and narration

4 "Life Changes" Stars for the story and narration.

In the continuation of the Snow sisters story about navigating love and their careers, in Sisters in Bloom, Ms. Foster delivers another book that is sure to entice women's fiction lovers. Please note though, that this title builds on the story of the Snow sisters that Ms. Foster shared with us in Book 1, Sisters in Love, and therefore should only be listened to after that title in order to understand the entire background.

Whereas Sisters in Love focused on therapist, Danica Snow's and Blake Carter's love life, the primary heroine and hero in Book 2, Sisters in Bloom, is Danica's singer, sister, Kaylie Snow, and her fiance, Chaz Crew. However, for those of you that loved Danica and Blake, do not fret, as they still play a crucial role, and their relationship and the conflicts they must navigate along the way, continue to play a strong secondary role in this book.

Kaylie Snow is used to enjoying life and being the life of the party. Having become comfortable in her role as the more carefree sister and her career as a singer, the impending birth of her first (unplanned) child is causing her to reevaluate her priorities and what she expects from her life. The fact that the clubs who used to book her singing gigs, now also refuse to hire her (both now while pregnant and even more alarming after the baby's arrival) is further complicating Kaylie's ability to process just what her next stage in life will look like. Additionally, having a serious relationship for the first time in her life--one which was precipitated or at least sped along by her unplanned pregnancy--is causing its own strain as Kaylie and Chaz try to settle into a different stage of their relationship.

Further complicating matters is a rather determined ex-hook up of Chaz's who also happens to have a tie-in to his career. As a film festival producer, Chaz has to entertain the festival's sponsors. Unfortunately for Chaz, his old flame is used to getting her way and is determined to have Chaz back in her bed. Furthermore the fact that the old flame also happens to be one of his upcoming film festival's largest sponsors makes her impossible to ignore. Therefore although Chaz is equally committed to seeing her gone, her ability to influence his business is making this a rather delicate situation that requires that he interact with her without falling into her web.

Meanwhile Danica in an effort to support her sister has big news of her own, but doesn't feel like she can move on with her life while her sister is going through such a difficult time.

Will Kaylie be able to sleuth the mystery of her current profession and personal identity crisis? Just what direction will her future career and relationship take? Moreover, will Chaz be able to steer the murky waters created by his former lover and current business partner and remain faithful to Kaylie? Lastly, will Danica be able to comfortably pursue her HEA when her sister's life is in such turmoil?

Surprisingly, for a story based on the lives of sisters, male narrator BJ Harrison manages to render a compelling narration of Sisters in Bloom. Mr. Harrison has a smooth, melodic voice that entrances the listener. Although he doesn't provide a lot of differentiation between his male and female characters, I generally had no trouble following this story, and felt that Mr. Harrison did a good job of maintaining consistency of voices across the two books.

All in all, if you're looking for a story about the quandaries of motherhood, and identity crisis that many of us inevitably go through when we face life changing events in our lives--like the birth of a first child, career changes or struggles, and marriage--Sisters in Bloom is sure to be a story that women fiction lovers can identify with.

Source: Review copy provided for review purposes.