Mating Rituals of the North American WASP by Lauren Lipton

' Between Heaven and Texas should be the book every contemporary women's fiction reader wants to savor.It's a story that touches women on many levels and yet is filled with humor and a bit of pathos.' Kirkus 'With Texas-sized helpings of humor, charm, and sass, this tale will put you in a Lone Star state of mind!' -Lauren Lipton, author of Mating Rituals of the North American WASP 'A book that brims with laughter and laser-sharp insight.' -Kristan Higgins, New York Times bestselling author I can't stop thinking about it!' -Robyn Carr, #1 New York Times bestselling author 'This book wrapped around my heart with all the love, warmth, and beauty of a favorite family quilt. I just adored every single page!' -Dorothea Benton Frank, New York Times bestselling author

'Brilliant.the characters thunder with life right off the page and into your heart in this quintessential story of family, forgiveness, and nobility. Praise for Marie Bostwick's Between Heaven And Texas With all of their support, Gayla just might find the courage to look ahead, decide which fragments of her old life she wants to keep, which are beyond repair-and how to knot the fraying ends until a bold new design reveals itself. Besides, her solo sabbatical is a chance to explore the creative impulses she sidelined long ago-quilting, gardening, and striking up new friendships with the women of the Cobbled Court circle-particularly Ivy, a single mother confronting fresh starts and past hurts of her own. Though Brian insists he's since recommitted to his family, Gayla's feelings of betrayal may go too deep for forgiveness. At least, not until she finds a discarded memo in which Brian admits to a past affair and suggests an amicable divorce.ĭevastated, Gayla flees to New Bern. It's the ideal place to buy a second home and reignite the spark in their twenty-six year marriage. Like Brian, the laid back town is charming without trying too hard.

Gayla's second love affair is with New Bern, Connecticut. Marriage followed quickly, then twins, and gradually their bohemian lifestyle gave way to busy careers in New York. The first time was with Brian-a lean, longhaired, British bass player.

Twice in her life, college counselor Gayla Oliver fell in love at first sight. New York Times bestselling author Marie Bostwick welcomes readers back to picturesque New Bern, Connecticut-a perfect place for a woman whose marriage is in turmoil to discover a new pattern for living.

Mating Rituals of the North American WASP by Lauren Lipton