The Sugarhouse Blues (2) (The Hudson Sisters Series)

The Sugarhouse Blues (2) (The Hudson Sisters Series) by Stewart, Mariah. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781501184512.

From New York Times bestselling author Mariah Stewart comes more "catnip for womens fiction fans" (Booklist) in the second novel in the Hudson Sisters series. Allie, Des, and Cara, each having her own reasons for wanting a share of their fathers estate, meet in the grand Victorian home in which he grew up, only to be greeted by another secret he purposely hid from them: his sister Bonnie. The women reluctantly band together to take on Fritzs challenge, working with a local contractor to begin the renovations financed by an account Fritz had set up for the task. While the restoration appears to go smoothly at first, it soon becomes apparent that the work will be more extensive than originally thought, and Des, elected to handle the money, needs to find ways to stretch out the remaining savings while searching for new sources of funding. As strangers linked only by their DNA try to become a family, the Hudson sisters also try to come to terms with the father they only thought they knew. In the process, each woman discovers her own capacity for understanding, forgiveness, love, and the true meaning of family.