Payback and a Bottle of Merlot (Like Sisters Series Books 1-3) - Like Sisters, #1 - E-book - ePub

Book One: Payback and a Bottle of MerlotMia James almost had it all.At thirty, she was a successful photographer with the craziest but most loyal friends in the world and a wonderful life in a picturesque village. The only things missing were a husband and a brood of kids. An appointment to show her photography portfolio brought her front and center with Jack Barnes, a gorgeous, successful Manhattan businessman.
Mia was smitten, and they married less than a year later. Unfortunately, the marital bliss she craved never showed up. Jack, the controlling absentee husband, had a secret: someone else was occupying his mind and bed. Mia had no idea until a chance sighting revealed the real Jack with his mystery woman. Payback was definitely in order and way overdue. With a little help from her friends and a lot of Merlot, Mia was on a mission to take Jack down.
With hilarious speed bumps, hiccups, and crazy calamities along the way, Mia's ridiculous plot for payback could turn into a chance for unexpected friendships, and maybe even love. Book Two: Insecurity and a Bottle of MerlotVictoria Alonso, or "Vic" for short, was the funniest, most confident and loyal Puerto Rican babe in Westchester County. That was her public persona, anyway, and everyone loved her.
Mia James, Vic's best friend since kindergarten, was a beautiful blond bombshell. No problem there until the day Mia introduced Vic to Max Cole. He sat on that Harley, looking hotter than any living, breathing man had a right to, with a dimpled grin and windswept wild-child hair. Vic wasn't in the market for a man, but there he sat anyway. He was delicious eye candy and made her legs wobble like lime Jell-O.
Vic fell for him hard, but couldn't ignore the fact that Mia had had a brief but tempestuous affair with Max. Vic hid her insecurities well under her tough-girl façade. Her hair was frizzy, and her butt was too big-she knew that competing with the gorgeous, perfect Mia would be next to impossible. Through heartache, crazy antics, laughter, and Merlot, Vic searched for her own truth. Letting go of her insecurities would show her how to love Max, Mia, and even herself.
Book Three: Destiny and a Bottle of MerlotIf Sasha Renaud had a calling, it was to be a domestic goddess. Everyone was shocked when Sasha-the catty, self-centered high-fashion model-did an abrupt life change with such ease. She wanted to simplify things and live her destiny, or what she envisioned it to be. That meant men had to go. She couldn't be bothered with their kind. They were untrustworthy toxic waste, meant for a dump site and nothing more.
There was only so much love to go around, and it wouldn't be wasted on the manflesh. Josh Redmond, on the other hand, had plans all his own. He was smitten with Sasha. In his eyes, she was finer than the Mona Lisa, a goddess like no other. Josh, a well-known Realtor in town, was eye candy for sure, but he had a reputation, and it wasn't good. He was the local man-tramp-or womanizer, to put it nicely.
He was determined to prove himself worthy of Sasha's attention. Josh was certain selling her the Victorian mansion of her dreams, and giving her a puppy as a house-warming gift, would softened her in his favor. When Sasha received a menacing call one autumn afternoon, her newly perfected life went into a catastrophic, hurricane-level tailspin. In a split second, her Utopian dream was uprooted. With her crazy but loyal friends, and a lot of Merlot, Sasha set out to reinvent herself-again.
And because of Josh's kindness and patience, Sasha might allow love to fill her heart one more time.