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The Girls of Mischief Bay

(Mischief Bay #1)

Susan Mallery (Goodreads Author)

3.90 · Rating details · 10,127 ratings · 1,059 reviews

Nicole Lord wants to be a good wife, but there's a difference between being supportive and supporting her husband, who quit his job to write a screenplay she's never seen. He won't even help take care of their son, leaving Nicole to run the house and work full-time at her Mischief Bay Pilates studio. Can she say enough is enough without losing the man she loves?

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Dec 08, 2017 Eilonwy rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: character-driven, heartwarming, heartbreaking

Three women, three stages of life:

Pam, at 50, has successfully reared three children. But now she’s feeling old, and wondering if she should get a facelift, and how she can get some spice back into her marriage.

Shannon, about to turn 40, and CFO of an international company, is the epitome of the successful businesswoman, but she’s wondering if maybe she’d like a husband and a child.

Nicole, 30, has been married for six years and has a five-year-old son, but her husband quit his job to write a

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Jan 17, 2015 Susan Crowe rated it it was amazing

Shelves: have-on-kindle, 2015-books

I won't go over what this book is about, you can read the back of the book and find that out. I will say this, What a great book! I have cried over many books in my time, but this one had me SOBBING! Snot sucking sobbing! I felt everything these three women felt. I'm just blown away by Susan Mallery's writing. I have all three books from her Blackberry Island series and have never read them. They are definitely on the short TBR list now. ...more

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Jan 29, 2015 Dianne rated it liked it

3.0 out of 5 stars I'm Reluctant to Write This, February 25, 2015

This review is from: The Girls of Mischief Bay (Kindle Edition)
I know I am in the minority with my feeling for this initial book in this new series. I almost feel as if I need to apologize for how I feel about it.

This book is wonderfully written with thoroughly fleshed and well rounded characters. I agree that these women are the types that I could see being friends with. However, as entertainment value they left something to be 3.0 out of 5 stars I'm Reluctant to Write This, February 25, 2015

This review is from: The Girls of Mischief Bay (Kindle Edition)
I know I am in the minority with my feeling for this initial book in this new series. I almost feel as if I need to apologize for how I feel about it.

This book is wonderfully written with thoroughly fleshed and well rounded characters. I agree that these women are the types that I could see being friends with. However, as entertainment value they left something to be desired. I read to escape my everyday problems, and these characters left me depressed. Let me try to explain ----->POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD<------

We have three women, each a decade apart in age. They range from 30's to 50's. Each brings to the table some sort of issue. From being depressed about no longer being young and attractive, to being single at nearly 40, to having a husband who left his job and is contributing nothing to his marriage. I am in my 50's so of course Pam's problems hit home with me and really depressed me. I too feel out of the loop and not very content with my age. But Pam manages to do something about it and just when everything is going her way, fate slaps her upside the head in the worst way possible and makes things horrible---to the point that she contemplates suicide.

Nicole to seems to finally get her life together and have hope for her marriage - until her husband strikes it big and becomes Hollywood an all the worst definitions of the word.

Luckily as far as HEA's go, Shannon our 40 year old comes the closest but it is a path fraught with complications.

All in all, instead of leaving this book happy and with hope for the future, leaving with the knowledge that I was entertained, I left instead looking for my anti-depressants and a glass of wine.

I admit on the positive side this book did force me to contemplate my life a little closer, but is that what we really want our romance (and that was what this book was being advertised as when I chose it at NetGalley) to do? I had hoped for a slightly more frothy read, but I understand well that Ms Mallery really doesn't write frothy. At least not now.

This book also lacked in the sizzle department - tepid at best, although some sex scenes are quite amusing. ...more

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Dec 03, 2014 Bonnie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary, arcs-netgalley

Nicole, Shannon, and Pam are three friends that are thrown some unexpected curve balls in life with only their friendship to help keep them afloat. Nicole’s husband has quit his job unexpectedly to pursue his dream of being a screenwriter leaving her to care for their child, the household and still maintain her full-time job. Shannon has dedicated her life to her career, sacrificing anything and everything especially romance, but when she goes on a blind date she finds herself rethinking her pri ...more

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Jan 01, 2015 Melissa rated it it was amazing

I did not win this book on Goodreads First Reads. I am a member of the Susan Mallery Review Crew and this book was sent to me to review. "The Girls of Mischief Bay" should have been named, "Welcome to a Big Old Slice of Life" because everyone can probably relate to any one of the main characters, Pam, Shannon, and/or Nicole. Everyone probably knows someone who has been through what these women went through or has been through it themselves. I, mostly, identified with Nicole and I'd tell you why, ...more

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Jan 12, 2018 Bea rated it liked it

Shelves: read-in-2018, romance, arc, kindle, ebook, reviews, womens-fiction

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. 3.5 stars

TRIGGER/SPOILER WARNING FOR ATTEMPTED SUICIDE

So I've had this book sitting on my Kindle for several years. I forgot about it until I downloaded the newest book, "Sisters Like Us". I was partway through it before realizing I had this one, lol. So when as I finished "Sisters Like Us" I picked up "The Girls of Mischief Bay". "Sisters" made me laugh but "Girls" made me cry and gutted me.

"The Girls of Mischief Bay" deals with death, divorce, childlessness and isn't afraid to get ugly. It fo ...more

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Feb 11, 2015 Leslie rated it liked it

Shelves: contemporary, 2015

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This isn't what I would consider a romance. It's a contemporary story about friendship with some romance but not in the traditional sense of following the relationship of a main hero and heroine. What it is is a story about three women, Nicole, Shannon and Pam, who through their friendship, weather some very rough seas together.

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Jan 20, 2017 Susan rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2017-books-read, fiction

Good story about love and friendship. Nicole, Shannon and Pam are all friends who met through Nicole's exercise business. Each one is at a different stage in life. Nicole is a thirty year old fitness instructor with a husband and a four year old son. Shannon is a single woman, forty years old, with a successful career. Pam is a fifty year old, stay at home mom, with a husband and three grown children. Each of them is about to experience some major changes in their lives and it's their friendship Good story about love and friendship. Nicole, Shannon and Pam are all friends who met through Nicole's exercise business. Each one is at a different stage in life. Nicole is a thirty year old fitness instructor with a husband and a four year old son. Shannon is a single woman, forty years old, with a successful career. Pam is a fifty year old, stay at home mom, with a husband and three grown children. Each of them is about to experience some major changes in their lives and it's their friendship that helps them get through.

Nicole arrived home one day to find that her husband Eric had quit his job to devote himself to writing a screenplay. While he spends his time surfing, writing and going to meetings, she is left running her business, paying the bills, and taking care of their son and the house. I thought Eric was a selfish SOB, concentrating on what he wants and whining about her lack of support for his dreams when all she wanted was a little help from him. I understood her frustration. When the unbelievable happens, Eric changes even more, leaving her wondering what will happen to their marriage. I liked the realism of her life, from trying to figure out how to fit everything she needs to do into her day, to her reactions to her son's current obsession with a cartoon character. I ached for her when it seemed that all her efforts weren't enough for Eric.

Shannon has made her career the focus of her life, but now she's ready for something more. She has dated some, but each relationship crashes when the man can't handle the demands of her career. She meets a terrific new guy with whom she has a lot in common. Having a demanding career himself, he understands hers. I really liked Adam. He's a sensitive guy who owns up to the mistakes he made in his previous marriage and is determined not to make the same ones in his new relationship. Shannon is falling hard for him, and for his two kids, and starts dreaming of building a family with him. But not everything goes smoothly. First he drops a bombshell that puts a kink in her hopes for that family. Then, an issue arising from his daughter's birthday party puts additional strain on the relationship. Shannon worries that it's the end of her dreams. I admit that I really wanted to shake him and make him see that he was being manipulated by his kid, and I was definitely pleased when the truth came out and he realized what an ass he'd been.

Pam was the oldest of the group. She has a happy marriage and three great kids. But she's suddenly feeling her age and that things may have gotten a bit too comfortable and predictable in her marriage. She takes steps to liven things up. It was great fun to read about their weekend away and how it turned out to be something that neither expected. I loved seeing their happiness, which made what happened next even more of a shock. I ached for her as she tried to deal with the pain and sorrow. I was especially worried about her with some of the decisions she was making, and loved seeing her make some new friends. The last day of her cruise was especially emotional.

The entire story was full of both fun and deeply emotional moments. Each of the ladies was someone I could relate to in one way or another. All of them are going through struggles and discover that they are easier to deal with when you have good friends backing you up. And sometimes, helping your friends with their troubles can point out the way to get through your own. ...more

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Mar 09, 2015 Melissa rated it it was amazing

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Feb 15, 2015 Sheree rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2015, contemporary-fiction, reviews, womens-fiction

4.5 stars

Loved it! I've been craving another heartfelt series from Susan Mallery. I loved the first two books in her Blackberry Island series (not so much the last one) and The Girls of Mischief Bay has a similar feel ... warm and real.

For me, friends are the family you choose for yourself, the strength and security that true friendship brings is a beautiful thing and you can see how true this is for Nicole, Shannon and Pam.

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May 17, 2019 Kirsten "keep calm there are only 5 days left" rated it really liked it

Shelves: made-me-cry, bc-buddy-read-with-me, reading-with-catherine

For some reason, this was the last of the Mischief Bay books Catherine and I read, yet it was the first written. I also thought it was among the best. (I liked A Million Little Things best, really.)

Susan Mallery writes very engaging women and REAL problems. Sometimes I think the men are over-the-top clueless (as in Eric, what a jerk!). The center of this story was Pam and what happens to her. As I'd read the follow-up books first, I kind of knew, but it was no less emotional for me.

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Jan 02, 2015 Jonel rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: kindle

Mallery definitely kept me on my toes with this one. There were more that I few times where the unimaginable happened, yet in a very real & emotional manner. This was real life. Readers easily experience the joys and sorrows alongside the characters. The novel itself does start out a bit slow as you get to know the characters, which is typical for the first novel in a new series, but as you get to know the characters it really lets fly. Mallery has developed a fantastic plot that combines the em ...more

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Sep 13, 2014 Darcy rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: e-book, 2015, chick-lit

While this book started out slow for me, I loved the friendship between all 3 women. Even better was that each one of them were different ages and at different places in their live, yet their friendship kept them strong.

Each one of the women faced problems and turned to her friends. I thought they each gave great advice, whether they were in the midst of trauma or just needed to vent. I'm happy to see where Nicole and Pam are in their lives and what they survived. With Shannon I'm on the fence, ...more

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Dec 20, 2014 Harlequin Books added it

Shelves: mira, 2014-17

"Mallery’s series debut is an emotional lesson in triumphs and tragedies told in her iconic eloquent style. She breathes life into her three genuinely unforgettable stars and crucial co- stars. Her exceptional handling of the climactic hard knocks and joyful events, and her tiny canine co-star, rocked" (RT Book Reviews, 4 1/2 stars).
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Feb 14, 2015 Jo (Mixed Book Bag) rated it liked it

Shelves: series, contemporary-romance

This story just did not grab me. While it was very well written 9 (after all it is Susan Mallery) I never identified with any of the characters. I will be interesting to see what other think.

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Jan 11, 2015 Terri rated it really liked it

Shelves: edelweiss

Review also found at http://kristineandterri.blogspot.ca/2...

I received a copy of this book from the publisher via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review. he book was just released.

Every once and a while I am wrong about things and there were two things I was mistaken on about this book from the beginning. The first was I thought I had read other works by Susan Mallery however when I go back and check I did not see any. Perhaps it is because I see her name everywhere I just assumed I had? T ...more

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Feb 24, 2015 Kristen Anderson rated it did not like it

I love Susan Mallery. I've read many of her books, including all of the Fool's Gold books. I pre-ordered this one and was very excited about the new series. Until I started reading it. And ohmylanta I did NOT like it. It had very little of the sass and humor I find in her other books. Most of the characters set my teeth on edge. The only character I truly enjoyed was Shannon- I wish the book had devoted more time to her. I started out enjoying Pam's arc until the character was hit with a tragedy ...more

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Jul 25, 2015 Rachel Pines rated it it was ok

Every element of this book was a cliche. The plot, the situations and, worst of all, the dialogue. I kept reading bc I was sure it would turn around (based on the reviews), but it rode every last cliche into the sunset. Worth skipping.

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Dec 04, 2018 Vicki rated it really liked it

Shelves: wheel-a-thon-iii, 401-500-pages, got-2018, romance, contemporary, chick-lit, flb-chinese-horoscope

I don't find too many really good books about adult friendships, women who have each other to make it through the tough times, such as multiple miscarriages, marriage where the passion has gone, sex boot camp, dating someone with children, first time grandparent, making work one's priority and rising in a world of business that's generally a "man's world." This book covered so much.

There are three friends: Nicole, Shannon, and Pam. They are decades apart in age, which is a little bit unusual. Pa ...more

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Sep 16, 2018 Jenny rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: romance

The Girls of Mischief Bay is book one in the Mischief Bay series by Susan Mallery. Three friends Nicole Lord, Shannon Rigg and Pam Eiland who though their lives were perfect. However, this was not the case. Cracks were starting to form in their perfect lives. The readers of The Girls of Mischief Bay will follow these three friends to see what happens in their lives.

The Girls of Mischief Bay is the first book I have read of Susan Mallery, and I did enjoy it. I like Susan Mallery portrayal of her ...more

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Apr 14, 2015 Obsidian rated it liked it

The Girls of Mischief Bay (Mischief Bay #1) by Susan Mallery.

Genre: Romance/Women's Fiction/Contemporary

So. Have you ever read a book that you felt like was three books in one and you wished that the author had just written three separate books? That is definitely this book here.

I don't know if this latest series by Ms. Mallery means that she will not be writing anymore books based on the Blackberry Island series or not, but I hope she does since I am not a fan of the Fool's Gold series and thi ...more

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Mar 03, 2018 Brandi rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

What a great book! I can’t wait to read more of Susan Mallery’s books!

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Jan 21, 2016 Nita Kohli rated it liked it

A more like 3.5 stars :)

I really enjoy books that focus on family and friendship aspects of human life. I love to read how friends or family are there for each other in both good and bad times. My inclination towards these kind of books made me pick up The Girls of Mischief Bay by Susan Mallery.

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The book has three main characters - Nicole, Shannon, Pam - and a reader gets to read the point of view of each of these characters and look through the life of each one of them. Nicole runs a gym (Pi ...more

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Aug 02, 2020 Karen rated it liked it

This book was ok, not great. Too much repetition and the characters and their circumstances were more stereotypical than real to me. It was an easy read and I always like stories about women and their friendships, but this one didn’t grab me.

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Jan 10, 2015 Danielle rated it really liked it

The Girls of Mischief Bay is the first book in a new series by Susan Mallery and to be honest I wasn’t sure after starting it if I would continue to read it, but I am glad I did. This book takes you on a journey of three women who are not only different in age, but they live very different lives.

Nicole’s husband Eric decides to quit his successful career to write a screenplay without speaking to her to beforehand which I thought was out of line. Being married things should be discussed as partn The Girls of Mischief Bay is the first book in a new series by Susan Mallery and to be honest I wasn’t sure after starting it if I would continue to read it, but I am glad I did. This book takes you on a journey of three women who are not only different in age, but they live very different lives.

Nicole’s husband Eric decides to quit his successful career to write a screenplay without speaking to her to beforehand which I thought was out of line. Being married things should be discussed as partners. Nicole tries to be supportive but with him always working all the chores and taking care of their son has fallen on her shoulders and she has her own business on top of that. Eric promises that he will help out more, but selling his screenplay is more important. I liked Nicole and her way of thinking, but when it comes down to it I wish she was a little stronger and more of the take charge person she wanted to be. With doubting if her marriage will survive Eric finally sells his screenplay and becomes a changed man. Now with new clothes, highlights and Hollywood parties to attend Nicole just isn’t good enough anymore.

Pam is having a hard time with her age but being 50 and having grown children does have its advantages. Her and her loving husband John take a trip to get the romance back in their lives although it’s not really needed, but I love how she wanted to spice things up in the bedroom. When a tragedy hits her family, it’s time for Pam to make some decisions and decide how to handle them one day at time. I did have a hard time with some that she wanted to make and found myself tearing up throughout what she was going through and how she was going to actually end up handling them. I think her story is the one that touched me the most in this book.

Shannon has worked hard to get to where she is in her life, but settling down was put on the back burner. Now that her career is going well she is wondering if she has missed out on getting married and having children. When she meets Adam from an internet dating site she isn’t so sure that he will call again especially since their first date was interrupted by work. With a romance blooming she is becoming more sure about starting a family with the man she is falling in love with, only one problem he has two kids from a previous marriage and had a vasectomy. With the vasectomy hanging over their relationship things get a little tense, but Adam is sure that Shannon is the one for him and will do anything to keep her in his life which was super sweet.

I really liked how Mallery set up the setting of this book and the details she provided to make it seem like you were right there along with this women in Mischief Bay that alone had e wanting to continue on this adventure with this three women. It goes to show that age doesn’t really matter when you are amongst good friends to help you through the life changes, heartaches, and what the future might hold. They are their through the good and the bad. I think these women will be friends forever.

I am excited to see what happens in the next book in the series and can’t wait to read it. Mallery has changed me over to wanting to read more Womens Fiction.
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Nov 13, 2014 Kathryn rated it really liked it

Shelves: 4-star, read-in-2015, women-s-fiction, e-arc, netgalley, series-books

The Girls of Mischief Bay is the first book in a new series by Susan Mallery. As I read on into the book I began to really enjoy it and followed each of the three main characters with interest as their stories played out. Three women who are friends - Nicole, Shannon and Pam. Nicole is in her thirties, Shannon is almost forty and Pam is fifty. I wonder why it is called The Girls of Mischief Bay, these are women - not girls!

Nicole teaches pilates and works hard in her business and loves her young The Girls of Mischief Bay is the first book in a new series by Susan Mallery. As I read on into the book I began to really enjoy it and followed each of the three main characters with interest as their stories played out. Three women who are friends - Nicole, Shannon and Pam. Nicole is in her thirties, Shannon is almost forty and Pam is fifty. I wonder why it is called The Girls of Mischief Bay, these are women - not girls!

Nicole teaches pilates and works hard in her business and loves her young son Tyler. However her husband Eric has up and left his work and settled in to write a screenplay - oh and to go surfing in the morning. Meanwhile Nicole struggles on working hard and paying the bills. Eric seems to be very wrapped up in his own life and vision. He was a remote kind of character, we never really got inside his head and I had little to no empathy for him. Nicole and he are drifting apart and this is the struggle and challenge in life for Nicole.

Shannon is very successful - a six figure yearly income. She is a CFO and very competent at her job, prepared to work the long hours it takes. Yet she hankers for something more, and meets Adam, someone she is attracted to. He is divorced and shares the custody of his two children week about. For Shannon the challenge is forming a loving and trusting relationship and discovering the ups and downs of moving towards a relationship that could really be 'the one'. Shannon is discovering the need to have a child and realises her time is running out. Will Adam go along with that need, after all he has two children already?

Pam has a loving husband and three grown children - and a delicate little dog - Lulu. She and John have been married for thirty one years, as the story opens she is struggling with ageing. She is noticing all those wrinkles and other signs of ageing that no one tells you about until it happens to you! I identify with Pam! It makes her a little insecure, yet she is such a competent and talented woman who is so supportive of her friends and family. She also feels her sexual relationship with her husband John is somewhat 'meh' so she decides to book a surprise retreat weekend geared towards spicing it up. However soon Pam is dealing with a lot more serious issues than these.

Life throws a number of curve balls for these women to face and work through. At times I wanted to shake one or two of them, but like in real life it all takes time and things begin to change as time goes by. For each of these women it was a facing of the end of one way of life and the beginning of something new. Another stage in life - and with that comes loss and grief, insecurity and being totally thrown. It also makes way for something new.

Nicole is to be the main character in the next book and I look forward to seeing where her life leads. She deserves something really good, while she accepts responsibility for what has happened so far, I want her to become really confident in who she is and reach for the stars. I look forward to meeting again these three friends and their wider circle of family and friends. I wish it was already written.
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Jan 26, 2015 Julie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: contemporary-romance, netgalley

The Girls of Mischief Bay by Susan Mallery is a 2015 Harlequin MIRA publication. I was provided a copy of this book by the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Susan Mallery does it again! A trio of diverse women meet through a shared Pilates class and form a close bond.

Pam, Shannon, and Nicole couldn't be any different. Pam is the stay at home wife and pet parent to Lulu, Nicole is going through a confused state in which her dependable husband has pulled a 180, and Shannon The Girls of Mischief Bay by Susan Mallery is a 2015 Harlequin MIRA publication. I was provided a copy of this book by the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Susan Mallery does it again! A trio of diverse women meet through a shared Pilates class and form a close bond.

Pam, Shannon, and Nicole couldn't be any different. Pam is the stay at home wife and pet parent to Lulu, Nicole is going through a confused state in which her dependable husband has pulled a 180, and Shannon is the successful business woman who really wouldn't mind having a man to share her life with.
Shannon, having achieved great success in her career is now ready to find that special person. It looks like she may have struck pay dirt when she meets Adam. But, if Adam is the one, then some big hopes Nichole had may have to be shelved, and some priorities on Adam's part will have to at least even out. Can they make it work?

Pam has is good, really good. A great husband, grown healthy children, a nice house, but she feels her marriage and her life is in a rut. She is like a mother figure to Shannon and Nichole managing to give them advice about relationships and money, and is such a good listener. But, Pam will be the one who needs her friends the most as her life takes a hairpin turn no one saw coming. This is the most heartbreaking story of the three and I admit to feeling like I was kicked in the stomach. Can Pam manage to pull her life back together or will she sink down into depression and just give up?

Finally, we have Nichole and Eric. For me Eric was not too good at explaining his goals to Nichole prior to marriage and so she is blindsided by his sudden shift. In my world the stunt Eric pulled and his subsequent attitude would be a big fat “hell no”. But, if Eric being out of work and out touch was bad, just wait... it gets better.. or well, worse. Is the marriage going through growing pains or is it too late to get back what they had?

Susan Mallery's novels are always so thought provoking. I try putting my self in each character's shoes and try to empathize with their feelings and how they are processing things. There were no pat answers or solutions for any of these women. Pam's story is the primary focus in this installment. Pam is someone I can really relate to and her tale was a kind of cautionary one. While there is no right or wrong way to deal with the pain Pam went through, I was hoping she would not allow herself to be swallowed up by it. I think Pam's assessment of her situation was spot on and I know in my heart this dear lady will live the second half of her life with gusto.

As for the other two women we meet here we will have to touch base with them in the future to see how they are going to deal with the major life curves they have been thrown. Since I have already invested myself into the characters I am anxious to see how everything works out for them. Overall this one is 4.5 rounded to 5
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Feb 24, 2017 Janis rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Touching story of three ladies

I liked meeting shannon Pam and Nicole. They are each at different times of life. Can't wait to catch up with them soon. ...more

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Mar 13, 2015 Kari rated it liked it

Shelves: kindle, 2015

The Girls of Mischief Bay is the first in a new series by Susan Mallery. I am a big fan of hers and I think that most fans will like this book. The story features three women who are at different stages and ages in their lives, yet they have a deep and loving friendship that helps them make it through the tough times. For me, this was a much heavier book than I was expecting. I think that is why that even though I liked it, I didn't love it.

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Jan 16, 2015 Jess rated it liked it

Shelves: net-galley, susan-mallery, 2015

This book follows the story of three women in the town of Mischief Bay. Nicole is struggling to support her family while her husband follows his dream of writing a screenplay. She's also dealing with the distance growing between her and her husband. Pam is in her fifties and is tired of her boring and predictable life. Her kids are out of the house and it's just Pam and her husband John doing the same things day in and day out. Then there's Shannon who is single and the CFO of a very affluent co ...more

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Susan Mallery

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#1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery writes heartwarming and humorous novels about the relationships that define women's lives—family, friendship, romance. She's best known for putting nuanced characters into emotionally complex, real-life situations with twists that surprise readers to laughter. Because Susan is passionate about animal welfare, pets play a big role in her books. Bel ...more