Second Novel in Charleston Trilogy
Book 1. "The Back Up Plan"
Book 2. "Flirting With Disaster"
Book 3. "Waking Up In Charleston"
You don't HAVE to read these books in order, but I would highly recommend it. Main Characters in this book originate in the first novel of the series and there is some backstory told in that book that is an excellent lead in to the reader before opening the pages of this second strory in the triology.
Maggie Forsythe is young, beautiful, educated and floundering. Her art shop is thriving, her friends are "lifers" and she comes from a family of wealth and opportunity.... but she is dirt poor when it comes to love. Having just been dumped by her fiancee just days before their huge wedding, Maggie is trying to figure out who she really is and what she really wants in life. The problem is that her own dreams and desires are always clouded by what she thinks her perfect socialite parents want her to be and do. The ex? The "perfect" mate for her - at least according to her high end mom.
In order to get her back amongst the living her best friends convince her to help build a house for a young widow and her 3 children. Doing something worthwhile is surely a move in the right direction - right?! Wellllll, it would be if being a do gooder didn't include having to spend so much time with project leader/foreman Josh Parker, super hottie and all around loner brooding type.
Josh is only doing this project because he can, and yeah, the boss asked him to. Now he is stuck supervising a team of volunteers who know NOTHING about building ANYTHING. On top of that his crazy, can't stay in one place longer than 5 minutes, mother has just hit town and is determined to get in the middle of it all. And then there is Maggie - and lets just say that Josh and Maggie are an explosion waiting to happen.... the only question is whether the explosion will wild and awesome or shocking and bad.... one thing is for sure - with a town full of gossips, best friends playing match maker, a society prude of a mom and Josh's ex Vegas dancer mom around - the flirting is deffinately heading towards so kind of disaster!!!!
A cute light summer beach read in the chick lit category.

Issa S. (
Issa-345) wrote on 10/22/2007...
This one was tough for me to get into and in the end I couldn't finish it. I liked Maggie well enough, but I didn't care about anyone. There were several issues that could have been explored more and made the book so much more interesting, but they were just glossed over.
A fun read, a romance. Good dialog.

Ernestine C. (
Erne) wrote on 4/28/2007...
The " Sweet Magnolia's Series is good reading.
Improper Southern bell, Maggie Forsythe is dumped two weeks prior to her wedding. Hiding away in her South Carolina Low Country home, Maggie’s friends arrive with a proposition to help them build a house for a needy family and make a difference for once. But one look at Maggie and project foreman Josh Parker knows he’s dealing with a debutante, even if she does know her way around a circular saw. Sparks fly between them but Josh has learned from growing up broke that it’s better to aim low than risk everything and lose.
Another good one... book 2 of 3
Like new condition - never read the book

Valerie F. (
canoegirl) wrote on 11/18/2006...
Maggie takes a job at a construction site and loses her heart to one of the ownerss, Josh. Good, fun read.