Congratulation Liz & Lisa
on the release today of
Forever Hold Your Peace!
Forever Hold Your Peace by Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke
Women's Fiction, 353 pages
Published July 11, 2023 by Alcove Press
Father of the Bride meets Bride Wars in Forever Hold Your Peace, in which two ex-best friends find themselves shockingly entangled after more than two decades apart, for fans of Good Company.
When their newly engaged kids ask all four divorced parents to meet each other over brunch, everyone RSVPs yes--secretly hoping someone at the table will get to the bottom of the bottomless mimosas fast enough to say what they’re all thinking: that this engagement, coming after a whirlwind romance between two people barely out of college, is too much too soon.
But at that brunch, it’s not the impulsive couple's decisions that end up under the microscope, as it turns out June, mother of the bride, and Amy, mother of the groom, certainly do know each other--they're ex-best-friends who haven't spoken since their explosive falling out more than twenty-five years ago. Reeling from their unwanted reunion and eager to shift the spotlight off their past as decades-old secrets and rivalries come to light, the two moms battle it out for the prize of Most Enthusiastic About This Wedding.
But when their history—and their present-day shenanigans—threaten to crack the foundations of the happy couple’s future, June and Amy find themselves becoming unexpected allies in an all-hands-on-deck effort to get their kids (and themselves) a happily-ever-after two generations in the making.
Forever Hold Your Peace is perfect for readers who love messy, complicated family novels like All Adults Here and stories that bring the past and present together like One Italian Summer.
My thoughts about Forever Hold Your Peace ~~
(I love to note the first lines of the books I'm reading. First lines can really grab a reader's attention and I love seeing where the author takes the reader after their first lines.)
First lines—"It was official, Olivia decided. The Amalfi Coast was the most romantic place in the world."
Forever Hold Your Peace had me from the start. Who would have thought that these two wonderful, loving people getting engaged would turn their world into such turmoil?
Olivia and Zach fall in love—it's such a romantic story—and are expecting to have a beautiful, sweet wedding. That's all good until all the parents meet over brunch. Then the fun begins. Who knew there was such an interesting, complicated history between the couples? And it just goes on from there, with the battles between the moms to always one-up the other one. It was so hilarious to see what they would come with next.
As the two families work to become one, all of the issues come up. Can they get through them or will it be the end of this loving couple? I loved all of the drama, and humor, of this story. The best part for me was witnessing the fighting between the moms. And they had good reasons for the drama, don't get me wrong. But I loved watching them fighting it out over wedding decisions. Until they can work out their issues, this couple is doomed.
I thoroughly enjoyed Forever Hold Your Peace. It offered me plenty of laughs as I was able to escape my world for a few hours. I don't know how two people are able to write a book together, that idea just blows my mind, but these two women do an excellent job of it and have succeeded with their latest endeavor. I'm always excited to read their stories. Highly recommend this one.
I received a copy of Forever Hold Your Peace from the publisher via NetGalley and this is my honest opinion.
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About the authors
It all started when…
Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke have been best friends for over thirty years and survived high school and college together. They’ve co-authored seven novels, including the Amazon Charts bestseller, The Good Widow. Their forthcoming book, Forever Hold Your Peace, will be published on July 11, 2023.
In addition to writing books, they created a podcast, We Fight So You Don’t Have to: Lessons from a thirty-year friendship. They also appear monthly on a San Diego news station to share their favorite book club picks.
They both reside in San Diego, California with their families and several rescue dogs.
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