Family Values

In this Fern Michaels book, the main character is a male. Gus Hollister finds out he was used by a Gold Digger who has changed the locks on his house, stolen his porsche and started divorce proceedings. His Grandmother and 2 great-aunts have basically written him off as they warned him about his bride and he did not listen. His best friend Barney is his salvation. He allows him to stay at this house and gets him a lawyer. Gus wants to get the relationship back that he had with his grandmother and aunts and he tries very hard to get them to forgive him. He finds out that they run a business with seniors as labour and he offers to help them out. There are a lot of small details that could have been left out of the story as it did get bogged down somewhat. Of course everything works out in the end with some romance for Gus as well, but lots happens along the way. You need to be okay with the way these characters speak to each other and treat each other as it is very "in your face" or you will not enjoy this book. It is a reissue of a book that was published in 2013.

I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. ( )

This is another excellent book in the Fern Michaels collection. This is the story of Gus Hollister and his trials and tribulations with marrying (and divorcing) a gold digger. The main theme to the story is the importance of family and love and loyalty of family. An excellent read. ( )

First of all where does she come up with these ideas?

This was no where close to one of my favorite books of hrs.

It was a quick weekend read but I just didn't like it. ( )

I won a free copy of this book through a goodreads giveaway.

The story is about Gus Hollister, who was raised by his grandmother, Rose, and his great-aunts, Iris and Violet. His relationship with his family was a great one, until he decided to marry Elaine. Elaine does not want for Gus to do anything with his family, and he becomes estranged from the Blossom sisters.

But Elaine is now filing for divorce, and Gus might lose everything, including the house that his grandmother Rose got for him.

Gus is forced to move out of his house, and his old life, and he seeks his family. But the Blossom sisters are not as accepting as before. Also, they have a secret now; a lucrative business. But eventually, they let Gus prove himself to them.

Gus, along with the help of his friend, Barney, begins a new phase of his life. He learns to value what is best, and ends up finding out what love is.

The book is a quick, light and fun read. I found myself smiling so much, and also laughing, while reading the book.

There are about 20 characters in the story, and the book has a lot of dialogue. The characters' background is succinct, with just enough information for the reader to know. Also, the story includes dogs as characters (in a realistic format, nonetheless) that I think any dog lover will enjoy.

The story also includes serious topics (such as the value of our family, etc.).

The pace of the story is a bit quick, and the story takes place within a span of a couple of days.

Overall, the book shows how people make mistakes, how they must work hard for moving on in their lives, and how people can learn from their mistakes. ( )