In My Sister's House

    Now, newly released from prison, Storm has some serious living to do. And she’s ready to take control of what’s rightfully hers—a share of Legends—with the help of some of Philly’s most notorious thugs. But moving back into the real world will prove much harder than Storm ever imagined. And as Skylar and Storm negotiate their new relationship, both women will feel the pull of Dutch, a figure so powerful he can keep his girls in line years after his death. In the end, the sisters will have to face their shared, tumultuous past—and a future that’s both uncertain and wide open.

Skylar and Storm Morrison may be gorgeous twin sisters, but they are as different as night and day. Skylar is savvy and book-smart; Storm is shrewd and street-smart. But a twist of fate lands Storm in jail, where she must trade her Fendi bags and Prada boots for an orange jumpsuit and laceless white sneakers. Meanwhile Skylar makes a name for herself by transforming the restaurant that once belonged to the twins’ late father, Dutch, into Legends, Philadelphia’s hottest new nightclub.

    Now, newly released from prison, Storm has some serious living to do. And she’s ready to take control of what’s rightfully hers—a share of Legends—with the help of some of Philly’s most notorious thugs. But moving back into the real world will prove much harder than Storm ever imagined. And as Skylar and Storm negotiate their new relationship, both women will feel the pull of Dutch, a figure so powerful he can keep his girls in line years after his death. In the end, the sisters will have to face their shared, tumultuous past—and a future that’s both uncertain and wide open.

Publishers Weekly

The bond of sisterhood for African-American twins Storm and Skylar Morrison becomes stronger when sorely tested in Welch’s engrossing latest. After Storm serves a three-year prison term for her part in a botched robbery, she asks for a job at Skylar’s successful Philadelphia night club, Legends. Reuniting with encouraging old family friend Nettie Flowers, and knowing she has an inheritance from her father who died while she was incarcerated, infuses Storm with hope. But she makes a big mistake in hooking up again with her two-timing thug boyfriend, DuBoy. Welch (The Bachelorette Party) weaves fascinating supporting characters into his mad and wise morality play—including Lovely, a nurse-by-day/Legends dancer-by-night; June Alvarado, Nettie’s young Latina lesbian lover; and third-rate comic Flynn Wilson—although Gidget, a rude white dancer at the club, is a blatant stereotype. As tragic events pile up, including the fatal stabbing of Nettie, Welch scores a winner with the two sisters discovering the extraordinary power of forgiveness. (Feb.)

From Donald Welch, author of the hit play and novel The Bachelorette Party, comes a story of two sisters—near strangers—who must relearn the meaning of love, trust, and solidarity.