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Overview
Take a trip to the charming little town of Heart Lake, and meet three best friends who you’ll never forget…
Rachel, Jessica and Tiffany have money problems—major money problems. Tiffany’s whipped out the plastic one too many times, and now a mountain of debt is about to come crashing down on her. Jessica’s husband lost his job—thrusting this longtime stay-at-home mom out into the cold, cruel workforce. And Rachel’s divorce has transformed her from an upper-middle-class mom to a strapped-for-cash divorcee. What are three best friends to do?
Get financially fit, that’s what! Together, Rachel, Jessica and Tiffany start a financial support group called The Small Change Club—challenging each other to bring balance back to their checkbooks, and their lives. Even though frugality is a lot harder than they ever imagined, these women are about to learn some very important lessons: that small changes can make a big difference…and that some things in life, like good friends, are truly priceless.
Editorials
Publishers Weekly
The three friends in Roberts's (Angel Lane) light read are happily reminiscent of Sarah Strohmeyer's The Penny Pinchers Club. These Heart Lake, Wash., neighbors become divas living on a dime when harsh economic times hit. Still recovering from a miscarriage, Tiffany Turner is a shopaholic who becomes frantic when her out-of-control credit card spending prompts her husband, Brian, to leave her. Rachel Green is a struggling divorcée with two children who's just lost her teaching job and professes to not need a man until she meets Chad Alvarez. And stay at-home wife and former musician Jess, when informed by her banker husband that he might lose his job, wonders if she can be a rocker chick again. To cope, the “Small Change Club” members decide to simplify their lifestyles and take control of their future. Homing in on issues many readers can identify with, Roberts's women search for practical solutions to a common challenge with humor and froth. (Apr.)From the Publisher
Praise for the novels of Sheila Roberts"Roberts’ fans will enjoy returning to Heart Lake and its enthusiastic residents, and most fiction lovers will enjoy this feel-good approach to today’s uncertainties." —Booklist
"Sheila Roberts will make you laugh and cry with her latest novel about three women facing life's trials and tribulations." —The National Examiner
"Roberts's trademark humor and memorable characters wrestling with real-life issues add up to a novel that will make readers smile and wish for more." —BookPage
"A beautifully written story that is populated with real and charming people." —Fresh Fiction
"Sheila Roberts makes me laugh. I read her books and come away inspired, hopeful and happy." —Debbie Macomber
“Sheila Roberts is one of my favorite authors. Her stories celebrate every woman's hopes and dreams. Reading her books is like a delightful visit with a treasured friend.” —Susan Wiggs
“Roberts’ witty and effervescently funny novel will warm hearts. Realistic characters populate the pages of this captivating story, which is a great escape from the hustle and bustle.” —Romantic Times
“Hilarious…a fun and festive debut; for all women’s fiction collections” —Library Journal
"The funny novel is all about love …and friendships. But, most of all, it's about learning to love yourself before you can love anyone else.” –The Columbus Dispatch
“Roberts manages to avoid genre clichés and crafts a heartfelt novel with nuggets of life truths.” –Binhamton Press & Sun Bulletin
“Roberts’ sweetly vengeful dig at do-nothing husbands follows a small-town knitting club of wives who are sick and tired of tiling over elaborate Christmas preparations…By the end of this gently feminist sendup, each side learns to be grateful for the other’s efforts” —Publishers Weekly
“Hands-down, this has to be the best Christmas book I have read. The characters are so meticulously developed, I had to double checke to see if it really was a work of fiction.” –J. Kaye’s Book Blog