As rich and distinctive as the Lowcountry itself, Southern Solstice presents a clever and charismatic journey of love, heartache, adaptation and emotional fortitude as told through a patina of family heritage. When twenty-four-year-old Larken Devereaux is left brokenhearted by her fiancé on the West Coast, she reluctantly returns to her charmed aristocratic roots in Charleston, South Carolina to rebuild her life and gain self-determination in a prominent southern family that offers everything and requires nothing. As her impetuous mother orchestrates a reunion with a first love, Larken becomes entangled in a dilemma where she must choose between an intriguing, passionate plastic surgeon—who is anything but superficial—and the annoyingly irresistible man who has silently loved her forever. Sadler knows how to write a great love story! It's a fast-paced book filled with captivating characters, beautiful writing and a plot that will keep you at the edge of your seat. What I loved about the book the most is how Larken is so relatable -- right down to her "break-up" yoga pants. You'll root for her from the first page until the last. Playful, sassy and endearing, this book encompasses love, family and what it means to be a strong, southern woman. Southern Solstice is a book you don't want to pass up! --Redhead Uncorked When Larken Devereaux is abruptly dumped by her fiancé shortly before their wedding, her very blue-blooded Southern mama Bunny and family friend Priss swoop into Seattle and move her back to Charleston, South Carolina to start over (or, to pick up where she left off). However, Larken, who has taken to her hoodie shirts and yoga pants in misery (much to her mama s horror and disgust), feels smothered by Bunny s dilettante lifestyle and longs to finally figure out some purpose to her life. Meanwhile, childhood sweetheart Jackson drops back into the picture, hoping to pick up where they left off years before, and she finds herself searching for the mysterious Dr. Miles who patched her up when she dropped a knife on her designer shoe clad toe. Oh, yes she did. Along with Larken s search for a job and a purpose there is a mystery or two that is revealed that I never saw coming. Sadler has created a book full of characters so charming that you just want to pull up a chair and pour a glass of sweet tea and chat. While I couldn t quite relate to Larken s newly refreshed closet of designer clothes or lifestyle, I found myself longing for a shiny red Vespa and (or a jar of Priss s legendary moonshine.) Southern Solstice is a book laden with strong, sassy Southern women, their individual ideas of love, some interesting plot twists and a wonderful romance. I can t wait to see what Sadler will bring to us next! Southern Solstice will be released on June 2, 2015 by Blue French Press and will available in paperback and eBook formats. Sarah Sadler can be found on Twitter at @sarahsadler. (I ll add a link for the book as soon as one is available!) --Momma On The Rocks absolutely brilliant! the plot twists and relatable situations keep you on the edge of your seat; the definition of entertainment. south culture seeps through the pages (I have been craving boiled peanuts ever since finishing!), and strong female personalities hold everything together (we should all have a lil in our lives). larken is so relatable, i've found myself referring to her in conversation, completely forgetting she isn't actually my friend! nothing but praise for this charming, sassy, southern novel. --Goodreads Sarah Sadler was born in a farmhouse in rural North Carolina and now lives in Nashville, Tennessee with her husband and their young son. She is adoring of the Deep South, the Wild West and finding a way to be in both places at the same time. When she s not writing books and songs, she s riding horses. Southern Solstice is her first novel.