Happy Is On Hiatus

By: A.C. Arthur

Narrated by: Mia Speight

Sisterhood is the secret weapon for two women at crossroads in a bighearted multigenerational novel about family, forgiveness, and fresh starts by the author of The After Party.

When Rita McCall discovers her husband’s affair, there isn’t a lick of surprise—not a single tear or broken heart. Just a wife and mother who’s over it and ready to watch her twenty-three-year marriage go up in flames. Sticking close, thick as thieves since childhood, Rita’s unfailingly loyal cousins Jemel and Sharae become her lifeline. They stand beside her as she contemplates a new career and navigates the murky waters of being a preacher’s daughter disgraced by scandal.

Although she would never turn her back on her cousin, Sharae has her own issues to deal with after learning of her father’s jailhouse death and an inheritance she doesn’t want. The last things she needs right now are a handsome lawyer snooping around in her business and a secret that comes back to bite.

With the cousins at life-changing crossroads, it’ll take the wisdom of the Aunts and their family’s legacy of feeding the soul to guide them through the painful secrets, betrayals, and empowering revelations ahead. They’ll learn that what matters most is holding tight to love, to the promise of happiness, and most of all to each other.

©2022 Artist C. Arthur (P)2022 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

“Arthur writes strong female characters, compelling story lines, and the message that family always has your back. Her fluid writing with touches of humor, romance, and enough issues to keep things interesting will keep readers engaged. Will appeal to fans of Terry McMillan and Eric Jerome Dickey.”—Library Journal

“With snappy dialogue and an emotionally charged plot, not to mention a few sexy scenes, Arthur keeps raising the stakes until a final showdown tests the bonds of the women’s friendship. A great choice for readers of Kimberla Lawson Roby and Terry McMillan.”—Booklist

I liked it

I listened to this book and I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it. Rita is a crossroads as she goes through surprise/not really surprise divorce. With her aunts, mom and cousins by her side she struggles to figure out who she is and what she needs. There is a lot of drama, some fabulous food and cousins Jemel and Sharae by her side. I kept waiting for Rita to finally lose her cool and it was amazing when it happened

Family Drama

I don't normally do the sweet side of the romance genre but picked this one to read for a book challenge.

I really liked the fire in Rita after discovering her husband was unfaithful. With the help of her cousin who are more like sisters she makes a new start. Highly recommend this book if you like family drama and the sweeter side of the romance genre.

Very Enjoyable

Life challenges, life's love, and "true life occurances." Thoroughly enjoyed this book. A must read.

I was surprised by how much I liked this.

I’m not sure why but I was surprised by how much I liked this. It’s the first audiobook I’ve listened to performed by Mia Speight and I though she did a pretty good job. There were places where I thought the pacing/phrasing was a little off but not enough to pull me out of the story.

There was a lot of family drama in this book but I knew that would be the case from the blurb. I don’t read a lot of women’s fiction but this story hooked me right from the start. The drama got to be a bit much in places but it also seemed very realistic. I enjoyed the relationships between the female characters.

Very good read!!

This book kept a smile on my lips and in my heart as I recalled the special, often over the top relationship between my mother and her 3 sisters. It reinforced the notion that as women of God, all things will always work out for the good.