No Reservations: A Novel of Friendship by Sheryl Lister

No Reservations: A Novel of Friendship by Sheryl Lister

Get ready for the ultimate girls’ trip as women’s fiction author Sheryl Lister celebrates the power of friendship and living a life with no reservations.

True friendship never ends.

Best friends forever. That’s the vow Joy, Diane, Rochelle and Yvette made when they were children, and even in their mid-thirties, the friends have always been there for each other—through the highs and lows of life and love. Until forever comes up against a terminal cancer diagnosis. Nothing could have prepared them for what life would look like when four became three.

But Yvette was prepared.

Her final gift to her girls is an all-expenses-paid trip to Jamaica like they had always talked about but kept putting off as life got in the way.

The Jamaican getaway can’t come soon enough as the remaining friends deal with their grief, dashed hopes, and unexpected relationship drama. Sick of putting her dreams to open a spa on hold, not to mention her husband’s lack of support, Joy decides she’s moving forward with her new business—with or without him. The thunderous ticking of Diane’s biological clock has her wondering if her desire to have a baby will ever come true, and her husband’s bizarre behavior has her questioning if he’s still on board. And after witnessing her friends’ imploding relationships, single mother Rochelle is content to do life on her own, but her heart doesn’t seem to get the memo when a new man unexpectedly enters the picture.

Guided by Yvette’s spirit, the friends must lean on each other now more than ever before as they learn to navigate their new normal, take unexpected risks and live life with no reservations.

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Excerpt: No Reservations: A Novel of Friendship by Sheryl Lister

“Joy, your mama named you right because you’ve been that and more to me. You’ve sacrificed your dreams long enough, sis. It’s time for you to start that business because every woman needs a place of respite.”

Joy laughed through her tears and gave Yvette’s hand a gentle squeeze. “I know, and I promise.”

Yvette shifted her gaze to her second friend. “Diane, you’ve been the best godmother to Ebony and Ian— all three of you have— and I know you’ll be an even better mother. Jeff will come around, just keep working on him.”

Diane’s pained gaze met Yvette’s. “I’m working on him. One way or another,” she added with a wry smile.

“Rochelle,” Yvette started.

Before she could continue, Rochelle lifted a hand. “I already know what you’re going to say.”

Joy laughed. “Probably the same thing we’ve all been saying.”

Yvette chuckled, then moaned in pain. “Don’t make me laugh. Chelle, girl, I know your sorry ex is enough to make a woman stay single for the rest of this life and the next, but you’re a beautiful woman, and you can’t do that. Warren is a good man, and he really likes you.”

Rochelle raised an eyebrow. “How do you know?”

“I asked. What did you think? Let him in, sis. He can love you like you deserve to be loved.” She grasped Rochelle’s hand.

“I’ll see.” Yvette gave her a look. “Hey, it’s the best I can do.” “

Joy and Di, make sure she doesn’t mess it up.”

“We will,” they chorused.

“Watch out for Joe and my babies, okay? And if he finds somebody else, be nice to her.” She smiled at Joe. “Well, unless she’s a gold- digging heifer. Oh, one more thing. We never got around to taking that trip back to Jamaica. Don’t put it off any longer. Make those reservations, and take that trip.”

( Continued… )

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About Sheryl Lister
Sheryl Lister is an award-winning author of sweet, sensual contemporary romance, romantic suspense, and women’s fiction. Her novels feature multifaceted, intelligent, strong, and slightly flawed heroes and heroines. When she is not writing, she whips up delicious meals and desserts to satisfy her inner foodie.