I loved this story!!!!!!! You can really relate to these two sisters who both fall in love one summer and find their true love!!!!! Sunshine has always been the girl guys like with her blonde hair and curvy body but she is tired of that life & wants a real relationship. Margot has an ex who was no good for her until she decided to move on from him and it was the best thing for her. Follow these two sisters through their summer of discovery of true love & becoming who they want to be. Thank you to Netgalley and Simon & Schuster for my early copy for my honest review

There was just something off with this book right from the start. Most enjoyable character was Bianca. The story was just too convenient and the tension really didn’t exist.

Susan Mallery does it again! I loved this book. The characters are wonderful and the plot kept me engaged from the beginning to the end.

Margot and Sunshine are fraternal twins who couldn't be more different except for their poor track record with men. Margot is a personal etiquette trainer who is working with a well-known movie star to teach her some diplomatic ins and outs. Sunshine is working as a nanny for a widower and his adorable son. As the story progresses I got invested in the characters and really felt for them, which in my opinion is the mark of a great book.

This is a great summer beach read that I predict will be a bestseller.

Thanks to Harlequin/HQN and NetGalley for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

The Summer of Sunshine and Margot is a delightful read. The story moves around twin sisters who have bad luck in love, and they both want to change some things. Although parts of this are predictable and cliche, it's still an enjoyable read. It's inspiring, charming and entertaining. I found it light and easy to read, and I think it's a perfect beach read. Thanks to NetGalley for an arc in exchange for an honest review.

Twin sisters Sunshine and Margot are wanting to change their disastrous luck in their romantic relationships. Some books have the power to suck you in immediately and put your life on hold for a few hours, or so it seems to me at least, I gave in and took the path of least resistance. I succumbed to the art of of doing nothing else but reading this absolutely terrific book, I couldn’t put it down to be honest. My only tip then, is to set aside some time and enjoy this fabulous read! I would definitely recommend this uplifting book!

Fraternal twin sisters, each vowing to change their current ways, for various reasons. Their looks and personalities vary.
Sunshine is a nanny, who has spent much of her adult life falling for the wrong men, and running away with them. She is trying to change from being the girl who is known more for her looks than any substance. In her vow to change, she enrolls in college. Juggling school, and the feelings that she is feeling for her boss, Declan, proves to be incredibly hard.
Margot has spent much of her adult life following one man all over the world. In doing this, she has put her needs and wants last. Now, as an etiquette coach, she has been hired to work with a movie star who has been known to be eccentric, at best. In order to help her be successful, Margot moves in with her, at the home of her son, Alec. In doing so, she develops a relationship with Alec that helps push him past his guarded life.
This story was an easy read. The story-line was believable, and I found myself rooting for each couple. Susan Mallery is not afraid to share the dynamics of relationships with her readers. While the love interests were obvious from the beginning, Mallery provided the characters with conflict that kept the story entertaining. I would give this book 4 stars.
I received a Digital Advance Reader Copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Twin sisters, Sunshine and Margot, are very different in so many ways except when it comes to picking the wrong man or men. Can this be a family trait? Sunshine and Margot have vowed to do things differently and break the pattern.
I really enjoyed this book. Each sister had her own storyline and I was rooting for both of them. They deserved to find great guys!

There was a period of time that I read a lot of her books with the guarantee that I was in for a comfortable read with great characters, a well-written romance and especially strong women.

This book fits the above description perfectly, we have a pair of sister set apart by traits both physical and mental but who are a team all the same. They both start new jobs at the start of our story, one as a personal etiquette trainer (a fascinating job from the descriptions but must be really hard to carry out effectively) and the other as a dedicated nanny. Both of them have past mistakes they plan to learn from and never repeat and there are good men in their current surroundings. Most of the story may be predictable and a few graphic scenes but the people are well written and it is hard not to get caught up in their lives and feel with and for them. Sometimes a tried and tested formula with different ingredients works well and this was one of those times. I felt like it was an afternoon well spent with the Baxter twins. Their jobs (all four main characters) are described in a way that you would find even that interesting.

Well that was actually a good read compared to the other two books I finished this weekend. There were some weak subplots going on, but I did love the two sisters (Sunshine and Margot) relationship. For once we didn't get very little scenes with people who are related. These two depend on each other and love each other. The romantic interests were okay, I do have to call BS on Sunshine's though, there's a lot there that made me squirmy and I really wish that romance authors would stop with the boss/employee relationship. I read Ask A Manager too much because all I could think was the sexual harassment claims that can come in.

Sunshine is back trying to nanny again after finally ridding herself of the last guy she dated. She is determined to go back to college and get her degree in child psychology. Her new job has her being a nanny to a newly widowed father (Declan) of a young boy. Sunshine is determined to try to date "good" guys this time, but keeps finding more and more men are only attracted to her body. She also realizes that she may be falling for her boss.

Margot is an etiquette coach. She gets hired to transform an aging movie star (Bianca) who has plans to marry a diplomat and live abroad. She realizes this job may be tougher than she thought and she starts thinking about her client's son Alec.

Mallery does a good job with giving a solid backstory to Sunshine and Margot. There mother ran off and left them as did their grandmother. The great grandmother raised them and had dreams of one of them becoming Miss America one day. I don't even know what to say about all of that. I can't imagine having that as a goal for my great grand kids. Anyway, both women have scars due to their mother abandoning them and their lack of solid relationships. Both sisters end up picking losers and or people who just use and throw them away.

I enjoyed all of the dialogue with Sunshine and Margot. It reminds me of similar conversations with my sister and best friends.

I do have to say though that the twin plots didn't hold up much though. Margot and her job with Bianca starting boring me after a while. And when you realize why Bianca is acting the way she is it felt like a reach and too similar to Stephen King's Carrie backstory. Sunshine's plot with her going to school and trying with math was good though. I liked that she was focused on getting a good grade and did laugh at her math tutor going get a therapist, I am not here to listen to your problems.

The love interests were okay. Alec fitting the nerdy but secretly sexy type. Declan though bugged me a lot. We get a whole backstory on what was going on with his marriage. I still say that Mallery included it though so her readers didn't boo his butt for thinking sexy thoughts about his nanny.

The writing was very good and the flow was great. I have pinged Maller's other series before due to there being a plethora of characters and very little to tie them together. For once Mallery makes a book about sisters and stays fixed on them. I definitely liked this one better than "The Tulip Sisters."

The ending felt rushed with Sunshine's story, but I liked how Margot's ended.

I am never disappointed when reading a book by the amazing and talented Susan Mallery and this book wasn't any different. I don't do spoilers, but I loved these characters so much. I think this is my favorite of hers for now.

Margot Baxter has been hired to “coach” former actress Bianca Wray, a free spirit who has always enjoyed life to the fullest. Bianca is in love and engaged to Wesley Gostwick-Chance, a diplomat, and feels there are etiquette lessons that Margot can provide that will help her fit in to her fiancé’s world. Bianca is currently living with her adult son, Alec, and Margot finds him to be a very brilliant and contained man who values his privacy. Margot is not interested in romance as she has finally decided to avoid her long-time love who drops in and out of her life. Sunshine Baxter, Margot’s fraternal twin, after repeatedly falling for the wrong man has decided to get her act together and go back to college. She is working as a nanny for Declan Dubois’ son, Conner, a delightful nine-year old. Sunshine brings her hopeful optimism in to their lives while Margot sees Alec for the strong man who has adjusted to the sometime hectic life in his mother’s world. A wonderfully engaging story as the characters evolve in to the lives that they were meant to have. I received an advance review copy at no cost and without obligation for an honest review. (by paytonpuppy)

Susan Mallery usually writes a memorable story and The Summer of Sunshine and Margot didn't disappoint!

There was romance, humor, family drama, and realistic situatjons. We all struggle with acceptance, by our fsmiky, friends and society. The Baxter sisters have issues that have affected their personal relationships in the past. They work hard to overcome the pitfalls and move on to a better life. It's sorta a coming of age story that hits all the marks.

I received a free ARC eBook from Net Galley and the publisher for my honest review.

#Susan Mallery's woman's fiction books are filled with romance,  heartwarming heart bonds and family fixable drama..and this book Summer of Sunshine and Margot doesn't disappoint. 
Being a twin myself, I was captivated to read this "twin story" .  Their twinhood bond always remains no matter the distance between them.
Even tho one is 8 minutes older, those minutes do make a difference in each one having their own personality, I know..because Im 8 minutes younger than my identical twin sister and we are two seperate women with different ideas and likes and dislikes.
Sunshine and Margot , both with broken past lovelifes and abondonment by their mother when very young,they still have hopes and dreams they follow .Raised by their grandmother, they are able to grow up with two seperate careers and independent in their own ways. One a nanny, one a beauty pageant etiquette teacher.
.Sunshine,the more outgoing sister,pretty and poised and can attract a man easily...she wants a serious commitment now & dedicates herself to change her past abondonment issues in her nanny jobs ,and not to run away again when a man has used her. She realizes she hurts the children emotionally because she secretly leaves them when she is hurt by a man.
She moves in a new house with 8 yr old Conner, son of widower Declan,who he too is trying to resolve his hurt with his not so ex wife,who he forcefully had to remain with because she was dying.
Sunshine also  returns to college,where she is struggling to pass but wants to succeed  and at the same time, She is making sure Connor's daily needs are met , including  with his love of ants. Declan sees alot of dedication to his son and enjoying what she does to make Conner happy and he also finding he feels happy too.
Sunshine doesnt take the hint from him ; he is falling in love with her and yet he is trying to stay distant and not scare her away. 
She has become more loyal now and wouldnt dream of hurting Connor when she finds attracted to Declan too. An incident between she and Declan, the phone sex...makes her want to leave....again.
Margot. the conservative twin, has her hands full with a new project , to train the free spirited soon to be 60 yr old Bianca ,an occassional movie actress still ,has to fit in a new life....soon marrying diplomat Wesley.
Margot feels Wesley should just accept his fiancee as she is, but after seeing Bianca's antics and ways, she will need to be more toned down around her new life once she marries into it.
Bianca ends up teaching Margot a few lessons of her own about love when it comes to her son,Alec.
They live in the monastry gardens mansion . Alec isnt too happy that his mother hires Margot.Yet he has some hope that his mother can become more polite ,staid & likeable. He expects failure. His mother has money,also flipped investment properties.
Margot does research on this family, and is more interested in Alec's life. A scholar who inherits the monastery & turns it into a research center of written ancient works.
Its very interesting reading about the monastry gardens in the middle of Pasadena and Susan did a well research of them. I love gardening,so this part of the story was wonderful.
Alec finds out a secret about his mother Bianca,and why she is how she is. Perhaps she is the key to helping him discover his own lovelife and not to let it slip away. Margot's decision leaving the mansion, and he realizes how much he misses her.
A story of bonds between relationships and loving heart of  sisterhood. Susan's books have witty,fun loving moments with her characters,as always.
Thank you #Netgalley for giving me a pre read before the release of another #Susan Mallery best seller.

This is a sweet a and engaging book, a perfect summer read. I liked the cast of characters, the setting and the plot.
I look forward to reading other books by this author.
Highly recommended!
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.

The Summer of Sunshine and Margot (Kindle Edition) by Susan Mallery ...Thank you Susan for taking me there... thanks to the publisher and #NetGalley for letting me preview this book. Two great stories that are intertwined together with laughs, tears, self doubt, interesting family history and some steam. We have twin sisters who don't have good luck in the romance department...two men who have there own hangups, a movie star, a young boy and some ants mix it all up and enjoy your trip to a couple of HEA's.

Reasons I enjoyed this book:
Entertaining Wonderful characters Happily Ever After Unpredictable Great world building Easy-to-read Page-turner Funny Steamy Romantic

A perfect summer read!
Sunshine and Margot may be twins, but they have vastly different life experiences. Margot is a career woman who keep falling for the same bad for her guy. Margot is a relationship drifter who has followed many guys. Both women want to change their approach to relationships.
This story follow the two sisters as they each embark on a new chapter. This story has everything you might expect from Susan Mallory: fun, witty characters; sweet, poignant moments; and even some steamy romance.

The Summer of Sunshine and Margot was a delightful Summer read.
I found the relationship and bond between sisters sweet, considering their troubled upbringing and issues with abandonment.
Despite being fraternal twins, each sister had their own issues and complexities. It was admirable watching the sisters start down a path to make their lives better. The characters were relatable and likeable. I enjoyed the two love stories that developed separately and how the stories intertwined. It is not a complex story, but simply an enjoyable read.

Fraternal twins Margot and Sunshine Baxter couldn’t be more different. Margot, a tall, slim etiquette coach, knows how to appear confident and in control. Sunshine, a nanny, just wants men to look beyond her hourglass figure and see her as a person, not just a plaything. The one thing they do have in common is making disastrous choices in men.

Margot takes a job helping an aging movie star who wants to fit in with her fiancé’s diplomatic job and Sunshine cares for a young boy who has lost his mom to cancer. Both jobs come with a “perfect” man. Will they finally get it right?

I am a big Susan Mallery fan. Her characters are real and have real issues, but work things out. A great HEA story.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early copy of this book.

Sunshine and Margot are twins who are both at pivotal moments in their lives. They were raised by a grandmother, a beauty pageant consultant, and neither were able to live up to her standards. Sunshine escaped into a series of unsuitable boyfriends while Margot made just one, very unfortunate choice. Now Sunshine is the nanny to an adorable little boy and his widower father while Margo is an etiquette expert. Margot's latest client is an eccentric actress who wants to learn how to navigate in her soon-to-be husband's world of being an ambassador. They're staying at the home of the actress's son, a scholar who specializes in old manuscripts.

This is a lovely story of two sisters. If you are looking for a romance novel, this isn't one. The HEA is sort of wedged in at the end and I felt like the book suffered for it.



Three stars
This book comes out June 11
ARC provided by publisher and Edelweiss and NetGalley
Opinions provided are my own

I started this book a while ago and stopped early on due to other commitments getting in the way of my reading. However, I was able to pick right back up where I left off some significant time later. It did not take long to jog my memory of what was happening in the storyline and who the characters were.

I enjoyed getting to know the sisters and each of their stories as the book progressed. Of course I liked the happily ever after ending. I thought this was another well written book by Susan Mallery and I would recommend it to fellow readers.

*I received a free copy of this book via NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving my review.