Queen Bee of Mimosa Branch by Haywood Smith

This is such a fun book. After Linwood Breedlove Scott's husband drains her bank account and runs off with a stripper, her only recourse is to return to her small-town southern home. It is a book dripping with gossip, fun, and a heroine you can really get behind. A summer read that keeps you coming back for more. Read it with a glass of iced tea on the back porch.

The Other Woman by Jane Green

We have so many newlywed friends right now I just had to add this book to the list. Even if you have a great relationship with your mother-in-law, you need to read this book. You will appreciate her more. I love my mother-in-law and still had an absolutely delightful time reading this book.

The story revolves around Ellie who has just fallen in love with Mr. Right. Having lost her mother at the age of 13 she is loving having Dan's mother be so involved in his life, but things soon change. Ellie is getting upwards of 3 calls a day at work from her soon-to-be mother-in-law. She begins making wedding changes without Ellie's consent, and quickly things go from bad to worse.

I stayed up one night until 4 in the morning finishing this book. A total must-read for all daughter-in-laws, mother-in-laws or single girls too.