Twelve-year-old BFF’s Ginnie West and Tillie Taylor, want to be sisters. Ginnie’s widowed dad plus Tillie’s divorced mom could equal a lifetime of round-the-clock girl talk and slumber parties. Too bad Dad vowed to never marry again. 
 
Ginnie and Tillie come up with the perfect scheme to change his mind: ‘Operation Secret Sisters’ (aka OSS). After all, if they can’t get Dad to move on, Tillie can’t move in.
 
 
 
 

 

 
When Monique isn’t writing, you can find her playing taxi driver to one or more of her 12 children, plotting her next novel, scrapbooking, or being the “Mamarazzi” at any number of child-oriented events.
Even though she realizes there will never be enough hours in any given day, Monique tries very hard to enjoy the journey that is her life. She shares it with a terrific husband, her dozen children and 3 in-law kids, eleven granddarlings, 5 cats, and many real and imaginary friends.

 

She is the author of five published books (and several unpublished ones) and is in two anthologies. You can find more about Monique and her works at: http://www.moniquebucheger.blogspot.com 

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Ten fun facts about the book

1) Secret Sisters Club was written AFTER Trouble Blows West

2) Heart of the Wests (Ginnie’s home)  is a real place in Ohio.

3) The blonde girl on the cover (Gracie–who is modeling for Ginnie) lives in the real West Farmhouse.

4) The brunette girl on the cover (Jessie–who is modeling for Tillie)–is Gracie’s cousin in real life.

5) There are real goats, chickens, cattle, dogs, cats, turkeys, ducks on the real West farm–but NO horses.

6) Queenie West’s (Ginnie’s mom) personality is based on Gracie and Jessie’s grandmother. Gracie looks very much like her–just as Ginnie looks like her mom.

7) I spent a lot of time at the “real Wests” farm–as a teenager–babysitting the kids that lived there–especially Gracie and Jessie’s dads–and their aunt.

8) Gracie and Jessie’s cousins grew up on a different farm I mention in the books: Chandler’s Crossing–Toran and Ginnie’s friend, Austin’s home. 🙂

9) Gracie and Jessie’s grandpa and grandma were my 4H leaders as well as my friends.

10) I raised a lamb named Appomattox (because I was fascinated with the Civil War)  on the real West farm and showed it at fair as a teen.

Snippet # 5) This is a fun scene between Ginnie, her dad, and Uncle Jake:

Ginnie reached the first step. “Uncle Jake, Daddy won’t tell us what Mama used to call him.”

Uncle Jake winked. “Oh, you mean like Hunka Hunka Burnin’ Love? Or Hot Stuff or …”

Dad took a step toward his brother. “Or ‘You can stop talking now’.”

“That could be, but I don’t remember that one.” Uncle Jake ducked when Dad raised his fist.

Ginnie, Toran, and Vi burst out laughing.

 

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