RHONDA MCKNIGHT is the author of 28 books. She has also written several award-winning bestsellers, including An Inconvenient Friend and The Thing About Home (2023). She is the winner of the 2015 Emma Award for Inspirational Romance of the Year for her title, Unbreak My Heart. She has been nominated thrice for the African American Literary Award. She writes inspirational book club fiction and Christian romance stories about complex characters in crisis. Her goal is to touch the heart of women with the themes of faith, forgiveness, and hope. Originally from a small coastal town in New Jersey, she writes from the comfort of her South Carolina home.
A cryptic message from their grandmother reunites two estranged sisters at the site of the family’s eighty-six-year-old restaurant…
Mariah never pretended her marriage was perfect but that didn’t mean she ever suspected her husband of ten years would not only ask for a divorce but steal the business she built for them.
Sabrina has been self-destructing for years, maybe since she was born, but certainly since the death of her long-time boyfriend. Barely scraping by and living in her van, she’s struggling to figure out what’s next for her, when all she’s ever wanted to do is bake cakes like her mother did.
When Mariah and Sabrina’s grandmother sends them a cryptic text message summoning them to Georgetown, South Carolina, both assume their ailing grandfather’s health has declined. Instead, the estranged sisters are faced with their grandmother’s undeniable request—save the family’s eighty-six-year-old restaurant. Through letters written by their great-great-grandmother, the sisters learn a heartbreaking yet powerful story of struggle and survival. As the whole truth about Tabitha’s complicated past unfolds, the sisters are inspired by her ability to forge her own way in Charleston, a beautiful and prosperous city that was also rife with oppression under Jim Crow. Told in a dual timeline that alternates between the 1920s and present-day Charleston, SC, Bitter and Sweet is an emotional story about love, one family’s perseverance, and the bonds of family and heritage.
Southern Fiction Author
We are delighted to host Rhonda again! She accompanied Colleen Coble this past January for her southern fiction novel The Thing About Home.
Date: Friday, August 9th 2024
Location: Caffe Piccolo- 9428 Ocean Hwy , Pawleys Island SC 29585
Time: 10:45AM- 1:00PM
Your ticket includes an author presentation, meet & greet, personalized book signing, lunch, dessert, beverages of coffee, tea & water, complimentary seating, admittance to a private country club or restaurant, and the opportunity to purchase the event book.
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