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Three Friends. One City. Waiting to Exhale in the "A."Brunch at Ruby's is warm, funny southern women's fiction about three friends who live in Atlanta and everything that happens to them before, after, and during their monthly brunch at Ruby's Soul Food restaurant in downtown Decatur. But it's also about finding and keeping love, lifelong friendships with women who are like sisters and the bonds between them that bend but don't break.Debra Macklin is the envy ofher friends. She has it all: a successful career, a long marriage and a happy child... but she's hiding an explosive secret that could not only shatter her perfect image, but destroy her marriage and career.Maxine Donovan is self-made and successful, having overcome her past to live the life she deserves to live. Despite all she earns and owns, she's on a constant quest for Mr. Right. Handsome, aloof Malcolm Brooks might just be The One, but when Malcolm's attention turns toward her friend instead, Maxine is willing to risk a strong bond to fight for him.Renee Gladwell left a life and a handsome boyfriend to return to Atlanta and nurse her father and Gladwell Books back to health. Four years later she's still struggling with his Alzheimer's diagnosis and a bookstore that is in no shape to sell. Renee is in limbo, caring for a man who is slowly forgetting his past, including her. When she meets Malcolm Brooks, her life brightens, but is love ever worth risking a friendship?Brunch at Ruby's is Book One in a growing series set in the heart of Decatur, Georgia.

Return to the booth where it all began.Ten years after they first captured readers' hearts, Renee, Maxine, and Debra are back, navigating new chapters of life with the same honesty, humor, and deep friendship that made their story unforgettable.Renee Gladwell finally has the bookstore running smoothly, but her father's worsening Alzheimer's has her confronting mortality and legacy in ways she never expected. When her rock-solid boyfriend Malcolm receives an unexpected call from his ex-wife, Renee must face what she truly wants for her future.Maxine Donovan built her luxury real estate empire through determination and independence. Now, with a family, she's planning an ambitious expansion, but as Joseph's career takes off too, their competing ambitions threaten the delicate balance they've created.Debra Macklin has rebuilt her life since the scandal that nearly cost her everything. When an unexpected opportunity for advancement presents itself, she must decide if she's ready to step back into leadership and if her healing marriage can withstand the pressure.As life pulls them in different directions, their standing Saturday brunch at Ruby's becomes harder to maintain. But when challenges arise, these three women know exactly where to turn...to the friendship that has sustained them through every triumph and heartbreak.\Warm, witty, and deeply emotional, this epilogue to the belovedBrunch at Ruby'snovel delivers the perfect blend of new beginnings and satisfying closure for readers who have waited to revisit their favorite fictional friends.Drinks at Minks continues the journey of three friends navigating life's complexities with honesty and heart. While their stories contain moments of joy and triumph, they also reflect real-life challenges that may resonate deeply with some readers.References to infidelity and extramarital affairsDepiction of dementia and cognitive decline in an elderly parentDiscussion of divorce and its emotional aftermathMarital conflict and relationship strugglesReferences to grief and loss (including deceased family members)Mild sexual content (implied intimate scenes)Discussions about marriage and family planningAuthor's Note: This novella continues the journey of characters from the original Brunch at Ruby's. For the fullest experience, readers are encouraged to enjoy the original story first.

Vanessa Jackson is just trying to get divorced, not pick up a new man; and certainly not her divorce attorney.Gibson Kincaid is trying to do right by his new client, but in all honestly, he wants to get Vanessa divorced... so he can have her to himself.Vanessa's not-soon-enough-to-be ex-husband, Warren, isn't ready to let go of the naive woman he 'rescued' from a different life ten years ago. Though she and her daughters are making it work, life would be so much easier if she could divorce the son of a...The youngest of four Kincaid men, all attorneys at Kincaid Family Law, Gibson is the rebel. He's never going to do what Mother Sylvia "The Silver Shark" wants him to do. Instead of catering to high profile wealthy clients, Gibson chooses to serve the 'down on their luck' sector, earning him the nickname Community Lawyer. His career might implode before he has the chance to open his dream law firm, but come hell or high water, he's going to get his newest client divorced so she can start a new life.With him.Vanessa swears she's ready to move on, to be rid of Warren Jackson, but she's holding on to a piece of her past that she doesn't want Gibson to know. When he finds out, it could change everything.