JOINT VENTURE

  “Rhees chooses a timely and unconventional focus, but the evolving relationship between Alice and Helen proves to be the true heart of the story… [T]he end result is a comic but emotionally complex story with well-developed characters readers will enjoy laughing with and rooting for.” 

  “Carol Rhees’ contemporary novel Joint Venture has excitement, tragedy, love, and loss all rolled up into one… The townspeople and their interactions are so believable, it felt like I could have been to this town before… This novel reads like episodes of a sitcom—snarky characters getting themselves into precarious situations. With the help of friends new and old, they pull themselves back out with a lesson learned. In other words, it’s fun!”

  "Readers of contemporary women's fiction will enjoy Joint Venture's foray into the wild, wild world of a business venture that brings together two disparate "frenemies." The result is a tale replete in transformations that operate on different levels, from familial to interpersonal and community-wide. The wry humor and satirical inspections create a nice interplay between characters and social issues, while the family relationships affected by the duo's new joint venture are strongly depicted.

Joint Venture evolves to be about more than business or a friendship revitalized. Its astute probe of social issues that affect community ties makes for a small-town portrait of personalities and purposes that is highly recommended for libraries and book clubs."

  “The writing of this book is equally clever, witty and at times deeply emotional… While the book as a whole is uplifting, readers will experience a full range of emotions, from joy to sadness to anger, while a few women’s worlds are turned on their heads and they begin to change their lives — and their entire town’s — for the better… This was an absolutely delightful read and will leave Rhees’ audience rooting for these characters’ collective success… [T]his will surely not be the last we hear from Carol Rhees.”!