DOES ANYTHING BEAT SIBLING BANTER?
As someone with five siblings, I would have to say the answer is no… nothing beats sibling banter. I have two brothers and three sisters, and I’m planted firmly in the middle. There is an ongoing sibling group text going at all times, along with several side texts talking about the sibling group text. LOL!!
So, I love to write family dynamics, siblings, and all that goes on in between. My Cottonwood Cove series is about five siblings: Cage, Finn, Hugh, Brinkley and Georgia Reynolds. Each sibling gets their own book, and you get to see all of them interract in one another’s books as well. So, you get to know the family well as you read all five books in the series.
I was at an amazing book signing this past weekend, Book Bonanza, and I couldn’t get over how many people came to my table to discuss the sibling group text in the Cottonwood Cove series. Many of the reviews and messages that I receive go back to that family banter, which is at the core of every book I write.
Yes, they find love.
Yes, they get their happily ever after.
Yes, you get sexy time and all the fun stuff that happens in a great romance.
But the family will always be there, cheering them on (and giving them a hard time and arguing, which also happens often), but that core family is always there, supporting, laughing, and adding a lot of fun to the story.
Here is an example of a Reynolds family group text from Into the Tide, book 1 in the Cottonwood Cove series.
Cage
Stella Jacobs brought her pig, Princess Lowanda, into the office today and asked if I could give the pig Botox because she thinks she’s looking too wrinkly. I cannot make this shit up.
Georgia
Hey, a girl’s got to do what a girl’s got to do. #nojudgment
Finn
My agent suggested for me to consider Botox. But if the pig can’t get it, I’m going to put my foot down.
Brinkley
I’d like to inject Botox into my boss’s ball sack because he’s a misogynistic pig.
Cage
Remind me never to cross you.
Finn
Didn’t Brinks write on your face with a Sharpie because you wouldn’t give her a ride to the movies to meet that horndog, Scotty Peters?
Georgia
That was me, Finny! And Scotty Peters was hot. <fire emoji>
Brinkley
I just ran into him last time I was home, and he didn’t look good.
Finn
He got veneers from Dr. Anderson, who isn’t even a dentist. He’s a dental hygienist. How he is getting away with this shit, is beyond me. So that’s what you get when you go for the too-good-to-be-true deal.
Cage
So… You’re welcome, Georgie. I saved you the embarrassment of dating a dude whose teeth are too big for his mouth.
Brinkley
And he was an odd shade of orange. Like he spray-tanned so many times I think he’s permanently stained.
Georgia
Like tangerine? Cantaloupe?
Brinkley
He didn’t look like a fruit. More like the color of an overcooked sweet potato.
Finn
Damn, I’m hungry now. Where’s Hugh?
Cage
He got sucked into going on a double date with Brax.
Brinkley
Good. He needs to get back out there. He’s acting like an old man.
Georgia
I wish he’d date Lila James. Damn, they would make such pretty babies.
Cage
Um… I’m fairly certain Travis would kill him long before they could procreate.
Brinkley
But, yes… those would be some pretty babies.
Me
I’m home. No one is acting like an old man or making any
babies with his best friend’s sister. I’m leaving all the
procreating to you guys. But thanks for thinking of me,
Georgie. I say, give Princess Lowanda the Botox. And,
Brinks, if you need me to come to the city and kick
someone’s ass, you just say the word.
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