Your Guide to the Work of Terry McMillan

In this sequel to Waiting to Exhale, Savannah, Gloria, Bernadine, and Robin are back together after 15 years. Each woman finds herself in the middle of a mid-life crisis, dealing with everything from divorce and lost careers to all-consuming vices. But what hasn’t changed is their spirit and unfailing faith in one another.

A favorite with McMillan fans, A Day Late and a Dollar Short is a poignant family saga surrounding the strong and sassy, Viola Price. In dealing with her tumultuous, on-again, off-again relationship with her husband and her estranged adult children, Viola turns to wit, humor, and honesty to tell her story of motherhood, love, life, and family.

Stella Payne is an ambitious, hard-working, divorced, single woman who does it all. If she isn’t being supermom, she’s climbing the career ladder, anything to keep her mind off the fact that she is perpetually single. But, when she finally takes a much-needed vacation to Jamaica, she meets a man, a much younger man, who brings excitement and passion back to her life.

If you are in the mood for some more mature and sassy protagonists, this novel is for you. Loretha is preparing to celebrate her 68th birthday, and even though she has a lot to celebrate — like having her own successful business and a happy marriage — she has some unresolved issues with her daughter and some personal health issues she believes she can ignore. Luckily, she has a strong group of friends she can turn to for advice, support, and a much-needed push in the right direction.

On the surface, Dr. Georgia Young looks like she has it all — a great career, a beautiful home, a loving family, and friends. But she still feels unfulfilled and restless, so she decides to quit her job and move out of her house. And so begins a wild journey that leads Georgia to find herself and love again, proving that it is never too late to create the life you want.

Marilyn Grimes is a woman who wears many hats. She’s a wife, mother, and caretaker to her mother and mother-in-law, all while working part-time. Marilyn is only in her mid-forties but feels like she has lived a lifetime. Tired and on the verge of burnout, Marilyn is desperate to find some much-needed passion in her life. For the first time, she’s ready to stop putting others before herself and finally prioritize her own wants and needs.

Betty Jean already had her hands full when her daughter leaves her two sons in her care. On top of these new responsibilities, she was already dealing with her other grown children, her overbearing sisters, and her husband, all while working at the local hotel. Nobody asked Betty Jean what she thinks about having everything fall in her lap, but she’s about to make some very big changes.

Zora Banks is a teacher by necessity, but her real passion lies in singing and writing beautiful love songs. When she meets the handsome Franklin Swift at a party, she may have found some much-needed inspiration for her music. But, this modern romance will show that behind every “love at first sight,” there is a lot of work and respect that goes into making a lasting relationship.

When it comes to protecting and saving her family, Mildred Peacock does not play around. Nobody messes with her children, and she would sacrifice her life for theirs if needed. So what if she can’t keep a man for long? Men come and go, but her family is forever in this powerful novel that is honest about life and love.