Bless Your Heart, Rae Sutton

Written by Susannah B. Lewis

Narrated by Lora Brown

Sometimes what your life is missing is an eccentric group of older ladies to take you under their wing?.?.?. 

When Rae Sutton’s mama passes away and leaves her the house where she grew up, Rae can’t imagine how the little old place might restore her broken life. Mourning the recent loss of her marriage, she takes the house and settles back into her tiny hometown with her fourteen-year-old daughter, Molly Margaret, and their overweight dog. 

There she’s embraced by her mother’s close-knit circle of friends, the Third Thursday ladies. Though almost half their age and far less confident of positive outcomes, Rae joins their ministry-slash-book-club-slash-gossip circle and allows the women to speak wry honesty and witty humor into her tired heart. As a new career and a new romance bring their own complications, Rae relies on the unlikely family she’s found and begins to wonder if her future holds more hope than she ever could have imagined. 

“Wise, witty, and full of Southern charm,?Bless Your Heart, Rae Sutton?is as refreshing as a tall glass of sweet tea on a hot summer day!” —Denise Hunter, bestselling aut

• Language: English
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Release date: May 24, 2022
• ISBN: 9780785248279

Susannah B. Lewis

Susannah B. Lewis is a humorist, blogger for Whoa! Susannah, and freelance writer whose work has appeared in numerous publications. The author of Can't Make This Stuff Up! and Bless Your Heart, Rae Sutton, Lewis studied creative writing at Jackson State Community College and earned her bachelor's degree in business management from Bethel College. She lives in Tennessee with her husband, Jason, their three children, and three dogs. Visit her online at whoasusannah.com; Facebook: @whoasusannah; Instagram: @whoasusannahblog; TikTok: @whoasusannah.

Reviews for Bless Your Heart, Rae Sutton

[Chrissy Rosen · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This was a lovely story. The audio reading was very elementary.

[Sally Busekist · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Sweet book but way to drawn out. Same thing repeated over and over throughout the last 2/3 of the book. The ending was very predictable. The renewing of faith and reference of scripture was nice.

[desiree_reads · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Good. Sweet. Pleasant.

[maydacat_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book was a delight from beginning to end. Filled with southern charm and flavor, this is the story of how one woman coped with the loss of her marriage and then her mother, and came out even stronger, with the help of friends and God. Rae moves back to live with her teenaged daughter in her recently deceased mom’s home. She is going through a rough time, missing her mom and coping with being divorced. Her mom was her strength, and her ex-husband is still the love of her life, even though he was the one who wanted the divorce so he could be with a younger woman. But he can’t quite turn loose of his first love: Rae. Her mom’s ministry group helps Rae put things into perspective, and keeps her on a even keel. Her daughter’s basketball coach gives Rae a helping hand and a shoulder to lean on, and she wonders if she should pin her future on him. She finds encouraging letters left by her mom and scattered throughout her house, and it’s all good advice. It’s a wonderful tale of coping with grief, with gathering strength, and forgiving wrongs. Well written with true-life characters, this book will definitely bless your heart. Highly recommended.

[arlenadean · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Title: Bless Your Heart, Rae SuttonAuthor: Susannah B. LewisPublisher: Thomas NelsonReviewed By: Arlena DeanRating: FourReview:"Bless Your Heart. Rae Sutton" by Susannah B. LewisMy Assessment:'Bless Your Heart, Rae Sutton' was a wonderful read showing loss, grief, divorce, healing, love, forgiveness, redemption, and hope. The story was well-written in a small-town setting with adorable characters that presented so much to the story, especially Rae Sutton, who had lost her mother due to cancer. Rae had also gone through a divorce and was raising her daughter Molly. After her mother's death, Rae decides to move back to her hometown of Whitten and chooses to live in her mother's home that had been left to her by her mother. Along with all that had gone on with Rea, she developed strong friendships with three elderly ladies [Mrs. Fannie, Mrs. Dora, and Aunt Maxine] were Rae's mother's best friends who met every third Thursday. These three ladies would meet once a month for what they called their ministry, which consisted of 'sending out get well cards, flowers, while they discuss what was going on in their town, their arguing and prayers for family and friends.' In addition, they provided some comic relief with their antics. So how did this help Rae? Well, at this time, there was a need for Rae as she was healing from a divorce and grieving the loss of her dear mother. As Rae decides to fix up the house and start going to church, what will happen? What brought me to tears were the letters Rae's mother left for her. There was also seemingly a second chance romance with another love interest that you will have to pick up this good read to see how all of that will turn out for Rae.All in all, 'Bless Your Heart' was a captivating story that will keep one turning the pages till the end, giving one thought to ponder over long after the read.Thank you for the free copy of the book by NetGalley from Thomas Nelson. The opinions in this review are my own.

[alekee_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I really enjoyed this read. A 35 year old woman that has been knocked down, by her husband leaving her for a younger women, and then by loosing her Mom. She is raising her 15 year old, basketball loving daughter, and her family is there for her!I really enjoyed the humor shown by Rae, especially when she described her husbands girlfriend, she had me laughing out loud, and the mind pictures!Rae is pulling herself up by her boot straps, but she has the help of family and forever friends, friends of her mothers, those that care about her well being as well as her spiritual health.We are gifted with some warm Southern hospitality, and small town living! This became a real page turner for me, I had to know how everything turned out!I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher Thomas Nelson, and was not required to give a positive review.