Prints Charming

Sisters, Ink #0

by Rebeca Seitz

Does Jane Sandburg's future lie between the pages of her scrapbook? With the help of her scrapbooking girlfriends, Jane is putting the pieces of her life back together since her divorce from a cheating husband. Her non-profit publicity firm is doing well and her new neighbor, Jake, is causing all kinds of sparks. But when the Ex returns with a sorrowful heart begging for one more chance, Jane pulls her wedding scrapbook out of the closet to decide if her future lies in the past. With her friends going through trials of their own--adoption, run-ins with the law, and marital trouble--Jane and the girls come together over the scrapping table to make sense of their crazy lives. Through the diverse and connected lives of four women, Rebeca Seitz creates an engaging story that celebrates the power of friendship and the uncertain-but-exciting world of starting anew.

Genres: Fiction, Christian Fiction, Chick Lit, Romance, Christian

312 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2007

About the author

Rebeca Seitz is the published author of novels, novellas, biographies and magazine articles. She has worked in the publishing, production, and promotional industries for 16 years as a writer, producer, agent, editor, publisher, and executive.

Seitz is the former President and CEO of SON Studios, a Naples-based non-profit that was founded in 2012 to use stories as vehicles for positive cultural change. Under her leadership, SON helped to bring over two dozen films and books to market while educating more than 2,000 writers in the art of embedding healthy values into stories. Notables who spoke and taught at SON events include Brian Bird, Josh Nadler, Chad Gundersen, Dan Merrell, Micheal Flaherty, Howie Klausner, Kevin Sorbo, Brent McCorkle, Fred Thompson, and many more.

In 2005, Seitz founded Glass Road Public Relations, a firm committed to promoting story-driven works with uplifting themes. It was a pioneer in its field, securing coverage for novelists on The Today Show, USA Today, Southern Living, The 700 Club, National Public Radio, Good Housekeeping, BookPage, Moody Radio, and numerous newspapers and radio shows. At the request of its clients, Glass Road expanded in 2010 to offer publishing and agenting services to writers, changing its name to Glass Road Media & Management. The first book published under the GR imprint, Nancy Zieman’s Seams Unlikely, won Book of the Year from Book Fun Magazine.

In its nine years, Glass Road worked with Tyndale, Zondervan, Waterbrook-Multnomah, David C Cook, Charisma, Barbour Books, Baker Books, Howard/Simon & Schuster, Hachette Books, Moody Publishing, Guideposts Books, AMG Publishers, B&H Publishing, NavPress, Worthy Books and others. Its writer clients populated bestseller lists from the New York Times to USA Today. In January 2014, Seitz donated Glass Road to the nonprofit SON.

Rebeca began her career by serving as the first dedicated publicist for the fiction division of Thomas Nelson Publishers, one of the Top Ten Publishers in the World and now a division of HarperCollins Publishers. She is also a published novelist and memoirist: Prints Charming (Thomas Nelson), Sisters, Ink; Coming Unglued, Scrapping Plans, Perfect Piece (all B&H Publishing Group/LifeWay), First Blush and Second Glance (independent) and Lights Out (with Travis Freeman, BelieversPress).

Rebeca has been interviewed or featured on NPR, CNN, Huffington Post Live, The Glenn Beck Show, The Blaze, The Washington Times, WorldNetDaily, FOX News, Townhall.com, and others. The former Family Research Council Witherspoon Fellow for Media and University of Tennessee University Scholar holds a Master of Arts in Mass Communication and a Bachelor of Arts in Communications and Political Science.

Rebeca lives in Naples, Florida, with her long-suffering husband, their two incredibly fabulous children, a rescued chocolate chihuahua (who may be a Russkiey toy – she’s not talking), a rescued tabby (who’s keeping a close eye on the Mexican/Russian dog), two cockatiels (who got here by accident after starring in one of Rebeca’s productions), and a partridge in a pear tree (kidding…for now).

Rebeca's writing home is at SeitzWrites.com and she blogs about matters of faith, religion and philosophy at Freevangelic.com.

Reviews

[Jerry (Rebel With a Massive Media Library) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Entertaining and fun.

[Cindy]

Lot of skimming. H cheated at Bachelor party and then during marriage had a virtual affair. They Divorce and a year later he wants a second chance, all the way while admitting he never loved her!😲

[Holly (2 Kids and Tired) · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a cute story. A prequel to "Sisters, Ink." In a nutshell, Jane's husband cheated on her via the internet. Her best friend had tried to point out his cheating ways the day of her marriage, but Jane wouldn't listen. Now, 2 years later, she finds herself divorced and on her own. Through her love of scrapbooking, she finds 3 other women with whom she becomes friends.

The story is told through different viewpoints and covers each life: Jane's decision to move forward or accept back her ex-husband, Lydia's inattentive husband, Mari's fertility and adoption issues, and Mac's wayward daughter. Through it all, the "sisters" love and support each other.

The story is funny and full of pop culture references: Stargate, Galactica, Creating Keepsakes and Stacy Julian, etc. It's a light read, and it's Christian without being preachy. It fell a bit flat though as each story, predictably, wraps up too neatly at the same time.

It did make me realize how much I miss having close girlfriends.

[Deb · Rating 2 out of 5]

This lighthearted romance concerns a woman named Jane who has just gotten over her husband dumping her for a cyberspace lover. She has survived and even thrived with the help of her "sisters"--a group of female friends who share two things in common: their faith in Jesus and their obsession with scrapbooking. So when Jane meets a charming new neighbor who seems to have romance potential, their budding relationship is duly chronicled. But some red flags and a blast from the past cause some speed bumps along the way--will Jane end up with her prints charming? Or will her love life develop into a big mess?[return]This was a cute little story, and I'll bet scrapbookers would love all the scrapping references a lot more than I did. There were also a lot of references to Gary Chapman's love languages book.

[Melissa (Semi Hiatus Until After the Holidays) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good start to scrapbooking series, Some head hopping but good romance and friendship.

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

3 1/2 ***

[Anna Fishman · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked the rest of the series better but still enjoyed this book.

[Jen · Rating 5 out of 5]

A set of 4 friends get together to scrapbook and to share stories of thier lives.

The main character, Jane, found out that her husband was cheating on her and got a divorce. She is now living on her own with her dog, Wilson, and that is when she finds a very handsome guy next door--Jake.

Is Jake the one or will her ex-husband try to win her back?

The other characters in this book, Lydie, Mac & Maria also have interesting life stories and the book really flows well.

This is the only book that Seitz wrote---I hope she hurries it up and writes some more!

[Anita · Rating 3 out of 5]

We always need our girlfriends to get us through hard times. Jane learns about this the hard way as she goes through a painful divorce. Jane and her friends form a new scrapbooking comapany to help other women who love to scrap connect with each other. Jane and her friends each go through a rough spot in their lives, but get through with the help of their friends. This was not my favorite book by this author, but still enjoyable. An easy read, that has a lot of pop culture references, especially to sci fi, and for a geek like me, I liked that part.

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Delightfully fun, light book to read. Enjoyed the characters sharing an interest in scrapbooking... even the sb tips in the back of the book. Despite one main character going through divorce, I felt that the message with the other characters was that marriage is worth working and fighting for, even when it's not fun. I appreciated that message.

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this book!! Can't wait to pick up all of the books in the Sisters Ink Series. :) A great story about a group of girlfriends who make a pact to be sisters to one another. They get together to share their love of scrapbooking and help one another through thick and thin, good times and bad. It inspires me to start a group of my own like this!!

[Karol · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute story -- 4 women get together over scrapbooking and support each other in the variety of struggles they face (new romance, stale marriage, adopting a child, and having an older child in trouble). A happy ending, feel good book.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. It was predictable, but in a comforting way. I actually teared up a couple of times, even though I knew what was going to happen long before it did.

This was the perfect book for reading on my porch on one of the most beautiful days of 2008!

[Margaret · Rating 2 out of 5]

Easy reading for vacation. Enjoyed it as I was needing something light and fun. The author did a good job of making you feel like you were friends with these ladies. I don't scrapbook but after reading this, I wouldn't mind trying. Good girlfriend book.

[Joni · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am a bit of a sucker for books in a series. This group of women have bonded over scrapbooking. While I don't scrapbook, I enjoy reading about relationships and how ties are formed. I'll read the next book in this series.

[Michelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

I picked this up at the library this week. It combines two of my favorite things....love and scrapbooking. Hope I like it!

[Magma · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read it in one night! it was THAT GOOD!
I think this is kinda a prequel to "Sisters, Ink" because we actually SEE how Sisters, Ink was formed.....*ponders*

[Leslie · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is definitely a light read and much is not missed by skimming the book. It had a cute story line with a little drama mixed in. Scrapbookers may enjoy it just for that theme in the storyline.

[Rene · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoy Seitz's writing. Fun, but this one had an issue about marriage that I do not agree with with - but it is fiction!

[Marissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute story about four friends from different backgrounds who love to scrapbook together. Quick and easy read that passes the time nicely.

[Sandybear76]

Loved it! Four ladies build on their friendship as they scrapbook pieces of their lives.

[Sara · Rating 1 out of 5]

omehow did not realize I was picking up a Christian romance novel sprinkled with scrapbooking...not my thing. I did, however, finish it. I kind of wish I hadn't.

[Mary Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. I also do scrappbooking so I could relate.

[Heather · Rating 2 out of 5]

I liked the premise (women need a creative outlet and friendships with other women), didn't like the delivery.

[Rebecca Mckenzie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was better than her other two books I've read

[Stephanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really cute story! Enjoyed it!

[Stacy Jo · Rating 5 out of 5]

These are some of the first Christian books I read and wow they were so good!!!

[Stefanie Jones · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Hope]

about scrapbooking - fiction

[Kate · Rating 2 out of 5]

My mom liked this book and passed it around to all her friends. Enough said.