I read this book so fast because I could not put it down. I am so glad I decided to request this book. If you love books with funny Grandmother characters and a character driven book then this is the book for you. I know I'm not disappointed.

A great story to read during out total lock down.
A well written and easy to read, heart warming story. I almost want to be a stray and taken in by these sisters.
You'll laugh your way through most of this book with it's wonderful characters.

The Banty House, my first novel by Carolyn Brown is a slow burn contemporary story that had me captivated from the first few chapters.

Nineteen-year-old Ginger Andrews has arrived in Rooster, Texas, penniless and with nowhere to go. She's eight months pregnant, trying to escape the bad memories she hopes to have left behind in Kentucky. Three sisters, Betsy, Connie, and Kate Carson live in the Banty House, their childhood home and live by the rules of their late mother. Handyman to the Carson sisters, Sloan Baker, also has a troubled past. A chance meeting between Ginger and Connie results in a place to stay for Ginger - at the Banty House. What follows is a lovely story about their lives and histories.

The Banty House was a really enjoyable read. For me the three sisters really made this story sing with their humour and big personalities. Although they occasionally bickered, they still showed immense loyalty to each other. I also loved reading about their jam making and unusual moonshine recipes. However, The Banty House was not all fun and frivolity as some significant topics were explored. The evolvement of Sloan and Ginger's relationship was natural, tender, realistic, and beautifully written and I frequently felt as though I was living in the old brothel myself alongside Carolyn Brown's quirky, fantastic characters. An amazing, heartwarming, and very highly recommended read.

I received a complimentary copy of this novel at my request from Montlake Romance via NetGalley. This review is my own unbiased opinion.

I LOVED this book and am sure you will also.  It's filled with emotions, kindness and caring. I laughed, I cried, I smiled..great emotional read you will not want to put down  The Carson sister's antics stayed with me even when I shut the book.  Each sister has her own character which will help you to remember them.  But, we start with a pregnant young girl, coming into their lives.  This is one book you must read.  As always, Carolyn Brown, has wrote a book that will keep you loving her as an author.   Thanks to Net Galley for giving me the chance to read this with an honest opinion.

What is family?  Is it people who are related by blood?  People who care for each other?  Both?  These three old ladies are related by blood.  None have ever had another family, except their mother.  However, they have hearts full of love for those who need it, and in this case the two who need it are a war vet with PTSD and a young pregnant girl.  

Through the book we learn the story of the little old ladies and their lives.  We learn about their mother--a mixed race woman who had to survive the depression. While her method might raise moral eyebrows, she met a commercial desire, did it while protecting (in her own way) young women and raising her own family.  We learn how even today, young women end up used for their bodies.  

Carolyn Brown has many books, including this one, available on Kindle Unlimited, so if  you are a member, it won't cost you anything to have a look.  I got my copy via NetGalley.  Grade:  B.

A simple yet wonderful read. As most of Ms. Brown's books, this is a feel good story and I found it easy and enjoyable.

THE BANTY HOUSE is a slow burn contemporary story that I was pulled in to from the very first page. To be honest, I fell in love with the cover the minute I saw it. Don’t you just want to be laying on that lounge chair with your favorite book?  I knew I would read it anyway, because I love Carolyn Brown, but the cover really pulled me in. I loved everything about this beautiful story and I’m excited to recommend it to my reading friends. Carolyn Brown always has a way of grabbing her readers and she never lets us go.

THE BANTY HOUSE really takes a turn that will have you unable to put this beautiful story down. Neither Sloan or Ginger are looking for a relationship, but they can’t seem to ignore their growing feelings.  Both are learning that what you consider family, doesn’t always share your DNA.   So here we have these two crossing paths and each time, there is a pull to see more of each other. This causes all sorts of rumors and gossip.  It was cute watching these two dance around their feelings for each other.  I just didn’t want to see Ginger get hurt again like she did in the past.  She’s had a very rough life and I couldn’t help but cheer her on through out this heart warming story!

THE BANTY HOUSE is filled with twists and turns and had me staying up way too late one night to finish! I had to know where Carolyn Brown was taking us and what would happen to Sloan and Ginger. I really loved how the whole community came to ginger and Sloan’s aid and only wanted them to feel loved and realize that they were home. There is so much heart in Carolyn’s writing that I’m always left with a huge smile on my face and my heart very happy. I could totally see THE BANTY HOUSE becoming a Hallmark movie and I would love to see it. All of the characters are very interesting and believable, so much so that I felt as if I’ve known them for a long time. I would love to hang out with Kate, Connie and Betsy.   I’m sure they could teach me a thing or two and I know they would keep my laughing all day long! I love how Carolyn does that to me each and every time.

I received a complimentary copy of this book through Netgalley. All opinions expressed are my own and were voluntarily given.

I really love the characters in this book. It’s a feel good book about three older sisters living together in Texas. I read this book so fast because I could not put it down. This was such an adorable book and perfect to take my mind off all the craziness in the world right now.

A sweetly thrilling, heartwarming and fun journey filled with engaging charters, witty dialog, heart racing twists and emotional turns. Was a great read from beginning to end and so hard to put down.

Author Carolyn Brown has written a novel that will bring laughter and joy to even the hardest of hearts! The three elderly sisters that reside at The Banty m.kHouse are full of fire and sass. From making moonshine to growing weed in the flower bed, you will grow to love them all. When they take in a young, pregnant, homeless girl Ginger, they find what they have always wanted, an adopted granddaughter but will Ginger choose to stay or will she leave before she loses her heart to the elderly Carson sisters? Will the Carson's handyman, Sloan, be able to put his past behind him and open his heart up to Ginger and her baby? This novel has had me in tears laughing at the antics of the Carson sisters! I would highly recommend this novel! I cannot wait to see what my favorite author will think of next!

#’The Banty House by #Carolyn Brown is a great stay at home book to make you feel warm and comfy.
It takes place in a small town called Rooster in Texas.And you have three spunky women: Kate, Betsy, and Connie running ‘The Banty House’ their home that was in 1930’s a bawdy house.These women are a little eccentric,unique and always filled with love. Connie brings home a young pregnant girl.And one
of the sisters even makes moonshine.
It’s the perfect book for the end of the day.Famliy is not always people that share your DNA. And healing happens,hopes,dreams never fade.
Thank you,
#Netgalley,#Carolyn Brown, and #Montlake

Betsy, Connie, and Kate Carson are the type of sisters who can complete each other's sentences, understand emotions by observing their body language and are loyal to each other to the very end.  This loyalty was taught to them by their mama and they chose a path to live together in the home they grew up in. The sisters have an opportunity to help a young, unwed, pregnant woman who just gets to town. Ginger is unsure what to make of the sisters.  She is amazed by their generosity but cautious because of her past.  The sisters introduce Ginger to Sloan who, after returning from serving in the military and now dealing with his own issues helps them with jobs around the house, feels an immediate connection to Sloan.  And so it begins.  Betsy, Connie, Kate, Ginger & Sloan all take this journey together of self reflection, healing, unconditional support, having family, and feeling loved. It's a sweet book with lovable characters.

When I started reading this book, I had no idea how fantastic it was and how detail oriented it would be.  Carolyn is a great story teller and this book will not disappoint you!  I like all of the traditions that the 3 main characters recite throughout the book and I am talking traditions that go back about a 100 years or so.  The backdrop was in an area of rural Texas that I am very familiar with, as I lived in San Antonio for 15 years.  The characters were well rounded, exciting and complex.  This story, in light of what is happening today in our country, takes you back to when the rural  towns were divided and children paid for all of the choices that their parents made.  It shows you that you can rise up from all of the bigotry and take your life in your own hands and still come out on top.  

I truly enjoyed the opportunity to read this story and to provide a review of it.  I know that each person reading this as the days go along will appreciate it and take pieces from it that speak to them.  Thanks again for this opportunity, Enjoy!

A wonderful novel about healing hearts and new beginnings in a small Texas town. In the fading town of Rooster,Texas, all that's really left is a service station, a church..and the Banty House, a long ago Great Depression era brothel. For more than 75 years, the Carson sisters: Betsy, Connie and Kate, have all called their mama Belle's house a home. The three eccentric sisters get by just fine with their homemade jams and jellies, a little moonshine on the side, and big hearts always open to strangers. Like Ginger Andrews. Pregnant and abandoned in her teens, Ginger Andrews hasn't had an easy life. An orphan who grew up in the foster care system and suffered the brunt of her former and late boyfriend's Luke's misdeeds, all she wants is for her child to have a better life than she did, and she wants to get away from Kentucky and her bad memories. Then while she's waiting for transportation at Rooster, TX, she meets the Carson sisters who warmly welcome her into their home. They show her the ropes behind their tasks and their lives become entwined, therefore reducing Ginger's resolve to leave the South. Then she meets Sloan Baker, the Carson sisters' young handyman and former Army veteran. But he has a past as broken as Ginger's, so his walls are up. But as the season of change unfolds, Ginger and Sloan might discover a warm haven to heal in the Banty House, a place to finally belong, where hopes and dreams never fade. Moonshining in the 1920s to 1930s was a highly profitable industry despite Prohibition being law and it still continued after the repeal of Prohibition and the establishment of alcohol tax. It was a way to earn money during a time when luxuries and even basic necessities were unaffordable to many. This novel also talked about how Texas was segregated by race and the discrimination that non white people faced. This novel highlighted the importance of being self sufficient and to be gracious and hospitable for those less fortunate than us, and help them lead better lives. Brothel madams took great care to protect their businesses by keeping meticulous records, which was an added protection against harassment.

I loved this story.  It is Christian fiction but not preachy or overpowering.  Rooster Texas is the home to 3 sisters, Betsy, Connie and Kate.  They are all spinsters living in the family home that was once a brothel.  They take in down on her luck Ginger who is expecting a baby and out of money.  These 4 women form a friendship and their neighbor and handyman, Sloan watches out for all of them.  The story is fast moving realistic.  The sisters are fun and UN-orthodox.  A read for all ages that can be savored.  I received a copy of this ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review.

This is a perfect summer book of heartwarming charcters you love spending time with, Southern cooking and wonderful relationships  . Thank you to the publisher and to Net Galley for the opportunity. My review opinions are my own. 

I loved spending time at The Banty House.  The three elderly women that live there are each their own person, fun quirky personalities that compliment each other and get alone well . All three have lived in Banty House their entire lives yet they each have lived interesting lives.  The cooking will have you ready to book that ticket to Texas and the hospitality jumps off the page as the author invites you to their warm Southern customs .  When they invite a young pregnant women into Banty House to stay with them their friendships are drawn in a new direction for each of them yet brings them all closer. These are lovely charcters you want to spend more time with as they navigate their life enjoying the simple pleasures of life.  I loved this book and highly recommend it for your reading enjoyment for all who appreciate stories of strong women friendships . Very well done to the author !

The Banty House by Carolyn Brown, published by Montlake, is a full length, stand-alone romance novel.
Meet the Carson sisters Kate, Betsy and Connie. The three are living a fullfilled live at their family homestead, Banty House. They take in strays and Ginger is one of them. The 19 year old never had a place she could call home. But with the sisters she finds not only a family, she finds her love and hea.
A beautiful story that spans a lot of years, captivating and heartwrenchingly beautiful. A great read, 4,5 stars.

The Banty House  has characters that will pull at your heart. This story will have you laughing, crying and cheering.  Kate, Betsy and Connie are 3 elderly sisters living together in what used to be a brothel in Texas run by their mother. Life changed for them when they found Ginger a pregnanypt 19 years old sitting on a bench outside a beauty shop.  Then comes a charming feel good story of five misfits that somehow come together and make a perfect family.

The Banty House is a heart-warming story about families. Whether family by blood, happenstance, or choice, you need unconditional love, trust, dependence, care, and concern, as well as, independence, loyalty, and humor. The characters in The Banty House have it all, and more! I love the way Carolyn Brown develops her characters so that the reader feels like part of the family too! I highly recommend this feel-good, often funny read!

Thanks to Netgalley and Montlake Romance for the ARC in exchange of an honest review.
I think I could have read this book forever. This book takes me back home to when I was a kid and my granny and mawmaw was alive. That's my grand and great grandmother to you all. I sure do miss those days and the sisters in this book remind me of them. 
It's a good book when it can take you back 37 years and make you feel home again.