Friday Mornings at Nine

FRIDAY MORNINGS AT NINE is a standalone women’s fiction story about:

Three close friends
Two competing love interests (each!) &
One of life’s biggest “What-if?” questions...

Each Friday morning at the Indigo Moon Café, Jennifer, Bridget and Tamara meet to swap stories about marriage, kids and work. But one day, spurred by recent emails from her college ex, Jennifer poses questions they’ve never discussed before. What if they all married the wrong man? What if they’re living the wrong life? And what would happen if, just once, they gave in to temptation?

Soon each woman is second-guessing the choices she’s made—and the ones she can unmake—as she becomes aware of new opportunities around every corner, from attentive colleagues and sexy neighbors to flirtatious past lovers. And as fantasies blur with real life, these three good friends begin to realize how little they may know about each other, their marriages and themselves... And how much there is to gain—and lose—when you step outside the rules.

Praise for the Novel:

“A brilliant character study of three very different women each asking the question we all wonder about sooner or later: Did we make the right choices during our journey, and if not, what steps do we need to take in order to live our best life?” ~ Manchester Books Examiner

“Friday Mornings at Nine is the perfect example of a book by an author whose writing just gets better and better. In her second book, Marilyn Brant’s prose is superb…” ~ Chicago Fiction Examiner

“Marilyn Brant masterfully writes on the intricacy of female friendship in a carefully crafted, entertaining and yet philosophical look at love, marriage and family.” ~ Write Meg Reviews

“Marilyn Brant, author of According to Jane, spins an engaging story around the concept Polonius described so simply, ‘To thine own self, be true.’  Ms. Brant’s style is charming, full of wit and humor, and she positively brims with quotable advice for couples...a trip through the lives of these women and their subsequent spouses is an education, and will bring you nothing but good things.” ~ Austenprose

“Emotionally packed, it’s hard to put down… What intrigued me most was this book was as much about friendship as it was about what goes on behind the closed doors of marriage. Does anyone really know someone? Do we even know ourselves? Will we have the courage to go after what we want when presented with the options? This isn’t a book about infidelity, and the author was very careful not to go that route or cross that line. A highly recommended women’s fiction read.” ~ RITA-Nominated Author Kelly Moran

“This novel isn't just a simple romance—it is thought-provoking, sensitive, and multilayered... It is NOT about adultery and divorce. This novel is about self-identity and relationships. As with any Marilyn Brant novel this story is well-crafted, absorbing, and skillfully written!” ~ Austenesque Reviews

“EXCELLENT! LOVED IT! Could not put it down! How often does this happen in real life? Women acting a bit immature but then through life's struggles, some not so nice things happen to you, and some great girlfriends have your back, you eventually grow up and start facing life head on. I recommend this to everyone!” ~ Amy Bromberg, Chick Lit Central