Sisters Mae Wallace and March are two years apart, and worlds away from being anything alike. Mae Wallace is the dependable, older sister who weighs her words before she speaks, and sees the world as a project to be saved. March, happily overweight and charismatic, has the world on a string. Babies, men, and teachers love March and she loves them right back. Mae Wallace doesn't so much live in her sister's shadow as be amused by it, and generally try to manage her younger sister's scrapes.

But a tragic accident tears them apart, and all of a sudden the vivacious March is incapacitated and Mae Wallace bears the guilt from the incident. Relocated to a small island-town in South Carolina where March undergoes therapy, Mae Wallace befriends a local artist who is still grieving his wife's mysterious death. As the two become closer, their mutual pain turns into a budding friendship. But Mae Wallace must free herself from guilt if she's ever to live and love again--and March must grapple with the loss of her vibrant self, and accept the new realities of her life and sisterhood.

A poignant ode to the bond of two sisters, the grief we sometimes have to overcome, and the redemptive power of love that can make us smile again.

Toss the Bride (January 2006)
A note from Jennifer: "I will never forget how amazing it was to walk into a bookstore and see that gorgeous blue spine on the bookshelf. It was a dream come true to publish my first novel. What was even more amazing was hearing from readers from all over the world who took time to say 'hello' and offer comments about the book."

Macie Fuller is having trouble making up her mind about marriage. Working for a high-profile wedding planner in Atlanta, she makes her living "tossing brides," that is, getting high-maintenance clients married and out of her hair. Wedding bells and white doves are all in a day's work, but Macie isn't quite ready to make that trip down the aisle herself. While she loves her boyfriend, Avery, she simply can't relate to his jet-set lifestyle. While she scrambles to pay the bills, he takes a turn on the tennis court and jaunts off to Japan.

When Avery finally does get down on one knee, Macie's reaction shocks everyone. It seems that after seeing brides behaving very badly, she is wary of becoming one herself. "What if I turn into them?" she wails. A deeper issue, of course, is Avery. Macie is not sure she will fit into Avery's charmed life, a very different world than she has ever known. Then there's Avery's mother, who married into the family money and seems desperately unhappy. Will that happen to Macie, too?

When Macie comes around, it's not for the dress or the diamond, but for love. She wants it for life. Toss the Bride is a warm and witty novel about finding romance on your own terms.