Lexi has run off and eloped, cheating Jewel out of planning Lexi's wedding and shining the spotlight on Jewel's new event planning business. In the meantime, Jewel is delighted that her guy Kevin, a UPS delivery man, is moving on up into management.

Angel and her boyfriend, Octavio, have joined a new church and are trying to deal with their interracial relationship-but will differences in their faith draw them closer or pull them apart?

Jermane and her husband, Rex, are still together and thinking up new ways to keep their marriage fresh and hot despite Rex's workaholism and his wandering eye.

Lexi and Capri are getting ready to open their law firm, Reynolds and Stanton. Will their friendship survive their new business partnership?

Just when they think that everything has fallen into place, these five friends are forced to trust God as they find themselves in unexpected situations and facing new challenges. The Sunday Brunch Diaries explores what happens when your prayers are answered but you wind up getting a whole lot more than you bargained for.

"Spicy and bold, yet flavorful and rich, Sunday Brunch . . . positively sinful." —Vivica A. Fox, actress and 2006 winner of the NAACP Image Award

"Norma has created a recipe for inspiration, wit, friendship, and spiritual growth. Sunday Brunch portrays and examines 'real-life issues' through vivid and relatable characters." —Victoria Christopher Murray, bestselling author of The Ex Files: A Novel About Four Women and Faith

"Looking for a good read with an inspirational message? Then curl up with Norma L. Jarrett's sequel to Sunday Brunch. In The Sunday Brunch Diaries you'll catch up with best friends Lexi, Capri, Jermane, Angel and Jewel as they come across new obstacles in their careers, relationships and even friendships with each other. Gathering for brunch on Sundays, the women take time to share stories, console one another and help each other to keep their faith through trying times. Jarrett manages to keep the novel light, humorous and drama-filled while maintaining spirituality throughout its pages. This book is relatable to anyone who has endured the ups and downs of friendship, and is a must read for the fall." - Upscale

"Expect the unexpected in The Sunday Brunch Diaries! Author Norma L Jarrett takes you on the journey of five young ladies trying to balance faith, family, and friends! Jarrett proves through humor and humility that the only

thing constant in life is change!" - Nnete of the Madd Hatta Morning Show on KBXX 97.9 The Box

Praise for Sunday Brunch

“Norma has created a recipe for inspiration, wit, friendship, and spiritual growth. Sunday Brunch portrays and examines ‘real life issues’ through vivid and relatable characters.” – Victoria Christopher Murray, bestselling author of A Sin and a Shame and The Ex Files: A Novel about Four Women and Faith

Praise for Sweet Magnolia

“Like family conversations at the table, the author delivers real issues from characters larger than life.” – Upscale

Will Lexi and Capri's friendship survive a new business partnership? Can Jermane and husband Rex keep their marriage fresh despite his workaholic ways and wandering eyes? And will differences in faith drive Angel and her new boyfriend apart?

In the tradition of bestselling authors Victoria Christopher Murray and ReShonda Tate Billingsley, Norma Jarrett's The Sunday Brunch Diaries mixes the mayhem and madness of contemporary times with an inspirational message that will appeal to both mainstream and Christian readers.