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Julie and Romeo Get Lucky
By Jeanne Ray
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Julie Roseman and Romeo Cacciamani know a thing or two about good fortune. For generations, their families were rival florists and bitter enemies. Then Julie and Romeo met by chance, just as each became single again. Even more miraculous, they fell in love.
Three years later, Julie and Romeo are still blissfully happy. They don't often get a quiet moment alone, and rarely manage a night -- quiet or otherwise -- in the same bed, but Julie feels blessed by what they do have: true love, wonderful jobs, and houses packed to the rafters with family. Romeo's ninety-three-year-old mother, his son Alan, Alan's wife and their three children live with him; Julie's daughter Sandy and her family -- including Sandy's Willy Wonka-obsessed daughter, Sarah, and their cat -- live with her. The odds of Julie and Romeo getting a few days of peace together seem about as likely as winning the lottery.
But their wish comes true -- with a twist -- when an injury puts Romeo flat on his back in Julie's room. Spending days in bed may sound heavenly, but with Romeo on pain pills, initially as comatose as Juliet in her tomb, the reality is less romantic. Then Julie's other daughter, Nora, drops her own crisis on her mother's doorstep. Now Julie has to figure out how to run two flower shops, take care of an ever-expanding household, nurse her beloved Romeo back to health, tackle Sarah's fixation with lottery tickets, and keep her daughters from regressing into full-scale teenage bickering. And Lady Luck has one more surprise in store....
Wonderfully witty and unerringly wise, Julie and Romeo Get Lucky is a smart, heartwarming story of timeless love and family loyalty, and a reminder that if you suddenly get everything you ever wished for, the only thing to do is live happily ever after.
Three years later, Julie and Romeo are still blissfully happy. They don't often get a quiet moment alone, and rarely manage a night -- quiet or otherwise -- in the same bed, but Julie feels blessed by what they do have: true love, wonderful jobs, and houses packed to the rafters with family. Romeo's ninety-three-year-old mother, his son Alan, Alan's wife and their three children live with him; Julie's daughter Sandy and her family -- including Sandy's Willy Wonka-obsessed daughter, Sarah, and their cat -- live with her. The odds of Julie and Romeo getting a few days of peace together seem about as likely as winning the lottery.
But their wish comes true -- with a twist -- when an injury puts Romeo flat on his back in Julie's room. Spending days in bed may sound heavenly, but with Romeo on pain pills, initially as comatose as Juliet in her tomb, the reality is less romantic. Then Julie's other daughter, Nora, drops her own crisis on her mother's doorstep. Now Julie has to figure out how to run two flower shops, take care of an ever-expanding household, nurse her beloved Romeo back to health, tackle Sarah's fixation with lottery tickets, and keep her daughters from regressing into full-scale teenage bickering. And Lady Luck has one more surprise in store....
Wonderfully witty and unerringly wise, Julie and Romeo Get Lucky is a smart, heartwarming story of timeless love and family loyalty, and a reminder that if you suddenly get everything you ever wished for, the only thing to do is live happily ever after.
Author
Jeanne Ray
The author of three previous novels, Jeanne Ray works as a registered nurse at the Frist Clinic in Nashville, Tennessee. She is married and has two daughters. Together, she and her husband have ten grandchildren.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Many books have been written about people winning the lottery and the aftermath of such a happening. Jeanne Ray has added a twist to this scenario that makes this story even more interesting. With endearing characters, this tale will pull you in as you wait for each lottery drawing, just as the characters are waiting. As Julie copes with Romeo’s compressed spine, young Sarah’s obsession with Willie Wonka and the lottery, Nora’s longing for a child, and Sandy’s sibling rivalry, the reader roots for Julie and her cool disposition, even as her ex-husband makes an appearance with his new family. This series is a delight to read, and is even better in this audio version, read by the author.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I really enjoy Ray's everyday romance stories of family life. Entertaining, relaxing reads.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Second book of a series very loosely based on Romeo and Juliet. Story picks up after the main characters have finally overcome the family drama in the first book. Cute story, funny but could have used a few less references to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5So much fun - I loved this and the first book in the series. I wish there were more. Jeanne Ray writes beautifully and makes stories that could be sappy turn out to be completely heartfelt and not at all trite. I love that her books have older characters, too - there's something fun in the idea of romance being out there for everyone.
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