{"product_id":"vera-stein-is-fine","title":"Vera Stein Is Fine","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I always get a tingle of anticipation whenever I open a Julie Murphy book: I know it's going to be full of characters I adore, it'll have smart and funny banter, and it'll make me swoon. Julie Murphy always delivers!\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJasmine Guillory, New York Times bestselling author\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This is one addictively swoony book. At this point, I'm convinced Julie Murphy is personally trying to sweep me off my feet!\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAli Hazelwood, #1 New York Times bestselling author on Student Union\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"No objections, but I will not hold my peace―\u003ci\u003eStudent Union\u003c\/i\u003e is exactly what I want in a fake marriage plot. Julie Murphy reached into my soul and gave me just what I needed.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulie Soto, #1 New York Times bestselling author on Student Union\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Come for the bratty rich boy with a good-girl kink, stay for the post-sex midnight grilled cheese. I fell for this messy, horny, delightful book at page one but didn't realize it was true love until the Joe Pesci strip tease. Now I will never be the same. There's only one thing left to do― Julie Murphy, will you marry me?\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAshley Poston, New York Times bestselling author on Student Union\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Julie Murphy proves she's at the top of her class! She aces the assignment, with a story so charming it deserves extra credit.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeghan Quinn, New York Times bestselling author on Student Union\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"With plenty of cheeky charm and a cast of superbly nuanced characters, this brilliantly executed rom-com both cleverly skewers and unabashedly celebrates the appeal of squeaky-clean holiday romances, while also championing body positivity in life and love.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review) for A Merry Little Meet Cute\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Well-developed protagonists with immediate chemistry and witty dialogue balance the emotional story as characters process big life changes and family trauma. Skillful, sympathetic writing weaves the conflict seamlessly into the storyline, creating a novel that will make readers laugh, cry, and cheer. Verdict: This sexy joyful romantic comedy from Murphy and Simone (\u003cem\u003eA Merry Little Meet Cute\u003c\/em\u003e) is a delightful read.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal (starred review) on Holly Jolly Ever After\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A holiday rom-com full of quirky and fun characters, witty dialogue, and over-the-top Christmas cheer. An engaging, unputdownable holiday romance that will resonate with readers.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal (starred review) on Jingle Bell Mingle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Julie Murphy knows a thing or two about navigating the worlds of girls on the brink of self-discovery.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eALA Booklist (starred review) on Puddin'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"With her signature blend of humor, sensitivity, and panache, Murphy has crafted a sensational narrative that is bursting with life and is anything but a drag....Murphy's best-selling Dumplin' series grows bigger and better with every installment, and this book will quickly rule the YA realm.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eALA Booklist (starred review) on Pumpkin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller Julie Murphy comes a heartfelt and hilarious tale of a woman who thinks life and love have passed her by until \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eshe's thrown into her grandmother's quirky world of octogenarian free love and\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e gets a second chance with the one man she never expected to see again. Perhaps it's never too late to play the opening credits... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWelcome to Starlight Palms, a favorite retirement facility among Hollywood actors and industry professionals tucked away just outside of sunny Palm Springs. Filled with forgotten scream queens, eccentric screenwriters, and heartthrobs of the past, it has a brand-new resident: Vera Stein, age forty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVera knows she's missed her chance at a life worthy of the silver screen, just like she missed her chance at ever finding true love. But Vera isn't one to take chances. She's spent most of her adult years caretaking for her dying mother \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e her movie star boss's ego. Now abruptly houseless and jobless, Vera has nowhere to land, so to grandmother's house we go! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Starlight Palms Senior Living Center is midcentury Hollywood down to its pastel-painted bones. This desert gem isn't lacking in saucy plot twists (swinging seniors, anyone?) or a leading man: Elias Buckley, the on-site doctor and Vera's former ill-fated college fling and--for reasons that will stay in Vegas--legally her ex-husband according to the state of Nevada.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's not long before Vera falls into a job as the activities coordinator and under the spell of a certain smart-mouthed doctor... Suddenly all those empty years in LA look less like mistakes and a lot more like \u003ci\u003ebackstory\u003c\/i\u003e. With a fresh start at her fingertips, Vera begins to see that even with all the detours she's taken, there's still a Hollywood ending (and maybe even a happily ever after) in sight...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTROPES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecond Chance Romance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorkplace Romance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMultigenerational Family Drama\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForced Proximity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew Lease on Life and Spice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/11\/2026 (EAN 9780063386839, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eMurphy, Julie\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJulie Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e splits her time between North Texas and Kansas with her husband, who loves her, and her cats, who tolerate her. 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