Bøger af Judith Arnold

The Magic Jukebox sits in the Faulk Street Tavern in the quiet seaside town of Brogan's Point, Massachusetts. No one knows what classic rock songs will come out of the jukebox when a coin is inserted, but every now and then, the jukebox will play a song that casts a spell on two bar patrons-a song that will change their lives and open their hearts to love. Changes Antiques dealer Diana Simms is engaged to her longtime boyfriend when she finds herself inside the Faulk Street Tavern. The song "Changes" emerges from the jukebox and enchants her. It also captivates Nick Fiore, a local guy who's arrived at adulthood the hard way, after a tour through the juvenile justice system. Now he's dedicated his life to helping other troubled kids. He has no business even looking at a beautiful, well-bred woman wearing a diamond engagement ring. But once they're bewitched by the jukebox, he and Diana must change their lives, their goals, their dreams...and their hearts. True Colors When she finds herself homeless after breaking up with her boyfriend, artist Emma Glendon accepts her best friend's invitation to share a rental house in Brogan's Point. But their absentee landlord, Nick Tarloff, has come to town from his home in San Francisco to sell the house, which will mean evicting his tenants. Nick is a high-tech brainiac and a self-made millionnaire. Emma is a painter and a free spirit. They have nothing in common-except the jukebox, which plays "True Colors" and forces them to recognize their own true colors, colors that can match and blend magnificently, if the magic of the jukebox has its way. Wild Thing Monica Reinhart is a good girl. A hometown girl. After college, she returned to Brogan's Point to help run the family business, an oceanfront inn. She's never done a wild thing in her life. When Ty Cronin sails into town, his wildness intrigues her. When the jukebox plays "Wild Thing," that wildness infects her, and soon she finds herself doing things she never would have imagined. But Ty could be big trouble. She hardly knows him. She mustn't trust him. Yet once she's taken a walk on the wild side with him, how can she go back to being a good hometown girl?

Once Ellie Gillman waves her husband off on his grand adventure-a cross-country bicycle trip to publicize the perils of climate change-she realizes she's got her own environment to take care of: the environment of her home, her daughters, and her cozy New England town. While S...

Recent retiree Ruth Singer is reflecting on her life and wondering what direction it might have taken if she'd made different choices. Not only does Ruth ponder these questions, she lives those what-if lives in her imagination. As the chaos of her real life swirls around her, she contemplates the roads she never took, the choices she never made, and comes to understand how she became the woman she is - and why.

Recent retiree Ruth Singer is reflecting on her life and wondering what direction it might have taken if she'd made different choices. What if she'd learned to ski? What if she'd had her tubes tied before her difficult youngest child was born? What if she hadn't quit her rock band to attend college? What if she'd run off with Danny Fortuna when she'd had the chance? Not only does Ruth ponder these questions, she lives those what-if lives in her imagination. As the chaos of her real life swirls around her, she contemplates the roads she never took, the choices she never made, and comes to understand how she became the woman she is ¿ and why. A novel that will resonate with every reader, If Only is at once a poignant excursion into one woman's life and a guided tour through every internal conversation we've ever had.