{"title":"Books by Jean Meltzer","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781835014783","title":"The Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah","description":"A charming and festive second chance romance with a Jewish spin on A Christmas Carol!Evelyn Schwartz has the perfect Hanukkah planned: eight jam-packed days producing the live-action televised musical of A Christmas Carol. Who needs family when you’ve got long hours, impossible deadlines, and your dream job? That is, until an accident on set lands her in the medical bay with one of her chronic migraines, and she’s shocked to find her ex-husband, David Adler, filling in for the usual studio doctor.   It’s been two years since David walked away from Evelyn and their life in Manhattan, and his ex-wife is still the same workaholic who puts her career before everything else, her health included. But when Evelyn begins hallucinating “ghosts” tied to her past heartbreaks, and every single one leads to David, he finds himself spending much more time with her than he anticipated.   As Evelyn revisits her ghosts of Hanukkah past, she and David both begin to wonder if they can have a Hanukkah future. But with a high-stakes production ramping up the pressure, and troublesome spirits forcing them both to confront their most difficult shared memories, it might just take a Hanukkah miracle for these two exes to light the flame on their second-chance at love.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55896478712181,"sku":"9781835014783","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781835014783.jpg?v=1786027894"},{"product_id":"9780349430089","title":"Mr Perfect on Paper","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe perfect husband should be...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-A doctor or lawyer\u003c\/b\u003e (preferably a doctor)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Baggage-free\u003c\/b\u003e (no previous marriages, no children)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-And of course - he must be Jewish\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the creator and CEO of the popular Jewish dating app J-Mate, matchmaker Dara Rabinowitz knows the formula for lasting love - at least, for everyone else. When it comes to her own love life, she's been idling indefinitely. Until her beloved \u003ci\u003ebubbe\u003c\/i\u003e shares Dara's checklist for \"The Perfect Jewish Husband\" on national television and charming news anchor Chris Steadfast proposes they turn Dara's search into must-see TV.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a non-Jewish single dad, Chris doesn't check any of Dara's boxes. But her hunt for Mr. Perfect is the ratings boost his show desperately needs. If only Chris could ignore his own pesky attraction to Dara-a task much easier said than done when Dara starts questioning if \"perfect on paper\" can compete with how hard she's falling for Chris...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Jean Meltzer: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe Matzah Ball\u003c\/i\u003e had me laughing out loud...an all-around terrific read' \u003cb\u003eDebbie Macomber, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A warm, heartfelt ode to self-acceptance, honesty, and tight-knit Jewish communities, \u003ci\u003eThe Matzah Ball\u003c\/i\u003e gently - and rightfully - insists we don't need to be perfect or \"normal\" to deserve and find love. A true pleasure to read' \u003cb\u003eOlivia Dade, author of \u003ci\u003eSpoiler Alert\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A luminous celebration of all types of love, threaded with the message that everyone is worthy of it'\u003cb\u003e Rachel Lynn Solomon, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Ex Talk\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A funny, fresh holiday read to tickle your funny bone and warm your heart' \u003cb\u003eSheila Roberts, author of \u003ci\u003eBeachside Beginnings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56287274762613,"sku":"9780349430089","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780349430089_c5664e8a-ef68-405d-9d56-c50586f8570b.jpg?v=1786013530"},{"product_id":"9780778334415","title":"Magical Meet Cute","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e“A laugh-out-loud funny romance with depth and heart, readers will love this spellbinding novel!” —Debbie Macomber, #1\u003cem\u003e New York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs he the real deal…or did she truly summon a golem?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFaye Kaplan used to be engaged. She also used to have a successful legal practice. But she much prefers her new life as a potter in Woodstock, New York. The only thing missing is the perfect guy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot that she \u003cem\u003eneeds\u003c\/em\u003e one. She’s definitely happy alone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat is, until she finds her town papered with anti-Semitic flyers after yet another failed singles event at the synagogue. Desperate for comfort, Faye drunkenly turns to the only thing guaranteed to soothe her—pottery. A golem protector is just what her town needs…and adding all the little details to make him her ideal man can’t hurt, right?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a seriously hot stranger mysteriously turns up the next day, Greg seems too good to be true—if you ignore the fact that Faye hit him with her bike. And that he subsequently lost his memory…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut otherwise, the man checks Every. Single. Box. Causing Faye to wonder if Greg’s sudden and spicy appearance might be anything but a coincidence.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56294718472565,"sku":"9780778334415","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780778334415_71a6da61-f768-4867-ac70-05048cce1b9a.jpg?v=1786015637"},{"product_id":"9780349430065","title":"The Matzah Ball","description":"\u003cp\u003e'A luminous celebration of all types of love, threaded with the message that everyone is worthy of it'\u003cb\u003e Rachel Lynn Solomon, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Ex Talk\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eOy!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e to the world \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Rachel Rubenstein-Goldblatt is a nice Jewish girl with a shameful secret: she loves Christmas. For a decade she's hidden her career as a Christmas romance novelist from her family. Her talent has made her a bestseller even as her chronic illness has always kept the kind of love she writes about out of reach.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But when her diversity-conscious publisher insists she write a Hanukkah romance, her well of inspiration suddenly runs dry. Hanukkah's not magical. It's not merry. It's not \u003ci\u003eChristmas\u003c\/i\u003e. Desperate not to lose her contract, Rachel's determined to find her muse at the Matzah Ball, a Jewish music celebration on the last night of Hanukkah, even if it means working with her summer camp archenemy-Jacob Greenberg.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Though Rachel and Jacob haven't seen each other since they were kids, their grudge still glows brighter than a menorah. But as they spend more time together, Rachel finds herself drawn to Hanukkah-and Jacob-in a way she never expected. Maybe this holiday of lights will be the spark she needed to set her heart ablaze. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Jean Meltzer \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A seasonal romance with a difference' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople's Friend\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A funny, fresh holiday read to tickle your funny bone and warm your heart' \u003cb\u003eSheila Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A warm, heartfelt ode to self-acceptance, honesty, and tight-knit Jewish communities, \u003ci\u003eThe Matzah Ball\u003c\/i\u003e gently - and rightfully - insists we don't need to be perfect or \"normal\" to deserve and find love. The story was a true pleasure to read'\u003cb\u003e Olivia Dade\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56311715889525,"sku":"9780349430065","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780349430065_b060067d-8fae-474e-8d1d-baecf28a828d.jpg?v=1786013529"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-jean-meltzer.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}