The Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah
A Novel
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
"A tender second-chance romance bursting with Jewish joy." —Amanda Elliot, USA TODAY bestselling author of Love You a Latke
Can these exes rekindle their love this Hanukkah?
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—especially her health. 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. And denying the still-smoldering chemistry between them becomes impossible.
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 on Evelyn, 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.
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Meltzer (Magical Meet Cute) puts a cute twist on A Christmas Carol to help her workaholic heroine find joy during Hanukkah. TV producer Evelyn Schwartz is weeks away from premiering her live televised version of A Christmas Carol. Convincing herself that the frequent migraines induced by the stress of juggling actors, set pieces, and crew will be worth it if the result is a promotion, Evelyn does everything she can to hide her chronic illness and avoid perceptions of being weak. It becomes harder to manage her stress levels, however, when her ex-husband, David Adler, is brought in as the on-set doctor. Evelyn still doesn't know why David ended their marriage or why he seems so concerned about her now—until eight spirits (possibly hallucinations resulting from her migraines) visit Evelyn on each night of Hanukkah and show her flashbacks to her and David's shared childhood and early relationship, reminding her of what they had and revealing where they went wrong. Meanwhile, David knows that a lack of chemistry was never their problem; it was a breakdown of communication. The result is a sweet, supernaturally tinged second-chance romance that readers will root for.
