12. Who is Tammie Shezwyski? Given their complicated history, are MJ’s malignant feelings toward her warranted? How does her attitude toward Tammie change by the end of the novel? Like MJ and Tammie, have you ever repaired a relationship with someone you once considered an enemy?
13. The essence of this story is about self-discovery and strengthening romantic bonds. Is it possible to cultivate your own interests while also maintaining a healthy and loving relationship? Or do you risk losing one or the other? What have you learned from MJ and Chris’s experiences? Are they able to find the balance they need for their marriage to survive?
Enhance Your Book Club
1. Test your baking skills and make a lemon custard pie. Find a recipe online, try Amy’s recipe on page 293 or try Taste of Home’s recipe here: http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/mom-s-lemon-custard-pie.
2. Read Amy Reichert’s first novel The Coincidence of Coconut Cake for your next book club meeting. The novel follows a talented chef and the food critic who brings down her restaurant, and how their chance meeting turns into a delectable romance of mistaken identities. You can even make coconut cake as a special treat for your group!
3. Are you ready to get lucky? Head to a local casino for a night out with your friends, and try your hand at the poker table. Or if you’re feeling a little more adventurous, plan a trip to Las Vegas!
4. Explore your own interests and sign up for a dance, art, or baking class. Or pick up a new hobby, like golfing or poker, just like MJ. Try something new—and have fun!
AUTHOR PHOTOGRAPH BY KELLY JOHNSEN
AMY E. REICHERT author of The Coincidence of Coconut Cake, loves to write characters you’d invite to dinner. A wife, mom, amateur chef, Fix-It Mistress, and cider enthusiast, she earned her MA in English literature and serves on her local library’s board of directors.
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Interior design by Davina Mock-Maniscalco
Cover design by Laywan Kwan
Photograph of lemon pie © Josie Grant / Alamy Stock Photo
Photographs of background, empty plate, and clover © Shuttestock
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Title: Luck, love & lemon pie / by Amy E. Reichert.
Description: First Gallery Books trade paperback edition. | New York : Gallery Books, 2016.
Identifiers: LCCN 2015044313
Subjects: | BISAC: FICTION / Contemporary Women. | FICTION / Family Life. | FICTION / Romance / Contemporary. | GSAFD: Love stories.
Classification: LCC PS3618.E52385 L83 2016 | DDC 813/.6—dc23 LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015044313
ISBN 978-1-5011-2154-8
ISBN 978-1-5011-2155-5 (ebook)