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Suburban Weird

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Courtney Gold marries Seth Stephens and moves into his mother's nine-bedroom mansion in Bayshore, Long Island. Courtney develops a crush for Seth's adopted brother Dr. Aaron Stein, a fertility specialist. Then Aaron gets engaged to a sexy mail order Russian bride who also moves into the household.

Suburban Weird is a red-hot read. Highly recommended.

Suburban Weird
This book was given to me by the author J.R. LaGreca
This book wasn't my usual genre but I found myself drawn into the story of Courtney, Seth, Aaron, and Edith.
Courtney's plight seems unusual and strange but it makes you wonder how often it really does happen.
Her journey into her soul leads her into the shadows of obsession and towards illumination into who she really is.
I would recommend this book to readers who enjoy a good romance tinged with mystery.
There are some sensual scenes but it doesn't degrade the story at all. The plot seamlessly works with the romance to make it flow like liquid gold.
I found myself sympathizing with Courtney and her obsession. I liked how she comes to terms with the shadows of her self by the end of the book and gained insight.
Mesmerizing read and I look forward to reading her other works.

I highly recommend this book if you like romance, intrigue, and a good plot. I couldn't put it down, it kept me guessing and wanting more. I hated Edith, she was a conniving witch and I felt sorry for Seth. Aaron a manipulating and arrogant man. Courtney so trusting felt for everything Aaron said. A good read! Laura Licata

Mystery,Intrigue,Desire and Deceit all the makings of a fine novel. It kept my attention throughout. Once I started it, I found I couldn't stop reading it as I was drawn to each of the characters. Its ending is a delight It shows how true love would prevail over all obstacles.. I would recommend this book to anyone who is a romantic at heart.
Jean-Paul

A tale of deceit and desire, Suburban Weird lives up to its title even though you won't realize why until the end. It is a spellbinding story that never is quite what it appears to be. Just when you think you have it figured out and know where the story is going, it changes and veers off in another mystifying direction to hold your interest.

Suburban Weird is centered on Courtney Gold, a forty-year-old woman who has maintained her good looks and seems to have everything anyone could ask for. She is married to a man who seems to adore her, provides well for her with his job as a criminal attorney, and also has the luxury of living on his mother's massive estate. However, all this changes when her brother-in-law moves in with his new wife who just happens to be a mail-order bride from Russia -a YOUNG mail-order bride. Courtney gets caught up in a game of seduction and deception.

The story is set in an area called Bay Shore out on Long Island, New York. For Courtney, prior to actually marrying her fiancé, Seth, things begin to change for real when her future mother-in-law, a woman named Edith Stern, turns out to be a rather odd and unconventional type that Courtney had been warned about before.

Even though Courtney sees some things that are just not right, she goes ahead and marries her fiancé, Seth. Soon, however, Courtney finds that she is attracted to Seth's adopted brother, Dr. Aaron Stein. Aaron is a fertility specialist as well as a specialist in coming on to Courtney while he also puts his brother down constantly. Seth is the youngest in the family and somewhat of a bad boy but Courtney must learn to handle him as well as the feelings he brings out in her.

When Courtney and Seth move into the mansion that belongs to his mother, it would appear that things would be glorious until we find that Aaron, and his mail-order bride, Natasha, move in with them. Natasha is 27 years younger than Aaron and is gorgeous and dangerous at the same time. The four of them in that house is a recipe for disaster, and one other tiny detail that may get you to thinking is when we find that Dr. Aaron is treating Courtney for infertility as she is having trouble getting pregnant.

As if there weren't enough twists and turns up to this point, the story is masterfully told by J. R. LaGreca so that you never know until the end what is going to happen. How will Courtney deal with the flirtations from Aaron and the passion it brings out in her? What part will the young nymph, Natasha, play in this foursome? Will Edith remain in the background or play a more important role in this madness called Courtney's life? This is a novel you must read for yourself to find the answers to these questions and all the others that will continually come up as you read of the lust and love on Long Island that LaGreca spins into a purely hypnotic conclusion.

In Suburban Weird, J.R.Greca captures the essence of the young married woman torn between her devotion of her marriage vows and the lustful love she feels for her husband's brother. The writing is intense and pulls you into the fascinating characters of this page turning novel. A must read! I highly recommend this novel to anyone who has loved, wants to be loved and is in love!

"Suburban Weird" starts out seeming almost "normal" and then goes completely WILD!!! One never knows what goes on behind closed doors. The plot is brilliantly twisted with tons of mystique. Everything keeps changing so quickly that "nothing is what it seems at first glance" becomes a major understatement! Amidst facades galore, the familiar grows creepily unfamiliar. Just when I thought I had caught the flow unexpected events sneak up and attack. Now I'm hoping there is going to be a sequel!