The Matzah Ball
Book Feature - The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer
HBL Note: The premise of THE MATZAH BALL by Jean Meltzer had me laughing and eager to get my hands on a copy. What if Margot Cross, a bestselling Christmas romance novelist, is actually Rachel Rubenstein-Goldblatt, a nice Jewish girl living a double life. She doesn’t want anyone to know how much she loves Christmas. But her secret is jeopardized by her publisher who now wants her to write a Hannukah romance. And that story is wrapped up in…you guessed it…a Hannukah romance by Jean Meltzer, a Jewish woman who loves Christmas. Scroll down to read more about THE MATZAH BALL.
Book Feature - The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer
Book Feature - The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer
From the publisher:
Oy! to the world
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.
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 Christmas. 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.
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.
Book Feature - The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer
