{"product_id":"vera-stein-is-fine-signed-book","title":"[PREORDER] Vera Stein is Fine (Signed Hardcover)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003epreorder\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e of 'Vera Stein is Fine' by Julie Murphy, in hardcover! Lots of fun reader swag included!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease date: \u003c\/strong\u003eJuly 21, 2026\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEstimated Shipping:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 2026 (earlier if possible!)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf you order other items with this book, ALL ITEMS will ship together. If you want the other items earlier, please make a separate purchase. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlurb:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eWelcome to Starlight Palms, a favorite retirement facility among Hollywood actors and industry professionals tucked away just outside of sunny Palm Springs. Filled with forgotten scream queens, eccentric screenwriters, and heartthrobs of the past, it has a brand-new resident: Vera Stein, age forty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVera knows she’s missed her chance at a life worthy of the silver screen, just like she missed her chance at ever finding true love. But Vera isn’t one to take chances. She’s spent most of her adult years caretaking for her dying mother \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e her movie star boss’s ego. Now abruptly houseless and jobless, Vera has nowhere to land, so to grandmother’s house we go!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Starlight Palms Senior Living Center is midcentury Hollywood down to its pastel-painted bones. This desert gem isn’t lacking in saucy plot twists (swinging seniors, anyone?) or a leading man: Elias Buckley, the on-site doctor and Vera’s former ill-fated college fling and—for reasons that will stay in Vegas—legally her ex-husband according to the state of Nevada.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s not long before Vera falls into a job as the activities coordinator and under the spell of a certain smart-mouthed doctor… Suddenly all those empty years in LA look less like mistakes and a lot more like \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ebackstory\u003c\/span\u003e. With a fresh start at her fingertips, Vera begins to see that even with all the detours she’s taken, there’s still a Hollywood ending (and maybe even a happily ever after) in sight…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat to Expect:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecond Chance Romance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorkplace Romance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMultigenerational Family Drama\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForced Proximity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew Lease on Life and Spice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContent Warnings: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSexual Content\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Julie Murphy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53409754841434,"sku":null,"price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/6302\/3194\/files\/CoverOptions_Preorders_1_fd58bfe9-070c-4217-a718-51eb53415e69.png?v=1769182329","url":"https:\/\/scribblesbookshop.com\/products\/vera-stein-is-fine-signed-book","provider":"Scribbles Bookshop LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}