Suburban Weird

About the Book

Set in scenic Bay Shore, Long Island, Suburban Weird follows the exploits of Courtney Gold, a forty-year-old beauty. Courtney becomes apprehensive when she meets her future mother-in-law, Edith Stein, who turns out to be the eccentric woman her Aunt Bessie warned her about in the past. In spite of this troubling connection, Courtney marries her fiancé, criminal attorney, Seth – only to become dangerously drawn to his adopted brother, fertility specialist, Dr. Aaron Stein. Aaron flirts mercilessly with Courtney, while constantly belittling Seth, the black sheep and baby of the family. Things become precarious when Courtney and Seth move into Edith’s nine-bedroom mansion, and Aaron and his Russian mail-order bride, Natasha Krivola, twenty-seven years his junior, move in as well. The gorgeous teenage virgin adds spice to this bizarre blend. The situation escalates when Aaron treats Courtney for her difficulty in conceiving.

Is Aaron a complete professional like Seth vows him to be? How does Courtney handle her improper desires? Is Edith as insidious as her Aunt Bessie suspected? Read the book to find out Courtney’s destiny.



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BOOK REVIEWS


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!

---Sandra Grannis


"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!

---Suzanne S.


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

About the Author

The Author Jody Riva LaGreca is the author of five books, Afternoon Tea, Suburban Weird, The Gloaming, Fleshpot, and Seduction. She has a BA in Writing/English, and graduated Phi Theta Kappa Magna Cum Laude in Fashion Apparel Design. She is an award-winning poet, internationally published in magazines and anthologies, and a former designer and manufacturer of couture, evening attire. Her designs have been in magazines, on the covers of trade journals, and sold nationwide. J. R. LaGreca has been selected as a VIP member of Madison Who’s Who for 2008-2009. You may visit her website at www.jrlagreca.com.