I became ill, and he hopped on a plane and flewacross the country to be with me. She says: 'Before myhusband and I were married, I had a job in California and he was working onhis Ph.D. She was four when her sister, Carolyn, stuffed a crayon intoher hand and taught her the alphabet, and she's been writing ever since.īarbara is a graduate of Smith College, where she learned to aim for thestars, and she received a master's degree in creative writing from BrownUniversity, where she took aim at a good-looking graduate student in thechemistry department and wound up marrying him. She started telling stories before shecould write. Yet once she's taken a walk on the wild side with him, how can she go back to being a good hometown girl?Īka Ariel Berk, Thea Frederick, Judith Arnoldīarbara Keiler was born on April 7th. When the jukebox plays 'Wild Thing,' that wildness infects her, and soon she finds herself doing things she never would have imagined. When Ty Cronin sails into town, his wildness intrigues her. She's never done a wild thing in her life. After college, she returned to Brogan's Point to help run the family business, an oceanfront inn. Wild Thing Monica Reinhart is a good girl. They have nothing in common-except the jukebox, which plays 'True Colors' and forces them to recognize their own true colors, colors that can match and blend magnificently, if the magic of the jukebox has its way. Nick is a high-tech brainiac and a self-made millionnaire. But their absentee landlord, Nick Tarloff, has come to town from his home in San Francisco to sell the house, which will mean evicting his tenants. True Colors When she finds herself homeless after breaking up with her boyfriend, artist Emma Glendon accepts her best friend's invitation to share a rental house in Brogan's Point. But once they're bewitched by the jukebox, he and Diana must change their lives, their goals, their dreams.and their hearts. He has no business even looking at a beautiful, well-bred woman wearing a diamond engagement ring. Now he's dedicated his life to helping other troubled kids. It also captivates Nick Fiore, a local guy who's arrived at adulthood the hard way, after a tour through the juvenile justice system. The song 'Changes' emerges from the jukebox and enchants her. Changes Antiques dealer Diana Simms is engaged to her longtime boyfriend when she finds herself inside the Faulk Street Tavern. No one knows what classic rock songs will come out of the jukebox when a coin is inserted, but every now and then, the jukebox will play a song that casts a spell on two bar patrons-a song that will change their lives and open their hearts to love. The Magic Jukebox sits in the Faulk Street Tavern in the quiet seaside town of Brogan's Point, Massachusetts.

The Magic Jukebox by Judith Arnold