Sharp-witted, always-organized Keira Graham has traded in her high tech career as a systems analyst for the whirlwind world of event planning. As she builds up her fledging business, she learns that her widowed mother has news of her own -- a serious gentleman caller! Is Keira ready for mom’s new romance?
When she gets a game-changing opportunity to organize a major event on a luxury Caribbean cruise, Keira turns to best pal chef Alexandria D'Agostino to help recruit famous chefs who will offer classes for foodies looking for fun in the sun as they gain cooking know-how. The cruise becomes a rollicking adventure for Keira, her sassy assistant Juliet, the entire D'Agostino clan, Keira's mother and other surprise guests. And has Keira meet her match in charismatic Cruise Director Brennan McCallister, who could have something more than keeping everything shipshape on his mind?
Filled with wit, charm, and a few recipes along the way, Love on the Lido Deck brings characters to life with laugh-out-loud situations, crisp dialog and sweet romance on the high seas.
You have got to be kidding me.
This guy was—what?—10 years younger than my mother! I was expecting polo and khakis, and he was in designer jeans. Gray hair with a receding hairline? Oh no, he was years away from gray. His full head of light-brown locks were shorn in a super trendy cut. And those shoes? Definitely not Naturalizers!
I caught my mother’s stern look in the corner of my eye and pulled my debutante self together.
“Sorry.” I gave myself a mental shake of the head. “Pleased to meet you. Would you join us for brownies and tea?”
I ushered him to the counter.
“Thank you, Keira.” He sat down, but I didn’t need to worry about serving him. My mother fluttered around with a sparkle in her eye and a skip in her step.
“Russ, do you want to forego tea and have coffee in your usual cup?” she asked.
His usual cup? He’d been around long enough to have a USUAL CUP?
“Thanks, May-May.”
Whoa! May-May? What was she, all of a sudden? A character in a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical?
I pulled my phone conspicuously from my pocket.
“Yikes! Would you look at that? I have a client meeting I forgot about!” I lied. “I gotta go.”
I kissed my mother’s cheek and stuck my hand out stiffly to Russell.
“Very pleased to meet you. I’m looking forward to getting to know you.” I blurted out in what I hoped was a polite tone.
“Bye, Mother.”
“Keira—” Her disappointed voice trailed after me as I dashed through the house, took the steps on the porch two at a time, jumped into my car, and tore down the driveway.
Release Date: August 11, 2018
Release Time: 84 minutes
Director: Mel Damski
Cast:
Alexa PenaVega as Olivia Grayham
Carlos PenaVega as Tony Rieves
William R. Moses as Wes Jameson
Audrey Landers as Maeve Grayham
Melissa Carcache as Alexandra Urbinati
Edward Finlay as Miles Webster
Meghan Colleen Moroney as Paula Anderson
Justin Miles as Stuart
Michael A. Cook as Preston Smith (as Michael Cook)
Peyton Lee as Ben Roberts
Award-winning author Barbara Oliverio creates upbeat women’s fiction that features young Catholic women in a positive light. Readers of all backgrounds have fallen in love with her sassy characters who come from close-knit families who live out their faith. She has written five novels (and counting), one of which has been adapted into a Hallmark Channel feature film. Settings are as diverse as a cozy ski village, an island-hopping cruise ship, or even an exotic world tour, and are filled with wit and charm
The daughter of Italian immigrants, Barbara grew up in West Virginia with a love of reading and a passion for learning. Her career path has taken her around the world, allowing her to exercise her diverse language skills. A passion for the written word not only has culminated in her fiction, but she is also a professional book critic, and, in addition, mentors blossoming writers on their own career paths. Barbara also creates resume portfolio packages to assist job seekers in job interviews.
Barbara lives with her biggest fan - her husband- and they share a love of travel, music, and good food, and they occasionally squabble over the AFC versus NFC divisions of the NFL. She is an accomplished cook and if you visit, she will gladly treat you to dinner featuring her beloved mother’s lasagna.
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