description: "A newfound love was accidentallyspawned under the stars as they sailed through the vast waters of theCaribbean. Johnson's Star Cross Lovers captures the tragedy, loneliness,conflict and happiness of a family.After thirty years of marriage,Ed called his son with the devastating news, "Your mother had a wreck.Meet me at the hospital." The family was in mourning. How does Ed survivethe loneliness in his large, old, lovely, two-story home in Evansville,Indiana?About a year later, Tom, anotherengineering friend and employee of Johnson and Johnson volunteered to travel ona cruise with lonely Ed. While on a cruise, Ed jumped up and looked around whenhe heard a voice that sounded just like his late wife. Ed saw a table ofbeautiful young women drinking and laughing. As he was leaving the bar, hestrolled slowly past their table and smiled and spoke to them.The next day, Ed was reading thepaper on the sun deck when he noticed one of the beautiful tall young womenstrolling across the sun deck. Hearing the footsteps getting close to hischair, looked up and saw her smiling and making romantic eye contact with him.She stopped for a leisurely chat creating a scene that would last throughoutthe cruise and become a long relationship.Ed returns home, to tell Doris,his oldest married daughter, Jim, his married son, Mary and Nancy, hisunmarried daughters about a new friend he met on the cruise. They thought thiswas wonderful for their lonely dad and asked about her. All is fine with the familyand Ed visits his new friend in Washington D.C. and invites her to visit hishome for the Thanksgiving Holliday. The families are making big plans for theannual holiday dinner and are anxiously waiting to meet Dad's new friend.A catastrophe is brewing thatwill test the strength of the family. Ed cautiously and purposely kept Sue'sage a secret from the family members. The next day, the family members hidtheir true feelings about Sue while eating and enjoying the Thanksgivingdinner. Ed has to continue explaining and defending his actions to the familymembers. He is determined the secret will not explode and ruin his new life andlove."
language: English
title: Star Cross Lovers
titlecomplete: Star Cross Lovers
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Authorhouse