What do you think?
Rate this book
A Date on Cloud Nine
Jenna McKnight dazzles with a romantic comedy featuring a woman who has been sent back from heaven to "do something really important". . . if she doesn't get distracted by the very sexy Jackson Murdoch first!
Lilly Marquette doesn't need angels to tell her it's not her time. After all, she's not even thirty. But while checking out the incredibly hot guy behind the counter of a "toy" shop, the furnace blows, and poof, Lilly is headed for the pearly gates! But instead of St. Peter, she's greeted by. John and Elizabeth? These guardian angels are giving Lilly one last chance to get it right.and to finally choose the right man.
Jake Murdock is hot, sexy, and he may even be the right man, but he wants nothing to do with Lilly He believes she stole three million dollars from him in an insurance scam, and now he's watching helplessly as she gives away his money! And the more he tries to stop her, the more she goes on about angels making her do it. His mind should be on revenge, but when she bats those long sexy lashes at him, it suddenly doesn't seem so important anymore. Not when he has a chance to show her that theirs is a passion that comes only once in a lifetime.
Lilly Marquette doesn't need angels to tell her it's not her time. After all, she's not even thirty. But while checking out the incredibly hot guy behind the counter of a "toy" shop, the furnace blows, and poof, Lilly is headed for the pearly gates! But instead of St. Peter, she's greeted by. John and Elizabeth? These guardian angels are giving Lilly one last chance to get it right.and to finally choose the right man.
Jake Murdock is hot, sexy, and he may even be the right man, but he wants nothing to do with Lilly He believes she stole three million dollars from him in an insurance scam, and now he's watching helplessly as she gives away his money! And the more he tries to stop her, the more she goes on about angels making her do it. His mind should be on revenge, but when she bats those long sexy lashes at him, it suddenly doesn't seem so important anymore. Not when he has a chance to show her that theirs is a passion that comes only once in a lifetime.
384 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 28, 2004
1 person is currently reading
126 people want to read
About the author
Jenna McKnight
12 books38 followersHas anyone else ever sheltered through a hailstorm in the mountains with a skunk? If I put this in a book, you'd think it was made up, right?
Wrong. The story of my first week of wedded bliss could be titled "How Not To Spend Your Honeymoon." My husband (still) has this thing about seeing what's over the next hill. Did you ever notice that what's over the next hill is another hill? And if you're not watching the sky, black clouds can roll right in, open up and toss out big icy chunks of hail, not those puny pea-sized balls. So there I am, on my honeymoon, trying to keep my cool, and the only protective covering was a small building on stilts. It seemed to be part of a ski lift operation. (Don't ask; neither of us ski.) The skunk was there first, but to its credit, it shared without raising too much of a stink. (Sorry, couldn't resist.)
People are always asking, "Where do you get your ideas?"
Does my honeymoon give any clues??
The idea for Two Weddings and a Feud was born in a flash flood on the Current River, during the Great Flood of '93 in the midwest. That's when I learned how fast I can break camp. Fast!!! Five of us moved everything uphill--tents, canopy, canoes, all the gear, even the fire where our steak dinner was cooking--and didn't lose anything but two days' time. We could've hiked out sooner, but leave our canoes behind? I don't think so.
During research for Alligator Alley, I had the opportunity to pet a tiger. He was on his side of the bars and I was on mine, thank you very much. I also wanted to see what the Everglades were really like, so I hired a boat and went out into the alligator-filled waterways. Awesome!
Wedding Knight research material came from a long-ago trip to Spain where I poked around old castles. I have pictures of my brother-in-law climbing the ruins. He didn't break his arm until he came home and stood on a chair to fix something, thank goodness. That kind of research I can do without.
I've had several books published since the first one, in 14 countries, last count. A Date on Cloud Nine has been picked up by Doubleday and Rhapsody Book Clubs and is going hardback. I get fan mail from countries where the books weren't released, so some of them have travelin' feet of their own. Some I enjoyed writing more than others. But I always, always enjoy the research.
2009 Update
Sometime between the finish of Witch in the House and its release, I developed seasonal affective disorder (SAD). I don't know if you know much about SAD, but there are no tests for it. The only way you know you have it is when you have a couple really rotten winters in a row, and then you go, Oh gee, that happened last December too. And then the doctor says, You have seasonal affective disorder. Well, okay!
Life can do a one-eighty pretty fast. I went from hours-on-end at my desk, writing books, to reading beneath a special lamp many mornings, and just generally getting out more during the daytime. Neither is conducive to the type of writing I enjoy. So, in a nutshell, I haven't been writing much.
As for getting out more, you know how "they" warn us about the sun. It's bad for us, we shouldn't tan, it causes cataracts, best slather on the sunscreen!, and so on? Turns out that sunshine is my new friend. I get out more. I use sunscreen. I protect my eyes with polycarbonate lenses that aren't dark enough to call sunglasses.
In the meantime, I have been receiving more fan mail on Witch in the House than all my other books put together. Many letters are from witches who read the book and wanted to acknowledge how much they enjoyed it, how "dead on" it was. I thank all of you for writing, witches and non-witches alike. I truly enjoy your emails.
It's like sunshine!
Wrong. The story of my first week of wedded bliss could be titled "How Not To Spend Your Honeymoon." My husband (still) has this thing about seeing what's over the next hill. Did you ever notice that what's over the next hill is another hill? And if you're not watching the sky, black clouds can roll right in, open up and toss out big icy chunks of hail, not those puny pea-sized balls. So there I am, on my honeymoon, trying to keep my cool, and the only protective covering was a small building on stilts. It seemed to be part of a ski lift operation. (Don't ask; neither of us ski.) The skunk was there first, but to its credit, it shared without raising too much of a stink. (Sorry, couldn't resist.)
People are always asking, "Where do you get your ideas?"
Does my honeymoon give any clues??
The idea for Two Weddings and a Feud was born in a flash flood on the Current River, during the Great Flood of '93 in the midwest. That's when I learned how fast I can break camp. Fast!!! Five of us moved everything uphill--tents, canopy, canoes, all the gear, even the fire where our steak dinner was cooking--and didn't lose anything but two days' time. We could've hiked out sooner, but leave our canoes behind? I don't think so.
During research for Alligator Alley, I had the opportunity to pet a tiger. He was on his side of the bars and I was on mine, thank you very much. I also wanted to see what the Everglades were really like, so I hired a boat and went out into the alligator-filled waterways. Awesome!
Wedding Knight research material came from a long-ago trip to Spain where I poked around old castles. I have pictures of my brother-in-law climbing the ruins. He didn't break his arm until he came home and stood on a chair to fix something, thank goodness. That kind of research I can do without.
I've had several books published since the first one, in 14 countries, last count. A Date on Cloud Nine has been picked up by Doubleday and Rhapsody Book Clubs and is going hardback. I get fan mail from countries where the books weren't released, so some of them have travelin' feet of their own. Some I enjoyed writing more than others. But I always, always enjoy the research.
2009 Update
Sometime between the finish of Witch in the House and its release, I developed seasonal affective disorder (SAD). I don't know if you know much about SAD, but there are no tests for it. The only way you know you have it is when you have a couple really rotten winters in a row, and then you go, Oh gee, that happened last December too. And then the doctor says, You have seasonal affective disorder. Well, okay!
Life can do a one-eighty pretty fast. I went from hours-on-end at my desk, writing books, to reading beneath a special lamp many mornings, and just generally getting out more during the daytime. Neither is conducive to the type of writing I enjoy. So, in a nutshell, I haven't been writing much.
As for getting out more, you know how "they" warn us about the sun. It's bad for us, we shouldn't tan, it causes cataracts, best slather on the sunscreen!, and so on? Turns out that sunshine is my new friend. I get out more. I use sunscreen. I protect my eyes with polycarbonate lenses that aren't dark enough to call sunglasses.
In the meantime, I have been receiving more fan mail on Witch in the House than all my other books put together. Many letters are from witches who read the book and wanted to acknowledge how much they enjoyed it, how "dead on" it was. I thank all of you for writing, witches and non-witches alike. I truly enjoy your emails.
It's like sunshine!
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 reviews
December 9, 2011
Other than the last 20 pages, which totally confused me, this was a cute book. However, I must say I enjoyed "Witch in the House" by Jenna McKnight much better!!! And I really wish this book had ended much differently.
Lilly is rich and can't let a nickle roll away. Jake was her dead husband's best friend and business partner. When he dies the partner is supposed to get $3 million but some how the paperwork gets changed and Jake goes into debt and Lilly gets the money. Jake blames Lilly until through a accident they meet up again and the truth comes to light. Lilly is almost killed and is sent to heaven to be told she has another chance on Earth but must give away all her money and learn a lesson. And she wants a baby so she decides that Jake is the perfect person to be the dad. But how to make that this all happen... Well you need to read the story to find out...
**SPOILER**
However what I don't understand was the last 20 or so pages... It really does not fit with the rest of the book. Yes she finds Jake again after she wakes up back at the original accident but there are so many questions... is she still rich? Is he still mad? Etc.... The reason that I am confused is she is not sure it is her "Jake" and he asked her out the first moment they are alone and he scts as if he does not know her.... It is very strange...
Lilly is rich and can't let a nickle roll away. Jake was her dead husband's best friend and business partner. When he dies the partner is supposed to get $3 million but some how the paperwork gets changed and Jake goes into debt and Lilly gets the money. Jake blames Lilly until through a accident they meet up again and the truth comes to light. Lilly is almost killed and is sent to heaven to be told she has another chance on Earth but must give away all her money and learn a lesson. And she wants a baby so she decides that Jake is the perfect person to be the dad. But how to make that this all happen... Well you need to read the story to find out...
**SPOILER**
However what I don't understand was the last 20 or so pages... It really does not fit with the rest of the book. Yes she finds Jake again after she wakes up back at the original accident but there are so many questions... is she still rich? Is he still mad? Etc.... The reason that I am confused is she is not sure it is her "Jake" and he asked her out the first moment they are alone and he scts as if he does not know her.... It is very strange...
August 9, 2015
This book would have got a 5 if not for the ending. Currently, the rating is more like 3.5 and 4 just because they ending kind of left me baffled as I felt it unnecessary. The book begins with Lilly going with her best friend to a particular *-toy shop to buy her friend Betsy a birthday gift. There she meets Jake a friend of her husband's who passed away recently. Jake works in the shop and saves Lilly after an explosion. Lilly has a near death experience and they only way she can stay alive is if she does as her angels say. She is expected to give away all her money, but there rules to giving it away. Thus, begins Lilly and Jake's interactions. The banter and relationship between the two was great, it kept the book moving and there were fun moments dispersed in between. My only dislike as mentioned before was the ending, which seemed kind of pointless I think the book could have ended differently and more definitively.
February 19, 2023
📚BOOK REVIEW📚
“A Date On Cloud Nine”
Author: Jenna McKnight
⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
This book was such a fun and cute little “palate cleanser” book after reading so many thrillers lately. I really enjoyed going on this journey with Lilly and seeing all the mishaps and adventures she got herself into.
DESCRIPTION:
Lilly Marquette doesn't need angels to tell her it's not her time. After all, she's not even thirty. But while checking out the incredibly hot guy behind the counter of a "toy" shop, the furnace blows, and poof, Lilly is headed for the pearly gates! But instead of St. Peter, she's greeted by. John and Elizabeth? These guardian angels are giving Lilly one last chance to get it right.and to finally choose the right man.
Jake Murdock is hot, sexy, and he may even be the right man, but he wants nothing to do with Lilly He believes she stole three million dollars from him in an insurance scam, and now he's watching helplessly as she gives away his money! And the more he tries to stop her, the more she goes on about angels making her do it. His mind should be on revenge, but when she bats those long sexy lashes at him, it suddenly doesn't seem so important anymore. Not when he has a chance to show her that theirs is a passion that comes only once in
#Romance #ParanormalRomance #RomanceChickLit
#Contemprary #RomanceFanatsy
“A Date On Cloud Nine”
Author: Jenna McKnight
⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
This book was such a fun and cute little “palate cleanser” book after reading so many thrillers lately. I really enjoyed going on this journey with Lilly and seeing all the mishaps and adventures she got herself into.
DESCRIPTION:
Lilly Marquette doesn't need angels to tell her it's not her time. After all, she's not even thirty. But while checking out the incredibly hot guy behind the counter of a "toy" shop, the furnace blows, and poof, Lilly is headed for the pearly gates! But instead of St. Peter, she's greeted by. John and Elizabeth? These guardian angels are giving Lilly one last chance to get it right.and to finally choose the right man.
Jake Murdock is hot, sexy, and he may even be the right man, but he wants nothing to do with Lilly He believes she stole three million dollars from him in an insurance scam, and now he's watching helplessly as she gives away his money! And the more he tries to stop her, the more she goes on about angels making her do it. His mind should be on revenge, but when she bats those long sexy lashes at him, it suddenly doesn't seem so important anymore. Not when he has a chance to show her that theirs is a passion that comes only once in
#Romance #ParanormalRomance #RomanceChickLit
#Contemprary #RomanceFanatsy
September 1, 2009
all my books got packed.... so i had to borrow from lynn... lynn reads what i call "throbber novels" ... this was a throbber novel :)
Read
July 31, 2011it was a quick cute read but very predictable!!!!!
December 3, 2011
I love a sexy love story with a happy ending and this seemed like a typical read till the twist at the end. Very enjoyable.
September 26, 2014
Cute, witty, and clever.
November 20, 2015
The ending was very confusing.
Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 reviews