It's Raining Men: A Romantic Comedy

by Beate Boeker, Gwen Ellery

“Grandma must have been out of her mind.” This is the prevailing sentiment among the four cousins in the Lemont family when they hear that their only heirloom is an ancient umbrella—and each of them must carry it around for three months to receive their inheritance. However, they stick to the rules and soon realize the umbrella has magic powers: When two people share it, they fall in love!

Travis in California, Ainsley in Edinburgh, Carlo in Florence, and Josie in Paris go through the most amazing year of their lives and meet up again a year later. Join the cousins during this tender, amusing, touching and romantic year, and you’ll finish their story with a happy feeling deep within.

This is a sweet and clean, contemporary romantic comedy

280 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 4, 2014

About the author

I love books with touches of humor and mischief. It doesn't matter if they're romances or mysteries or biographies - as long as they make me chuckle, count me in.

Here's my official author bio:

Beate Boeker is a USA Today bestselling author with a passion for books that brim over with mischief & humor.

Several of her novels were shortlisted for the Golden Quill Contest, the National Readers' Choice Award, the 'Best Indie Books' contest, and the RONE Award.

By day, Beate is a marketing consultant with a degree in International Business Administration. Widely traveled, she speaks German, English, French, and Italian and lives in the North of Germany together with her husband and daughter.

While 'Boeker' means 'books' in a German dialect, her first name Beate can be translated as ‘Happy’ . . . and with a name that reads ‘Happy Books’, what else can she do but write novels with happy endings?

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Reviews

[Diane Driscoll · Rating 5 out of 5]

“It’s Raining Men” is the first book that I have read by authors Beate Boeker & Gwen Ellery and I absolutely enjoyed reading it from start to finish. I will definitely be checking out other books that these two authors have written. With each of the main characters I could relate to one or more aspect of their life and or situation they were in. I also love that the book brought you to different countries…it was like a mini multi country vacation getaway trip. Like the four grandchildren I was skeptical of what or how their Grandmothers umbrella would play out for the three months with each of the grandchildren, but by the end I wish I had the “Magical” umbrella to help with finding “true love”. I enjoyed this Romantic Comedy and will read it again and other books by these two authors!

[Robin · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was such a fun book. What an interesting premise, do you believe in magically powers? I do now. It was such fun to learn about each of the cousins and how they handled their grandmother's request/rules. I loved the different locations each part was placed in and the descriptions of all the different characters. I can't wait to read more by these authors!!

[Italo Italophiles · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fun concept, expertly executed! It never gets dull because the magical umbrella works differently on different people. Learning its tricks is part of the fun.

The romance is sweet and clean. The book is well-written and well-edited, and it has a very attractive design. I am grateful to the authors for the review-copy.

We follow the four adult grandchildren on their umbrella-and-love-discovery, and we also follow the late-romance of the executor of the grandmother's estate.

What about the morality of magically making people love you? That is dealt with too, but the grandchildren are all moral people, so as they discover the power they have in their hands, then make the right decisions.

The characters all feel like people one would want to know in real life.

This is light reading divided into chapters that make for nice sized reading bites, that each tell a complete story. Together, the chapters tell a bigger story.

It's Raining Men (and women) is a romantic comedy, but heavier on the romance than on the comedy. This quote from one of the grandchildren explains the quest of each of them:

"A deep feeling of satisfaction coursed through me. I knew I had found my place in the universe. And suddenly, I knew I could tell her my whole story, without reservation, and she would understand."

[Marjorie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a refreshingly light and romantic comedy about four single adult cousins, whose grandmother, upon her death, required each of them to carry an ancient umbrella for three months in order to receive their inheritance. The umbrella had been a gift to their grandmother from her husband Hubert on her 30th birthday, which makes the umbrella over 55 years old. Each of them cannot reveal to each other anything about their experiences during the full year. After a year, Grandmother Charlotte’s Will is to be read to them by her dear friend and attorney, Anatoles. The red and white polka dotted umbrella makes its travels in California with Charlotte’s grandson Travis, in Edinburgh with granddaughter Ainsley, in Paris with granddaughter Josie, and finally with Carlo in Florence. Each of them deal with this umbrella differently, but they do not break the rules of this request. Strange things happen whenever the umbrella is up over two people, and it rains a lot. To find out what happens to each of the four cousins and their encounters, I recommend that you read this book. It is charming, funny, touching, and full of love.

[Amber Jenkins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Humour & heart

An upbeat story about four twenty-somethings struggling to find or fend off love. The four cousins, in four different countries, were sympathetic, good humoured, witty and just faulted enough to make their stories poignant and believable. I found myself laughing out loud several times to see how thez dealt with their love spell. What a welcome relief to the downers I've come across lately. The magical element was handled with a light touch and whimsical reverence for mysterious forces like fate, attraction and the power of love. This was an uplifting read. I recommend it to anyone looking for a pick-me-up and renewed faith in love.

[Gina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Totes adorbs! Yes, that's my way of being punny. I loved this story about four cousins who must each carry around their late grandmother's umbrella for three months in order to gain their inheritance. The umbrella is tacky and bulky and all four balk at the prospect, but they take their turns...with magical results. Fun, sweet, and delightful, this story will make you believe in magic and romance.

[Bette Hansen · Rating 4 out of 5]

A romantically fun read that is very well written and completely entertaining. The dying grandmother has just one demand, each of four cousins must carry the magical umbrella for three months. How each cousins handle the umbrella and the magic it brings is fantastic. While reading this you get to have and international adventure as each cousin is in a different local. I recommend this book.

[Shash · Rating 3 out of 5]

In her will, Charlotte leaves everything she has to her four grandchildren. There is one stipulation. During the next year, each must carry her umbrella with them for three months.

This was a cute story! It was like reading several different stories in one as the umbrella was passed from person to person. There was some swearing.