The author of four novels to date, Jeanne Ray works as a registered nurse at the Frist Clinic in Nashville, Tennessee. She is married and has two daughters, one of whom is the author Ann Patchett. Together, she and her husband have ten grandchildren.
Julie and Romeo (2000) Step-Ball-Change (2002), also published as Best Foot Forward Eat Cake (2003) Julie and Romeo Get Lucky (2005)
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