1. Do you have any on or under the boardwalk (!) memories to share? If so, let’s hear them, and don’t spare the fun details!

2. In Under the Boardwalk, which Costas Sister do you relate to more – the buttoned up Ariana or the flashier Zoe?

3. Ariana asked how she could have come from her zany family. Did you ever feel this way about your family? How would you have felt if your family was like the Costas clan – quick with the con, always just this side of the law, yet fun, never boring?

4. Ariana's mom told her, "The right woman can always train a man." Do you believe this and why? How have you trained your guy? On what issues has he dug in his heels and refused to be trained?

5. What, besides the obvious physical attributes, makes Quinn such an endearing guy?

6. Who was your favorite secondary character in Under the Boardwalk? What function did the character serve? Comic relief? To convey a major character's background? Which character would you like to change places with?

7. What did Ariana learn about herself from her experiences in this story? How did she change? How did her attitude toward her family change?

8. Why do you think Quinn was less uptight about Ariana’s unconventional family than she was? How did he help her view them in a different light?

9. If you could "be" Ariana in any scene in the book, which scene would that be and why?

10. What do you think the overall theme of Under the Boardwalk is? How does this theme affect you and where you are in your life today?