Jeraldine Saunders, whose book inspired the hit TV series ‘The Love Boat,’ dies at 96

Jeraldine Saunders, whose book on romance and adventure aboard a cruise ship inspired the long-running prime time comedy-drama “The Love Boat,” has died at her home in Glendale. She was 96.

Saunders died Monday due to complications from kidney stone surgery she underwent in December, her spokesman…