Luck of the Draw – Cannonball Read 17

A trilogy of very nice contemporary romances

Beginner's Luck by Kate Clayborn

Luck of the Draw by Kate Clayborn

Best of Luck by Kate Clayborn

June 30, 2020 by Malin 1 Comment

A group of three close-knit friends buy a lottery ticket together one night and end up winning a considerable amount of money. Not enough to never have to worry about money again, but certainly enough that they can fulfill some life-long dreams and still live comfortably afterwards. Beginner’s Luck – 3.5 stars Ekaterina “Kit” Averin is if possible the least risk-averse person there is. She’s very happy working as a research assistant at a university, co-writing the occasional article and generally happily hiding her technical […]

“That’s the truth about making mistakes, about making wrong choices. You live with them, and if you’re lucky you get enough perspective to see where you went astray. “

Luck of the Draw (Chance of a Lifetime #2) by Kate Clayborn

January 16, 2020 by faintingviolet 6 Comments

I’m going to have such a tough time telling you why I like this book so much. This is my second Fake Relationship Romance Novels in recent days. Jackie Lau’s A Fake Girlfriend for Chinese New Year handled the trope well with friends who agree to be in a short term fake relationship for the sake of familial peace. It was well executed and well plotted and I happily gave it three stars. This one shares a trope, and that’s about where the comparison ends. […]

What would you do if you won the lottery?

Beginner's Luck by Kate Clayborn

Luck of the Draw by Kate Clayborn

Best of Luck by Kate Clayborn

December 28, 2019 by Emmalita 1 Comment

Three friends get drunk one night and buy a lottery ticket together, and then they win. Kate Clayborn’s series, A Chance of a Lifetime follows Kit, Zoe and Greer as they navigate their lives a few months post win. Most of us dream of what we would do if we had a large chunk of money – pay off debts, buy a nice house, support family, and so on. Kit said, “A house,” but what she thought was, home. Zoe said, “An adventure,” but what […]

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