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Lucky in Love

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I had a feeling the book was going to be bad when it opened with the heroine shooting at the dirt near the hero's feet. She was mad because he was offering to help get his prize bull off her family's property. This is a modern day story... not an old west story. People today don't just shoot at each other without facing consequences. Still, I decided to keep trying with the book. It only got worse.

The heroine is the mother of the hero's child, but she never tells him he is the dad. She "doesn't want to share" her daughter and "doesn't want her daughter to have a daddy." She wants to keep the child for herself... as if she has the right to make such a decision. That is basically her attitude through 3/4 of the story. She was more concerned with what she wanted than with her baby's right to know her daddy. More concerned with doing what she wanted than with the fact that he had the right to know and love his daughter. When it all comes out, he is angry but forgives her right away. She takes her daughter and runs off in the middle of the night with the intention of hiding from him forever... WHY? Not because she fears for their safety in any way, in fact he treated them both with total adoration. She runs off because an ex-boyfriend had cheated on her before and she doesn't want to risk that the hero might do the same. Total selfishness. I can't enjoy a story with such an unlikable heroine.

Anthony "Lucky" Luckadeau is a rancher. He owns the Bar M ranch. Some people would call him lucky. He wasn't born ranching but he has done well for himself so far. Though he may be lucky, he is not lucky when it comes to love. Beau thinks it is about time he settles down and starts a family. He plans to pop the question to Amanda, a schoolteacher that he has been dating for some time.

Jim Torres's ranch, The Lazy Z, neighbor's the Bar M. He had an accident and is recovering but needs help on the ranch for a little while. Millie Torres, Jim's granddaughter arrives with her daughter Katy. As soon as Millie realizes that Beau is right next door to her, she contemplates packing up her bags and heading back home. Beau may not have recognized Millie but she sure remembers him and the night they shared so long ago.

Millie and Beau is a match made in heaven. Millie is beautiful as well as hot tempered. She is like a firecracker. She definitely shows Beau who is in charge. Beau is exactly who I picture when I dream of cowboys. A man who knows how to wear a pair of jeans. From the moment that I sat down to read this book, I was laughing and knew that I was going to really enjoy this book. I wasn't wrong. I enjoyed this book so much that I plan to rope myself some more of Carolyn Brown and her books. Lucky in Love is a must read!

I found the writing to be stilted and disconnected for the first half of the book. Then it seemed another author took over the writing for awhile and then the bad writing was back again.

I seemed like Ms. Brown couldn't go 2 pages without putting in some phrase like 'belongs out here like a horse apple in a church social punch bowl' or 'didn't know straight up from backwards on a sunny day'. She also loves to use the word 'harelipped'. I don't understand why she made all the characters sound like some hick backwoods country people who lived 200 years ago.

This story just didn't flow. And don't get me started on the typos. This story also could have benefited with a few more section breaks. She would be talking about one character and what was going on in their mind and continue right on to another character with no break.

I had a terrible time trying to finish this book. I'm just glad I got it from my local library and didn't fork over $6.99 for it.

I love westerns (historical or modern), but I definitely would not recommend this book to anyone.

LUCK IN LOVE jumps into action as Beau Luckadeau's prize bull is in a neighbor's pasture thanks to someone cutting the fence wire. He immediately jumps to the wrong conclusion when he accuses Milli Torres of being a thief. He almost gets shot for his trouble. Little does he know that she has come to southern Oklahoma to help out on her grandfather's ranch. He also doesn't realize that she is the mystery woman who has haunted his dreams for the last two years.


Milli Torres is trying to avoid Beau like the plague. He doesn't remember their night two years ago and she wants to keep it that way. Fate doesn't seem to be cooperating though. Before she knows it, her carefully guarded secret is exposed and she loses control in more ways than one.


This book is the first of the Lucky Series, followed by ONE LUCKY COWBOY in November and GETTING LUCKY in January, 2010. It's my first experience with Carolyn Brown's work and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I think fans of Linda Lael Miller and Diana Palmer will also cherish this book too.

First book I've read by Ms. Brown and it wasn't bad at all. Easy to read and not too outlandish. Still, the main characters are hardly believable. Oh well, it's a novel, right?

I love this author and all of the feisty characters that she writes about. They are all about everyday normal people, trying to live their simple everyday lives. These are people who everyone of us can relate to. There's no super hero's or super powers involved, no prince charming to save the day either, just people who care about the people in their small town, who are willing to help each other out when needed. I have read the last two series of books, and I have yet to be disappointed by any one of these books. Sometimes when you read a series of books by an author, it feel like if you've read one, you've basically read them all, but I can't say that about this author. She keeps you so entertained and quickly turning page after page with anticipation right up to the end.

I must admit I read the other books in this series before I read this one, but it was quite an enjoyable read. I didn't find Milli to be selfish at all. She was just scared what would happen to her relationship with her child. By the end of this series I was ready to move to Texas and to find me a Luckadeau man for myself! I can't wait to read Brown's new Honky Tonk Bar series this summer!

"Lucky in Love" is not your everyday follow the rules romance. It is in fact just what I needed on a cold rainy day cuddled up on the couch feeling blue. Beau Luckadeau is a dreamer....dreaming of a wonderfully drunken one night stand of yesteryear where he met the girl of his dreams. You really can't help but love the hottie. His family told him it never happened but the Cinderella earring tells him to hold on to the dream for all he is worth. Millie Torres is the beautiful young mother who was wronged once and will never be on the loosing end of a relationship again. Guarded is an understatement and many mistakes are made protecting her heart.

When the two paths cross for what is thought to be the first time tempers ignite and bodies afire. Don't you just love it when you can't decide if you want to shoot the fellow or ravage his entire being? Millie can't believe her eyes when she is confronted with the past starring her in the face. She revenged her ex-boyfriend by giving herself to a stranger one night and has been bearing the reality of that evening for two years alone. Revenge gave her a beautiful daughter and a hardened heart.

As the stars line up you will hate Millie thinking she is a very selfish individual, love Beau because he is so believing and come to the realization that you don't have to love the characters to fall in love with reading about them. I received the trilogy; "Lucky in Love", "One Lucky Cowboy", and "Getting Lucky" by Carolyn Brown and eagerly wanted to get to know the characters. I love the feel of getting to know characters in a trilogy and "Lucky in Love" left me with the desire for more. More romance, more drama, and just more.....

Very easy read and the books are awesome! I love the spunky girls that have a mouth and attitude that reminds me of myself... could be why I cant put these books down once I start reading!

I really enjoyed all 3 of the "Lucky" books. Only took 2-3 days to read all 3. Good stuff. I will definitely buy more books from this arthur.