Lucky Enough

Title: Lucky Enough
Author: Deborah Coonts
ISBN: 9781944831011
Publisher: Chestnut Street Press
Published: 2020
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 342
Publisher Description: <p><strong><em>"Evanovich...with a dash of CSI." - Publishers Weekly (review of Lucky Stiff)</em></strong> <p/><strong>Lucky's story comes full circle in the conclusion of the Lucky O'Toole Vegas Adventures.</strong> <p/>Home: A refuge. An escape. Where the heart is. <p/>After a high-body count trip through Europe, Lucky O'Toole, the Chief Problem Solver for the Babylon, Las Vegas's most over the top Strip casino, is home and searching for peace, quiet and a quick fix for a broken heart. <p/>She should know better. <p/>Her father is failing in his fight to regain his health after taking a bullet to the chest. <p/>Her mother, Mona, is increasingly desperate to be "useful" which usually results in her being anything but. <p/>Her love life is in shambles. <p/>The DEA is after her, but not giving a hint as to why. <p/>The NBA is in town for their All-Star break extravaganza highlighting the new rookies. <p/>Somebody got cute and put a Bugatti on top of her hotel. <p/>And a dead guy turns up in delivery bay seven with his skull bashed in. <p/>Not exactly the soft reentry Lucky had hoped for. But she can handle it. <p/>Until her father, after checking himself out of the hospital, summons Lucky for a "family" meeting. A secret from his past puts the future of the Babylon and the family in jeopardy. <p/>And he expects Lucky to fix it. <p/>Worse, a financier who played cat-and-mouse with Lucky around the globe, striving to leave her holding the bag, could hold the key to her saving it all. <p/>Can she trust him? <p/>Does she have a choice? <p/><strong>Find out by getting your copy of this light, funny, romantic mystery today!</strong> <p/><strong>AN INTERVIEW WITH DEBORAH COONTS</strong> <p/><strong>Why did you decide to write humor?</strong> <p/>I'm not sure I decided to add snark to the Lucky books, specifically to Lucky's own voice, it just happened that way. When I was a kid, my mouth always got me into trouble. Finally, I've found a way to harness the sarcasm for the Forces of Good-or at least in a way not to anger my grandmother. And when Lucky started talking to me, she had a strong dose of sass in her. <p/><strong>The Lucky O'Toole Vegas Adventure series is hard to categorize. Is that by design?</strong> <p/>When I set out to write <em>Wanna Get Lucky?</em>, I knew I wanted to write a romp through Las Vegas. I had the characters and the setting but no real understanding of narrative drive. So, I threw a young woman out of a tour helicopter into the middle of the Pirate Show and let the story unfold. A bit of murder to keep the plot moving, some wisecracking and Vegas mischief to make you laugh, and some romance to keep it interesting. A bit of a mash up, but it works. <p/><strong>PRAISE FOR THE LUCKY O'TOOLE VEGAS ADVENTURE SERIES</strong> <p/>"Lucky's story is <strong>funny, fast-paced, exuberant and brilliantly realized</strong>." - <em>Susan Wiggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author</em> <p/>"Get ready to <strong>win big--with a novel that will keep you glued to the pages</strong> all the way to the end." - <em>Brenda Novak, New York Times & USA Today bestselling author</em> <p/>"<strong>More fun than a winning streak in Vegas</strong>. Lucky O'Toole is a character with brains, beauty, and a wry sense of humor. Readers will want to meet her again-and soon." - <em>Diane Mott Davidson, New York Times bestselling author</em> <p/>"Deborah Coonts...<strong>entrusts the sleuthing to a brainy beauty who sees the lighter side of human folly</strong>." - <em>New York Times Book Review</em> <p/>"Las Vegas is the perfect setting for this witty tale of misdirection and larger-than-life characters. <strong>Fans of J. A. Konrath's Jack Daniels series will love this</strong>." - <em>Library Journal, starred review</em></p>