Stories are like Oreos. While the outside can be crisp and delicious, the gooey, juicy stuff is in the middle. That’s why I chose Chapter Seven of Wanna Get Lucky? to introduce you to Lucky O’Toole, Head of Customer Relations at the Babylon—Las Vegas’ newest, most over-the-top mega-casino on the Strip. In this character-driven tale, Lucky is key.
When you meet her here, Lucky is up to her ass in alligators... [»CONTINUES»]
I don’t know about you, but mysteries that make me laugh go right into the book bag. And Deborah Coonts makes the cut...
Coonts’ literary breakthrough came when she decided to ignore well-meaning suggestions (on how to write) and simply follow her own instincts...
Coonts believes novels should have happy endings, in part, because life often does not and she thinks people turn to fiction for something different than real life...
“WANNA GET LUCKY? sizzles. It beguiles and surprises. It’s belly-laugh funny. And that’s just the beginning. Add in unforgettable characters, crimes to die for, the ka-ching of high-stakes casinos, and Laura Ashley-decorated bordellos, and you have a read that’s utterly irresistible from first page to last. Watch out, Janet Evanovich. The new hot number is Deborah Coonts!”
—Gayle Lynds, New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Spies
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