Lucky Streak

***4 ‘It’s All About Edward’ Stars*** Is it a bad thing when one of the secondary storylines captures your interest more than the main one? Maybe, maybe not, but that’s kind of what happened with Lucky Streak. For the most part I really liked Mike, the man is all kinds of upstanding, smexy as hell alpha male with a really good heart. Amber was a bit of a mixed bag for me. I admired how dedicated she was to her family and how good her heart truly was, but it took a long time for me to warm up to her. With my feelings towards Amber being all kinds of mixed up, it made it difficult for me to want her and Mike together for the long haul, but then THAT moment hit, which admittedly took a while to happen, and then I was more open to the idea of them together. That moment actually comes in the form of Edward Corwin, Mike’s father. His character and story was what caught my interest and kept me turning the pages. Even though he wasn’t supposed to be the focus of the story, I felt as if he was the catalyst for a lot of the twists and changes that occurred in the story and I simply enjoyed the hell out of him, even when my heart broke for him. It’s not everyday where a secondary character takes over a book for me, and I’m a huge fan of well written secondary characters, but it happens and it happened here and I gotta go with my gut. ~ Copy provided by the author & voluntarily reviewed ~

Lucky Streak, the second book in Carly Phillips Lucky series trilogy, is Mike Corwin’, the hero, is Derek's (from book one) cousin, story. As a Corwin man, he is also cursed to lose his love and fortune. He lives in Boston, where he works as a detective for the police department. Mike Corwin, a Boston police officer goes to Las Vegas with a group of his fellow officers for the wedding of his partner. While there he meets Amber Rose Brennen and they end up have lots of fun. As sparks fly they decide to get married. When they head back to Mike’s hotel they decide to play a slot machine and surprise, he wins $150,000 and tells Amber that she now owns half. When Mike wakes up the next morning, his new wife and money are gone. He doesn’t tell his friends but he is determined to find her, get his money back and divorce her even though their chemistry is off the charts!!! Amber is deep in trouble and she only did what she had to do despite knowing it was wrong. After getting out of trouble she is determined to find Mike again and explain why she did it. Once she finds him, the sparks continue to fly between them but will Mike forgive her and keep the marriage going or will the “curse” stop it from happening?? Lots more subplots to keep this “curse” going and setting you up for the last book in the series, Lucky Break! Ms. Phillips is a wonderful storyteller which she demonstrated in this story. I enjoyed reading this book and had trouble putting it down. This is a great book with plenty of romance and suspense, as well. I recommend this book to other readers. I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.

Wild, sexy, fun and engaging opposites attract romance. This Corwin is in Vegas for his partners wedding and on a hell of a lucky streak and married to what seems like the perfect woman. Mike Corwin is a tough as nails cop and believes he hit the ultimate jackpot in Vegas when he wakes up with a wad of cash and a sexy new wife. Then the other shoe drops and Seems the family jinx has finally hit him. Hard. Amber turns out to be a con-artist and she disappears with the money. Now Mike's hell-bent on divorce and Amber's on the run… Extremely entertaining summer lounge in the sun read. Looking forward to more luck from this interesting family.