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If Lucky OāToole, Chief Problem Solver for the Babylon, Vegasā primo Strip property, knows one thingāwhere money goes, trouble follows.
So, when the NFL announces itās moving a team to Vegas, Lucky is left on the fence until the trouble she feared lands in her lap.
Nolan Ponder, one of the key players in the negotiations to get the NFL to Sin City, staggers into the Babylon covered in blood and holding a knife.
With the mountains of money and careers on the line, Lucky figured someone would try to kill the deal.
But murder?
Chasing down a murderer is the last thing she needs.
Teddie, her former live-in lover, is exploiting every angle to get back into her heart.
Jean-Charles, her fiancƩ, is planning a trip to France to introduce Lucky to his family.
Mona, her mother, still hasnāt named her twins.
Luckyās life is quickly becoming a game of murder and mayhem.
She just hopes this game wonāt go into overtime.
A light, funny, romantic mystery providing a Vegas escape appropriate for anyone looking for a good laugh. Get your copy today!
AN INTERVIEW WITH DEBORAH COONTS
Why did you decide to write humor?
Iām not sure I decided to add snark to the Lucky books, specifically to Luckyās own voice, it just happened that way. When I was a kid, my mouth always got me into trouble. Finally, Iāve found a way to harness the sarcasm for the Forces of Goodāor 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.
The Lucky O'Toole Vegas Adventure series is hard to categorize. Is that by design?
When I set out to write Wanna Get Lucky?, 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.
PRAISE FOR THE LUCKY OāTOOLE VEGAS ADVENTURE SERIES
āLuckyās story is funny, fast-paced, exuberant and brilliantly realized.ā - Susan Wiggs,Ā #1 New YorkĀ TimesĀ bestselling author
āGet ready to win big--with a novel that will keep you glued to the pages all the way to the end.ā - Brenda Novak, New York Times & USA Today bestselling author
"More fun than a winning streak in Vegas. Lucky OāToole isĀ a character with brains, beauty, and a wry sense ofĀ humor. Readers will want to meet her againāand soon." - Diane Mott Davidson, New YorkĀ Times bestselling author
"Deborah Coonts...entrusts the sleuthing to a brainy beauty who sees the lighter side of human folly." - New York Times Book Review
"Las Vegas is the perfect setting for this witty tale of misdirection and larger-than-life characters. Fans of J. A. Konrath's Jack Daniels series will love this." - Library Journal, starred review
āA whirlwind of a kooky crime novel, and readers will enjoy every minute of it. Coonts provides the perfect solution for readers waiting for the next Stephanie Plum book.ā - Booklist
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Deborah Coonts swears she was switched at birth. Coming from a family of homebodies, Deborah is the odd woman out, happiest with a passport, a high-limit credit card, her computer, and changing scenery outside her window. Goaded by an insatiable curiosity, she flies airplanes, rides motorcycles, travels the world, and pretends to be more of a badass than she probably is. Deborah is the author of the Lucky OāToole Vegas Adventure series, a romantic mystery romp through Sin City. Wanna Get Lucky?, the first in the series, was a New York Times Notable Crime Novel and a double RITAā¢ Award Finalist. She has also penned a few standalone novels; After Me, a medical thriller, Deep Water, a romantic suspense, and Crushed, a contemporary romance set in Napa. Although rarely there, Deborah calls Houston home. You can always track her down at www.deborahcoonts.com.
