Getting Lucky by Carolyn Brown

About the Book

Single mom Julie Donavan is looking for a place to start over. What she finds after buying a small house on five acres is nothing short of a nightmare. Single dad “Lucky Griffin” Luckadeau has been crossing horns with his elderly neighbor for years. But when his daughter, Annie, decides she wants the new little girl who lives on the feuding property to be her friend, or better yet her sister, the sparks fly. These two stubborn hotheads, who irritate each other beyond endurance, refuse to admit that it’s fate that brought them together. And running from the inevitable is only going to bring a double dose of misery…

My Opinion

As a single mom, I almost have to like this book.  There is a crazy notion that single moms can’t find dates, I”ve never had that problem, and most of the other single moms I’ve known have never had that problem.  So it’s nice to see that not being the main issue in a book.  Again, however, the book starts out with the two lead characters hating each other.  I really don’t like that in a romance book, the “sexual tension” of that dynamic doesn’t thrill me.  However, this book doesn’t take it too far or let it last too long, so I wasn’t irritated by it too much.

The overall storyline is a cute one.  The coincidences are a little far fetched, but the writing is good enough that you can get passed those for the most part.  This is a cute romance with interesting and likable characters.  The storyline isn’t typical and it puts single moms in a good light, which is always nice to see.  I think this would be a good book for any mom to read who likes nice little romance novels.  Not my favorite book, but still a good one.  I’ll be checking out the other books in Carolyn Browns Lucky Triology.

My rating: 3.5 stars