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    Lady Luck

    Written by Kristen Ashley

    Narrated by Emma Taylor

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    "I adore Kristen Ashley's books!"---Maya Banks, New York Times bestselling author

    Is love in the cards?

    Since birth, Lexie Berry has had nothing but bad luck. Orphaned at an early age, she had a rough childhood and a boyfriend who was murdered. Now the beautiful, stylish Lexie is determined to change her luck and her life. But first she's got to make good on a promise: to pick up Ty Walker from prison. One look at the gorgeous ex-convict and Lexie knows she's in trouble-and already thinking about taking a walk on the wild side . . .

    For five years, Ty was imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit. Now he wants revenge on the people who framed him. Yet when the high-stakes poker player sees the leggy Lexie, he suddenly has other desires on his mind. Realizing that Ty is innocent, Lexie tries to stop his plan for vengeance and help him become a better man. But as Ty battles his inner demons, dirty cops and criminals plot to take him out. Can he and Lexie find a way to escape the past?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHachette Audio
    Release dateJul 29, 2014
    ISBN9781478901020
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    Lady Luck
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    Kristen Ashley

    Kristen Ashley grew up in Brownsburg, Indiana but has lived in Denver, Colorado and the West Country of England. Thus she has been blessed to have friends and family around the globe. Her posse is loopy (to say the least) but loopy is good when you want to write.Kristen was raised in a house with a large and multi-generational family. They lived on a very small farm in a small town in the heartland and existed amongst the strains of Glenn Miller, The Everly Brothers, REO Speedwagon and Whitesnake (and the wardrobes that matched).Needless to say, growing up in a house full of music, clothes and love was a good way to grow up.And as she keeps growing up, it keeps getting better.

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    • 4/5
      I really enjoyed this book. The Colorado Mountain Series books are all lengthy and contain lots of problems for the protagonists. This book seemed a bit padded to add that extra length, but the story was excellent and delved more into the corruption in the Carnal Police Department. The story of Ty Walker who was framed due to this corruption was front and center. I found the story contrivance of the "car accident" and the couple's immediate reconciliation a little hard to swallow, but the rest of the story was well thought out and very satisfying.
    • 3/5
      I've been loving the Colorado Mountain series, and LADY LUCK is no exception. However, this book started bringing out the alpha-male cant that I find so thick and distracting in later Ashley books. I'm worried about book 4 now...
    • 5/5
      As always a fantastic read...humor, intrigue and just a good old romance with real people with real flaws
    • 5/5
      Lady Luck engrossed me from the beginning and captivated me till the end. I ran through a gambit of emotions right along side the characters. Kristen Ashley hits the mark again with Lady Luck, a book that touches your heart strings and it has SUPER ALPHA MALES to boot :D. I'm thinking Ashley should try highlanders, kilt wearing alpha's are needed eventually...
    • 3/5
      I adored the heroine, the hero grew on me and the supporting characters were generally interesting. Probably would have given it 4 starts if it had had better editing (not just talking about grammar here, although that's a factor, but story editing--sweet dog, cutting the number of cooking and decorating asides alone would have helped greatly and the sudden POV shifts at the end were really jarring).
    • 4/5
      Enjoyable.
      4 stars for the story. 4 stars for the narrating. The narrator is pretty good but Tate & Laurie's voice from the previous book sound just like Ty & Lexi in this book. I wish there were big differences.

      There were many scenes I thought the author wrote well and one thing I really loved was how Ty called Lexi "Momma".

      Some of the sex scenes were hot but even as Ty was a rough guy, I felt Lexi could have gotten him to not say he wants to F* her every time they had sex. He didnt have to say the word is what I meant.

      Dont get me wrong, the F bomb in this story was usually used well and I didnt always have any issues with it, just outta his mouth when talking to his Lexi.

      My favorite chapter, was chapter 21. Not because it was towards the end, but how enjoyable it was to listen to. I enjoy Kristen Ashley stories and will likely grab the one about Deke, called Bounty.
    • 4/5
      I really enjoyed this book. The Colorado Mountain Series books are all lengthy and contain lots of problems for the protagonists. This book seemed a bit padded to add that extra length, but the story was excellent and delved more into the corruption in the Carnal Police Department. The story of Ty Walker who was framed due to this corruption was front and center. I found the story contrivance of the "car accident" and the couple's immediate reconciliation a little hard to swallow, but the rest of the story was well thought out and very satisfying.
    • 5/5
      Wow, this book held quite a ride. Often the lead or couple have only one big hurdle to conquer in order to reach their bliss. Ty and Lexi had loads of ups and downs. I totally understand the title because everything was a gamble. They would have some great and then horrible would be thrown at them. The best part about this story for me is that it made me feel so much. I love when a book plays on my emotions. Also, Ty is pretty damn hot. :)
    • 5/5
      Lady Luck is a story that features Lexxie and Ty. Lexxie has been living in Texas, and hasn’t had the easiest of lives, she has had constant bad luck. But with a man she cared about having died, she is under the thumb of a gang leader and even though she has a boundary on what is acceptable she never sees herself finding an escape from him. But when he tells her to pick up a man he owes a favor to, Ty Walker who spent five years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Ty gives her a deal, marry him and act as his wife and he will give her enough money when he gets his vengeance to start a new life anywhere she likes. But what starts out as a practical arrangement turns into a match of love.“Fell in love with you when I opened my eyes in Vegas, turned in bed and saw you put my bouquet in a vase.”Fuck him.Fuck…him.“Shut it, mama.” He was still whispering.“At the pool, when you showed, my day started.”His arms now gave her a warning squeeze.“Shut it,” he growled.“Sitting at the breakfast table, seeing your wedding ring, being able to really look at it on your finger up close for the first time, I had to touch it so I could remind myself I was the one who tot to put it there.”Fuck.Him.“Shut it.” This time, it was a rumble.“The next morning, when you didn’t show at the pool, I had to find you so I could start my day.”He rolled and shifted until he was top of her and he repeated, “Shut it.”“Six weeks without you, I’d wake up and hours later go to sleep and not once did my day dawn.”“Baby, shut…it.”“You took the shadow off my world.”I adored Lady Luck, and even though the first part of the book takes a little while to get into, it does pick up pretty quickly and then you can’t put it down. I really loved that the hero is a ex con though especially when he is trying to prove his innocence. This story is pretty packed with lots of intrigue and suspense as Ty and Lexie work together to find proof against the Canal Police Department, who are pretty corrupt and framed Ty for a murder he didn’t commit because he is half black. I really liked that Ashley brought up the issue of racism and handled it very well and we see what a great man Ty is and I loved seeing these two characters shine in only the way that Kristen Ashley can write. Simple adored this book and definitely going to be a keeper on the shelf.
    • 3/5
      At the end of this book I still don't really know why Lex didn't get out of the situation she was in a heap earlier (but only a little... and truth be told if she hadn't she'd never had met Ty and had a very good ending)

      Ty is a poster child for 'brooding uncommunicative hottie' but oh my!! ::stops to fan herself. He had a lot of 'mental baggage' to get over but it was definitely worth doing so and at least he acknowledged quite quickly that he had a short-circuit between his temper and his mouth and learnt his lesson (I loved the analogy of her shedding light around her and shutting it down).

      The bad guys were not hidden in the least in this one and it was great to have that particular story arc tied off.

    • 5/5
      WOW , amazing how you can finish a book and want WAYYY MORE OF Ty and Lex . KA has done it again and this one to me topped them ALL so far I do believe .



      Ty Walker was wrongly imprisoned and for the five years he was inside, he honed his plan so when he gets out, he has nothing but vengeance on his mind.

      But then he walks straight to stylish, leggy, beautiful, goofy Lexie Berry and he suddenly has something else to think about. He knows within seconds he wants her and within days he can love her but with the filth that was flung at him clinging; he also knows he can’t have her.

      Since birth, Lexie Berry has been Lady Luck’s favorite toy and because of that, Lexie is cautious. But within a day, she senses Ty is something special. With her luck, however, she can’t trust it. Then she finds out what was done to Ty and she’s willing to do anything to make it right.

      Even what Ty will never forgive her for doing.

      Ty clings to vengeance and Lexie goes all out to give him back the time he lost. But Ty is battling demons within and they’re up against dirty cops and criminals who will stop at nothing to sway Lady Luck against them. All Ty and Lexie have is hope Lady Luck will finally swing their way.

      I love the Plot of this story line, because honestly this kinda thing everyday in out world . Men are sent to prison for something they did not do and are dealt with things outta their control all the time .
      to sit in a jail cell for 5 yrs and do nothing but plan out your vengeance is not unheard of at all . I truly felt for Ty going through that .


      Ty is just amazing. I am totally in love with this man. And MAN being the word, that he is. God, beautiful man... He Had me right from the moment he walked outta that prison and asked for the keys to the car. Bold, in charge nothing held back with this Alpha Male ... I knew from the get go I was gonna LOVE this man . The diamonds right of the bat, the sweet little note left on the pillow, right down to the sweet little calling Lex mamma .. I was melting and melting bad ..

      My Ty



      their sex scenes OMG Wanted more and more and more .........

      “<…>"No, Ty, you drew it when one second you had your tongue in my mouth, your hands on me and me on my back in your bed and swear to God, swear to God, that was all you had to do, I was this close," she lifted a hand and held her thumb and forefinger an inch apart, "to climax just with that and the next second you took it all away from me. All of it and you fucking know exactly what I'm talking about because the next second I was standing on my feet, you were two feet away but you might as well still have been in fucking California and then I watched you shut down."<…>”



      Lexie had it rough growing up...quite honestly she had it rough up until she met Ty Walker! Even having it as rough as she did and Lady Luck slapping her wrist every time she tries to reach for something good she was still a beautiful woman and I'm not talking about her appearance. She had the inner beauty of an angel, the inner beauty of a person anyone would be lucky to have in their life! The moment she met Ty she knew she was all in and there was nothing going to hold her back from that hunk of a man .

      My Lexie





      “Right. Love you, Ty."
      "Done to my bones, mama, right back at you.”

      I absolutely LOVED this epilogue .. It truly made my heart melt and it was sooo long I loved, loved , loved it ......

      If you have not read this you need to , you need to see how much Ty has and How much Lex has to offer .. it truly is an amazing read .... KA knocked it out again with the Male alpha and she did it fantastically ..........
    • 5/5
      4.5 stars! Another hit! Sweet Dreams is still in the number 1 slot, but in this one you do get to hear a lot more about Tate, Lauren, Nina, Max and gang from Bubba's and La La Land! Their connections weave together pretty tightly. I seriously want to move to Carnal, Colorado! Some of the subject matter was a little rough but overall Ty is a doll and Lexie is a "goof" but I liked her! The epilogue made me smile the whole way through!
    • 5/5
      So freaking good!!!

      This might just be my favorite KA book! Ty is another great KA hero and I completely fell in love with Lexie. She is strong and funny and not the least bit wishy-washy. Made for a refreshing read I didn't want to put down!
    • 4/5
      Good story, could have used better editing though. Can see the author likes use of the word "tagging" - a lot. Seemed like the scene with the villain was fairly similar to the previous book. Overall though, I love the characters and town. Have been sucked in and will read the next one!
    • 4/5
      Lady Luck
      4 Stars

      Lady Luck has never looked kindly upon Lexie Berry, but a life of hardship has made her resilient in the face of adversity. This is a good thing as Lexie is going to need every ounce of courage and determination to cope with the new challenge in her life - Ty Walker, an ex-convict seeking revenge against those who imprisoned him for a crime he did not commit.

      Kristen Ashley’s writing style and language are usually a shock to the system, but in this installment of the Colorado Mountain series it is even more startling albeit not necessarily in a bad way. That said, if crude domineering alpha males and wild, snarky heroines are not your thing, then Lady Luck is not the book for you.

      Lexie is somewhat different from Ashley’s customary heroines as she is not a 100% good girl and has had her share of wild times. However, the fact that she has experienced a darker side of life makes her all the more appealing and the perfect match for Ty. Moreover, her loving nature and powerful sense of loyalty are just what he needs to come back from the abyss that he is rapidly approaching.

      Ty’s personality is not for the faint of heart. Unjustly incarcerated, he is consumed with the need to clear his name and exact vengeance on those who wronged him. Not only does he have an appallingly crass attitude toward women, but he is not shy about expressing his opinions in exceedingly harsh and hurtful ways. Thankfully, Lexie is not about to put up with his obnoxiousness and forces him to grovel (which he does really well, I might add).

      The corrupt cops storyline is one of the darker and more gripping of Ashley’s suspense plots and there are moments when the outlook for both Ty and Lexie is exceedingly dire. Alls well that end well though, and the epilogue is a masterpiece as usual.

      The next book is Faye and Chace’s and the glimpses we get of their characters has me eager ro get to it sooner rather than later.
    • 5/5
      Oh, SWOOON! It was the best one of the Colorado Mountain series! Incredible! Loved Ty and Lexie and the epilogue was the BOMB! ROCKED!
    • 3/5
      I don't know why, but I didn't like this one as much as some of the others. It just didn't grab me. I didn't dislike it, but I didn't love it either.
    • 4/5
      I skipped this one on accident, just clean forgot about it until I tried to read Breathe and got crazy confused, so I bought this one to read. I was a little iffy about it, but it worked. Lexie was hilarious, she was so sweet and spunky even though her life was not so great, ever. She was a fantastic foil to Ty's seriousness. I was glad to see Carnal get cleaned up and be free of the dirty cops that riddled the place, and glad to see Fuller get what was coming to him, I hated him in Sweet Dreams such an ass. Julius was crazy sneaky, but his plot to get Ty and Lexie back together after their split was so evil! I had my heart in my throat while that was working out.
      I also loved that Ty and Lexie pretty much start out married which forced them into a sort of emotional intimacy very quickly. This book is on par with KA's usual work, and I enjoyed it.
    • 4/5
      I liked this one a lot, but I still have trouble with Ms. Ashley's way of writing dialogue. It's choppy and she doesn't use a lot of pronouns. But she does infuse a lot of emotion into each interplay between characters, and that does help in understanding what is going on. Anyway, the story was engaging and I really enjoyed it.
    • 5/5
      Lady Luck seemed very different from The Gamble or Sweet Dreams, but I think this is solely due to the dialect change in shifting to bit of a thug language throughout the story. I have several moments that I was rereading a sentence more than once to make sure that I was understanding what the author meant to say. This story was a bit of melding pot from square one. Lexie and Ty are intense and brutal to the emotions. Each one of these books seemed to have a running theme The Gamble was all about support and dedication, Sweet Dreams was about healing wounds and moving forward, Lady Luck's theme seemed to surround honesty and truth. I loved it! From the start the honesty and truth pulls these two characters together naturally. Ty is half African American and known in highly criminal circles, this brought a danger to this story that has been unknown to the previous story lines. While Lexie is no stranger to this world either; she is hell bent on staying a shadow until she can separate herself completely. What begins as a well laid plan, in which Lex will receive the money and the force to separate herself from the dangerous circle in exchange for marrying Tyrelle Walker for as long as it takes him to resolve some unfinished business turns into a romance like no other. Ultimately, little did she know when she agreed to this plan that the man she was agreeing to work with was the man of her dreams. Also, that he had just spent five years in prison for a crime he did not commit. This author impressed me further with this novel by her ability to write about a relationship that conversation is minimal. Everything deep and romantic was shown through body language and unspoken messages. It was intense to say the least, and I was beside myself in the heartbreak fight scene. Everything about this book is brutal and powerful; leaving me overwhelmed with my own emotions while reading. As for the melding pot that I mentioned earlier this book includs all of our earlier characters, and was an impressive display of friendship and trust between them all. I love how Ashley wraps up every one of her books giving a glimpse at the future of our characters, but I did feel mildly overwhelmed by the amount of extras at the end of this particular story. I can't wait to see what will happen in the next book with Chance and Faye. This is yet another BookWhisperer Favorite from one of our BookWhisperer Favorite Authors! ~BookWhisperer Reviewer JO~

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