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Wanna Get Lucky? (The Lucky O'Toole Vegas Adventure Series Book 1)by Deborah Coonts

Part of a Complete Series

“Evanovich…with a dash of CSI.” – Publishers Weekly (review of Lucky Stiff)

Everyone Has a Hidden Talent

For Lucky O’Toole it’s murder…solving it.

Surviving in Sin City takes cunning, a pair of five-inch heels, and a wiseass attitude. Lucky has mastered them all and has a pair of legs she uses to kick butt and turn heads.

As the Chief Problem Solver for the Babylon, Las Vegas’s most over-the-top destination, mischief is in her job description.

She’s good at her job.

She’s less good at life. But who has time for a life when there’s a killer on the loose?

WANNA GET LUCKY?

A woman falls from a tour helicopter to the horror of the 8:30 Pirate show crowd.

Was it suicide? An accident? Could she have been pushed?

Lucky’s day began with the invasion of the Adult Video Awards and Trade show convention.

It got more hectic when the spouse-swapping annual event checked in.

And if adding a body to the mix wasn’t enough, Lucky’s got a new suitor. Her best friend, Teddie, a female impersonator who is pressing to take their relationship to the next level.

Can she really date a man who looks better in a dress?

What happened to the woman over the pirate show?

Will her sleuthing skills catch the killer and save her job?

A light, funny, romantic mystery providing a Vegas escape appropriate for anyone looking for a good laugh. Pick up a copy now and start your adventure.

AN INTERVIEW WITH DEBORAH COONTS

Why did you decide to write humor?

I’m not sure I decided to add snark to the Lucky books, specifically to Lucky’s own voice, it just happened that way. When I was a kid, my mouth always got me into trouble. Finally, I’ve found a way to harness the sarcasm for the Forces of Good–or 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 Wanna Get Lucky?

“This is chick lit gone wild and sexy, lightly wrapped in mystery and tied up with a brilliantly flashing neon bow. As the first in a series, Wanna Get Lucky? hits the proverbial jackpot.” – Booklist

“Deliciously raunchy, with humorous takes on sexual proclivities, Vegas glitz and love, though Agatha Christie is probably spinning in her grave.” – Kirkus Reviews

“Wanna Get Lucky? is a winner on every level. Deborah Coonts has crafted a first-class murder mystery coupled with a touching and unexpected love story. Against a flawlessly-rendered Las Vegas backdrop, Lucky’s story is funny, fast-paced, exuberant and brilliantly realized.” – Susan Wiggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“Get ready to win big–with a novel that will keep you glued to the pages all the way to the end. Wanna Get Lucky? is as entertaining as the city in which it’s set.” – Brenda Novak, New York Times & USA Today bestselling author

“More fun than a winning streak in Vegas. Lucky O’Toole is a character with brains, beauty, and a wry sense of humor. Readers will want to meet her again–and soon.” – Diane Mott Davidson, New York Times bestselling author

Relicsby Tim Lebbon

New York Times–bestselling author: This richly imagined urban fantasy novel set in London’s supernatural black market reads like a cross between Clive Barker and Anne Rice

There’s an underground black market for arcane things. Akin to the trade in rhino horns or tigers’ bones, this network traffics in remains of gryphons, faeries, goblins, and other fantastic creatures.

When her fiancé Vince goes missing Angela Gough, an American criminology student, discovers that he was a part of this secretive trade. It's a big-money business–shadowy, brutal, and sometimes fatal. As the trail leads her deeper into London's dark side, she crosses paths with a crime lord whose life is dedicated to collecting such relics.

Then Angela discovers that some of these objects aren't as ancient as they seem. Some of them are fresh.

Dripping with supernatural terror, Relics launches a new trilogy by the New York Times–bestselling author of Coldbrook, The Silence, and the Alien-Predator Rage War series.

Showing off the Goodsby Weston Parker

My guy best friend needs a best man, and he’s asking me–a girl.

Not that I’m surprised. We’ve been inseparable since birth. Who else was he going to ask?

Juggling this wedding and being a single mom is going to be a feat.

But I got this.

All is rolling smoothly until my friends shake up another tradition.

Seems the bride is asking a guy to be her maid of honor.

And not just any guy either. Her brother. My ex.

Unfortunately, this guy is hot as hell.

He’s also a demon that crawled right out of those fiery pits. The same pits he sent our relationship to when he chose the military over me.

Now he’s back.

As an underwear model, no less.

How in the world they expect us to work together is beyond me.

But for them, I’d do just about anything.

Even jack up my perfect life that took me years to put back together.

I’m immune to this jerk now. I’m not letting him back in.

All I have to do is work with him for one month. One month to keep my legs shut, my pants up, and my eyes and hands to myself. It’ll be easy, right?

Unless he shows off the goods.

Then I’m in trouble.

Every good girl deserves a bad boy. ~ Weston

My Favorite Story Podcast Author Anthologyby Multiple Authors

Project Entertainment Network Presents… My Favorite Story Anthology

Fifteen podcast hosts and authors share their favorite short story they’ve ever written…

“Spirits” by James A. Moore
“The Tin Box” by Kelli Owen
“Short Straw” by Jay Wilburn
“The Rag And Bone Man” by John Urbancik
“The Priest” by Jaimie Engle
“Seven Eight One Five Four” by Amber Fallon
“Kins” by Mary SanGiovanni
“Rainforest of Bones” by Armand Rosamilia
“Put On A Happy Face” by Christopher Golden
“Mr. Giggles” by Frank J. Edler
“M.E.N.TOR by Thomas R. Clark
“I Sing A New Psalm” by Brian Keene
“Dandelion Yellow” by Erin Sweet Al-Mehairi
“Dead Beckoning” by Chuck Buda
“Pegleg And Paddy Save The World” by Jonathan Maberry

Why are they the author’s favorite story? You’ll have to read it to find out!

Reclaiming Rydaby Rachel Rossano

Rydaria lives as a prisoner in a tower library. Captured as a child, her past is a mystery. Maintaining the literary treasures within her care, she studies the world through books that give her a glimpse of the freedom she craves.

A scribe by trade, Crispin has devoted the last three years of his life seeking the lost heir of Avalene. He travels to Worthenave’s famed library in hopes of finding the key. Instead, he discovers a new mystery, a beautiful librarian who is locked in with her books every night.

As the days pass, Crispin must choose. Rydaria’s precarious situation is deteriorating. Meanwhile, his duty demands he leave before the Duke of Worthenave uncovers his quest. Still, the scribe can’t bring himself to abandon the captive in the library tower, even if it costs him his mission.

Inspired by Rapunzel and East of the Sun West of the Moon

The Epic Space Opera Series Beginsby Simon Goodson

The Empire will kill him for stealing this ship… but they have to catch it first!

To the Empire the Wanderer was just another booby-trapped ship to claim, and Jess was just another worthless slave who could be sacrificed in the process.

Things didn’t go to plan.  Jess survived the dangers, and when he sat in the pilot’s chair the ancient ship came to life for the first time in centuries.

Acting on instinct Jess seized the chance, firing up the engines and fleeing the Imperial forces.
Now Jess and the ancient self-aware ship are on the run, their freedom and their very existence on the line.

The smart thing to do would be to run like hell and never stop, but Jess finds he can’t ignore pleas for help from those in danger.  With the powerful Wanderer at his command he can truly make a difference… but at what cost?

Buy this collection of the first three books and see why tens of thousands of people have loved following the Wanderer’s journey, leaving comments including “In the end, I was gripping the arms of my chair as I rooted for the heroes.”, “A fast paced, can’t-put-it-down Sci-fi.” and “One of the best books I’ve read this year.”

Business Breakthrough: Your Creative Value Blueprint to Get Paid What You're Worthby Gail Doby

If you’re an Interior designer or creative entrepreneur, you’ll discover how to achieve your business dream more easily if you apply the straightforward recommendations from this book.

You’ll find easy exercises to help you decide on your bigger vision, the strategy to get there, and use the practical suggestions to help you earn more money with less stress.

When you grow your skills daily, anticipate and prevent common mistakes, and get advice from someone who has walked the path before you, you’ll arrive at your desired destination faster and more easily.