Padme's Library: Monday's Montage Mantlepiece: Luck of the Draw

Monday, May 15, 2017

Monday's Montage Mantlepiece: Luck of the Draw

Title: Luck of the Draw

Authors: Stacy Eaton, Michele Shriver, Susan Ann Wall, Lyssa Layne

Jacquie Biggar, Amy Manemann, Sharon Coady, Jade Kerrion, Cathy Perkins

Nikki Lynn Barrett, Jude Ouvrard, Janis Susan May, Bonnie Edwards

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Release Date: May 11, 2017

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Summary:
Feeling Lucky? Check out LUCK OF THE DRAW. . .

13 lucky stories EXCLUSIVE to this boxset available for a LIMITED time! 13 tales of unimaginable luck - 13 fascinating novellas of love, loss, and mystery. From lotteries to sweepstakes, poker to roulette and horse racing to wishes, these 13 stories will make you wish you'd been the winner!

These 13 novellas are BRAND NEW and have never been published. Written by USA Today Bestselling, International, and Bestselling authors.

Sometimes You Win by Stacy Eaton

Haley Rosewood is overworked and underpaid and can barely afford to care for her daughter. When Devon Carrington asks her to pick out lottery numbers, she laughs in his face. She is a true believer that no one really wins these games. But what happens a few weeks later when those numbers are played again and they do win?

Fade into Love by Michele Shriver

When Wren Morrow wins a sweepstakes for a walk-on role in her favorite actor’s new movie, she’s elated. Recent film school graduate Trey Lozano has left his troubled past behind him and landed a job as the second assistant director on a new movie, where he’s assigned to direct Wren’s big screen moment. Will a simple fade to black role fade into love, instead?

Insert Wife Here by Susan Ann Wall

Needing money, Cynthia Munn accepts Sean Beckett’s proposition to accompany him to his sister’s wedding in Vegas. To get into a high-stakes honeymooner’s game, they get married and win big – until Cyn loses everything in a risky game behind Sean’s back. She discovers that losing her heart to the one man she didn’t want to give it to – and then losing him – is the highest stake of all.

Baby, Maybe by Lyssa Layne

On the outside, Julie and Shawn have the perfect marriage--all they need is a child to complete their family. When fate is found taped to their door, will their family finally become whole?

Hold ’Em by Jacquie Biggar

When professional poker player Matthew Shaughnessy wins the pot of a lifetime, he didn't expect to land himself a fiancée. Cassandra Gardener is left with little choice but to play the part of a Texan's fiancée for a week if she wants to clear her father's gambling debt. Can two people with so much to lose win the biggest bet of all- love?

Going All In by Amy Manemann

Big city lawyer, Tucker Williams, returns to his roots to help out his family. Small town living is no longer his style, but a run in with former flame, Hadley James, has him reconsidering. When a chance wager winds Tucker up for auction to the highest bidder, Hadley will have to decide if she’s ready to toss in her cards and go all in.

Placing Her Bet by Sharon Coady

Shy, retiring Carissa takes a chance on a hot tip at the races. (Thanks Grandpa!) When she collides with Joseph her luck changes again...but she's too anxious to enjoy it. Joseph thinks she’s adorable and he’s finally met the woman he can have a life with. Carissa thinks she can trust him when an overheard conversation ruins what they have.

Owned by Jade Kerrion

Marie Vargas thought her love with Phil Casteen would last forever, but she was wrong. Unhappily divorced, she wins a $1,000,000 lottery and takes a trip to Key West, where Phil has made a new life for himself—a life that would be better if he had her money.

So Unlike Me by Nikki Lynn Barrett

Lizette Monroe agrees to her twin's plea to switch places after she wins a sweepstakes to Paris. France, here she comes! Except it's a small town in Tennessee, and Lizette runs into none other than Dirk Ramsey, her twin's best friend from middle school. Let the complications begin as romantic feelings develop for the twin Dirk once pegged as snobby.

Lost and Rich by Jude Ouvrard

Everything changes when a run of good luck leaves Gracie in a position she never imagined. Freed of the rat race, she is finally able to contemplate her identity, and her dreams. Is she ready to move on? Will her newfound fortune pave the road to happiness? Or will wealth leave her poorer than ever before?

Love in the World of Make Believe by Janis Susan May

Delighted to win a role on her favorite TV series and meet the star Brick Daniels, Edith Whiting discovers he is not a nice man. She is kept from humiliation by the second lead, Lupo deGermain. Fearsomely scarred and extremely private, Lupo finds himself falling for Edith, but can he reveal his feelings when he carries so many secrets?

Whole Lot 'o Love by Bonnie Edwards

Ashlee Branton’s stroke of luck is giving her and her son a new, settled life back home. Except that returning to Blaine Washington means facing her son’s father, Brick Harcourt, in a most unsettling way. Ashlee has two pasts now, one with Brick and one with an ex who wants to crash their reunion. Will she run again or stay and sacrifice money for love?

Double Down by Cathy Perkins

Dealing blackjack at the Tom Tom Casino isn't Maddie Larsson’s dream job but she needs to cover a looming college tuition bill. Busted takes on a new meaning when her favorite customer, a former Poker World Tour champion, is murdered. Maddie better prove she isn't a gold-digging murderer before the real killer cashes in her chips.

Stacy Eaton

Stacy Eaton began her writing career in October of 2010 and as each year goes by, she releases more and more novels. Stacy recently took an early retirement from law enforcement after over fifteen years of service, with her last three in investigations and crime scene investigation.

Stacy resides in southeastern Pennsylvania with her husband, who works in law enforcement, and her teen daughter who is working toward her second degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and on the choral and cheerleading squads at school. She also has a son who is currently serving in the United States Navy.

Stacy is very involved in Domestic Violence Awareness and served on the Board of Directors for her local Domestic Violence Center for three years. She continues to volunteer with them when she has time.

Michele Shriver

Michele Shriver is a National and International best-selling author of women’s fiction and contemporary romance. Her books feature flawed-but-likable characters in real-life settings. She’s not afraid to break the rules, but never stops believing in happily ever after. Michele counts among her favorite things a good glass of wine, a hockey game, and a sweet and sexy book boyfriend, not necessarily in that order.

Susan Ann Wall

Big dreamer and certifiable overachiever Susan Ann Wall embraces life at full speed and volume. She’s a beer and tea snob, can be bribed with dark chocolate, and the #1 thing on her bucket list is to be the center of a Bon Jovi flash mob. Susan is a nationally bestselling, multi-genre author of racy, rule-breaking romance and women’s fiction. Her bragging rights include the Fighting Back for Love series, Puget Sound ~ Alive With Love series, Superstitious Brides Romance series, Sunset Valley Women’s Fiction series, and Devon Taggart Suspense series. She also likes to boast about her three perfect children, two amazing rescue dogs, and a happily ever after that started while serving in the U.S. Army and has spanned two decades (which is crazy since she’s not a day over 29). In her next life, Susan plans to be a 5 foot 10, size 8 rock star married to a chiropractor and will not be terrified of large bridges, spiders, or quiet people (shiver).

Lyssa Layne

Lyssa Layne is first, and foremost, the proud momma to her precious daughter, AR. In addition to working full-time and being a mommy to AR, she is also an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan, a runner, blogger, and an infertility survivor.

Having watched one too many medical dramas and being inspired by author Rachelle Ayala, who introduced her to the world of indie writing, Lyssa decided to try her hand at writing a romance story. Her attempt turned into the Burning Lovesick series. You can find Lyssa's own interests throughout her stories although all stories are fictional.

Jacquie Biggar

Jacquie Biggar is a USA Today bestselling author of Romantic Suspense who loves to write about tough, alpha males who know what they want, that is until they're gob-smacked by heroines who are strong, contemporary women willing to show them what they really need is love. She is the author of the popular Wounded Hearts series and has just started a new series in paranormal suspense, Mended Souls.

She has been blessed with a long, happy marriage and enjoys writing romance novels that end with happily-ever-afters.

Jacquie lives in paradise along the west coast of Canada with her family and loves reading, writing, and flower gardening. She swears she can't function without coffee, preferably at the beach with her sweetheart.

Free reads, excerpts, author news, and contests can be found on her website. You can follow her on Facebook, Twitter or email her via her web site.

Jacquie lives on Vancouver Island with her husband and loves to hear from readers all over the world! You can join her street team on Facebook, her exclusive Review Crew or sign up for her newsletter.

Amy Manemann

Amy Manemann is an International Best Selling Author. She writes sexy and intriguing romantic suspense, contemporary romance, young adult paranormal romance, and dabbles in children's books. She resides in her hometown along the Mississippi river with her husband and their two children. When she isn't plotting her next book, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, and diving into a good book.

Sharon Coady

National Best Selling Author Sharon Coady has been a reader her entire life. She started writing as a teen and after years of encouragement from her mother finally published her first book, a contemporary romance. She has since published a YA paranormal, a romantic suspense, two sweet Christmas romances, a Spicy Christmas romance and a new country music romance.

When not writing or working as nurse you can find Sharon enjoying her husband and grandchildren.

Jade Kerrion

Jade Kerrion defied (or leveraged, depending on your point of view) her undergraduate degrees in Biology and Philosophy, as well as her MBA, to embark on her second (and concurrent) career as an award-winning science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance author.

Her debut novel, Perfection Unleashed, published in 2012, won six literary awards and launched her best-selling futuristic thriller series, Double Helix, which blends cutting-edge genetic engineering and high-octane action with an unforgettable romance between an alpha empath and an assassin.

Earth-Sim and Eternal Night won first place Royal Palm Literary Awards in the Young Adult and Fantasy categories respectively. Readers have clamored for sequels, and Jade will get around to them when her To Do list opens up (sometime after 2020.) Life Shocks Romances features Jade’s sweet and sexy contemporary romance series, which proves that, at the very least, she knows how to alphabetize books.

If she sounds busy, that’s because she is. Jade writes at 3 a.m., when her husband and three sons are asleep, and aspires to make her readers as sleep-deprived as she is.

Nikki Lynn Barrett

No matter where she goes, USA Today Bestselling author Nikki Lynn Barrett hears voices in her head. Instead of calling her crazy and locking her up, her family realizes it's just a product of being an author and allows her to write the stories so that the voices shut up.

But they don't. And probably never will. There's no need to lock her up, Nikki knows she'll never escape the voices, not until each and every last story is written. And for every story she writes, about ten or more ideas pop up.

When she isn't slaving away at her computer writing books that will probably make you cry and keep you in suspense, Nikki plots to take over the world one book at a time. What? It's a sickness. One she can't escape!

Books aren't her only addiction, though. Nikki can be found making up parodies to drive her son crazy, and bantering back and forth with her husband, who somehow manages to steal her away from the fictional world she lives in all the time.

Nikki lives in Arizona with her husband and son, where she can be found using every creativity outlet she can find through music, photography, handcrafted things, and random interests that she may pick up from time to time.

If you want to learn more about the author who makes people cry for a living, check out her website.

Jude Ouvrard

"Drama, true love, tattoos...and everything in between!"

Jude Ouvrard is an author who writes from the heart, and reads with passion and devotion. Jude enjoys stories of drama, true love, tattoos, and everything in between. While writing is her therapy, reading is her solace. Life doesn't get better than books and chocolate, and maybe a little bit of shopping.

A romance lover, Jude writes about love, pain, heartbreak and matters that will challenge your heart. A book can tell an unexpected story, no matter which directions it takes. Jude embraces words that have haunted her for years.

Jude is a working mom who dedicates her time to a law firm and writing books. She has an energetic five-year old superhero son, and a supportive boyfriend of thirteen years. Her family is her rock; she could not survive without them. Born a country girl, she transformed into a city woman who now lives in Montreal, Canada. Although French is her first language, Jude decided to write in English because she liked the challenge.

Janis Susan May

Janis Susan May is a seventh-generation Texan and a third-generation wordsmith who writes mysteries as Janis Patterson, romances and other things as Janis Susan May, children’s books as Janis Susan Patterson and scholarly works as J.S.M. Patterson.

Formerly an actress and singer, a talent agent and Supervisor of Accessioning for a bio-genetic DNA testing lab, Janis has also been editor-in-chief of two multi-magazine publishing groups. She founded and was the original editor of The Newsletter of the North Texas Chapter of the American Research Center in Egypt, which for the nine years of her reign was the international organization’s only monthly publication. Long interested in Egyptology, she was one of the founders of the North Texas chapter and was the closing speaker for the ARCE International Conference in Boston in 2005.

Janis married for the first time when most of her contemporaries were becoming grandmothers. Her husband, a handsome Navy Captain several years younger than she, even proposed in a moonlit garden in Egypt. Janis and her husband live in Texas with an assortment of rescued furbabies.

Bonnie Edwards
Multi-published author Bonnie Edwards lives with her husband and pets on the rainy coast of British Columbia. She believes life should be lived with joy. That joy shows up in her earthy, irreverent love stories. Bonnie uses long hikes to bounce ideas off her husband and her standard poodle, who almost always agrees with her.

She has written novels, novellas and short stories for Carina Press, Harlequin, Kensington Books and Robinson (UK) although now she publishes her work herself.

Sometimes her stories have a paranormal twist, likes curses and ghosts, other times not. But they’re always entertaining and guarantee a happy ending.

Cathy Perkins

Award-winning author Cathy Perkins works in the financial industry, where she's observed the hide-in-plain-sight skills employed by her villains. She writes predominantly financial-based mysteries but enjoys exploring the relationship aspect of her characters' lives. When not writing, she can be found doing battle with the beavers over the pond height or setting off on another travel adventure. Born and raised in South Carolina, the setting for CYPHER, HONOR CODE and THE PROFESSOR, she now lives in Washington with her husband, children, several dogs and the resident deer herd.