Series:
Lucky Stars (Book 1)
A million-dollar wish comes true
With twins thrown in the bargain!
Chance Foley wished on Comet Bob as a teen. Now, when the
niece and nephew he never met show up on his doorstep with Poppy Digby, their
starchy but sexy caretaker, his wish is granted. Chance will receive a million
dollars as the children's guardian, but first he must enlist Poppy's continued
support raising these handfuls! And maybe he has ulterior motives where Poppy
is concerned, but will she ever let her guard down? Sometimes, all it takes is
the stars -- or maybe a passing comet -- aligning just right…
Terrific start to the new series. Chance's small town is
famous for the comet that appears every fifteen years. Legend has it that if
you wish on the comet, it might come true. And if you were born during a Comet
Bob year, your chances were even better. So when fifteen-year-old Chance wished
for a million dollars (the reason is heartbreaking), he never expected HOW it
would happen.
Fifteen years later, Chance finds out that his estranged
older brother has died and left the guardianship of his twin children to him. The
children are brought to him by their mother's cousin, Poppy, a self-proclaimed
cold, ruthless lawyer. The terms of the guardianship fulfill the wish, but
Chance is more shell-shocked by the prospect of raising two children. His
introduction to Finn and Quinn does nothing to lessen the shock.
Poppy planned to deliver the children and return to
Boston the next day. She has an important case coming up, and winning that case
will cement her chances of making partner. But she is not quite as cold as she
thinks because when she misses her flight, she gives in to the children's pleas
to stay a few more days. With no hotel rooms available because of the Comet Bob
Festival, Poppy ends up staying with Chance and the children.
Neither Chance nor Poppy expected their intense
attraction for each other, though both tried to ignore it. I loved seeing their
relationship develop as they worked together to settle the kids into their new
lives. I loved seeing Chance introduce Poppy to the joys of small-town life, so
different from her high-powered life in Boston. From boating and swimming on
the river (and rescuing a puppy!) to shopping in local stores, Poppy lost some
of that cold, ruthless veneer with every passing hour. And with Poppy's help,
Chance finds the family he didn't know he needed.
I ached for both when they gave in to their attraction,
but Poppy was still fixated on the plan she'd followed all her life. I could
feel Chance's pain as he said goodbye to her. It was also evident that Poppy
was forcing herself to leave. I was glued to the pages as I waited to see how
long it would take her to see where she belonged. I loved when she hit that
breaking point; the scene with her mother, brother, and sister was terrific. I
loved her reunion with Chance, and the whole cocktail glass thread made me
laugh out loud. The epilogue was fantastic, though I would have liked to read
about Thanksgiving dinner with her family.
Finn and Quinn were fantastic characters. I thought they
were portrayed realistically as six-year-olds who had lost their parents. Poppy's
depiction of their lives with their parents goes a long way to explaining their
behavior at the beginning of the book. I loved how Chance immediately stepped
up, and his new normal changed his life and theirs. Chance's reaction to their
first hugs broke my heart for what it said about his life. I loved the changes
in Finn and Quinn once they settled into their life with Chance.
I liked meeting Chance's best friends, Max and Felix. They
have been friends their whole lives. The cookout scene was good as they tried
to see what Chance was wound up about. I liked how Chance turned the tables on
them when they started teasing him about Poppy. We learned a little more about
Felix when Chance told Poppy about Felix's restaurant and awards. The dinner
scene at the restaurant was great. I can't wait to read their stories.
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