This is a really cute book with alot of fun characters. CP is always fun to read, she writes a quick and entertaining story. I gave this one a four out of five. Amber is a woman that has had to resort to counting cards in Vegas to win enough money to keep her father in a nursing facility because he has Alzhiemers. But she isn't happy with what she has had to do and wants out. Her partner doesn't want to let go though. When he threatens her a strange man steps in to help her. Boston Cop Mike Corwin is having a great vacation in Vegas celebrating his friend and partners wedding. He sees a beautiful girl that seems to be having a little trouble with a scumbag, so he steps in to offer his help. But when things are settled he asks her to party with him and his friends. Amber accepts his offer and they spend the rest of the day and night together having a great time. The attraction is strong, on a whim they get married at a chapel in one of the casinos. But on the way back to his room she encorages him to put a ten dollar chip, given to them by the justic of the peace, into a machine. Although Mike is skeptical he goes for it thinking that he isn't the lucky type. But he ends up winning $150,000.00. This can't be happening to him, he isn't the one to win anything. But it must be his lucky day because he has a new wife and the money. But when he wakes up the next morning with Amber gone and the money too, he knew it was just to good to be true, and heads back home to Boston for a trial that he has to testify in. Amber just knows that Mike is going to be mad but he will understand that she had to take the money to get her Father back from her scumbag ex-partner. He knew just where to hit her the hardest. But she fully intends to find a way to pay Mike back, even if she has to work three jobs. Amber heads back to the hotel but when she gets there Mike has checked out of the hotel and left town. Mike is tired. He can't beleive that he was suckered by a beautiful woman. He should have known better. But he plans to find out more about her. Before he can do anything he comes home from court to find his front door open. Sneaking upstairs to his bedroom he finds Amber in one of his shirts and nothing else. Okay, that is every man's dream. But he isn't falling for it. He want's some answers about the money and about Amber. As the story goes on Amber is being chased by one of the men she and the ex-partner conned. She is also falling farther in love with Mike and finding that she is falling for his family too. They are quirky and weird, but she likes them anyway. And Mike comes to realize that Amber has some insights about his Father that he didn't think about before. While trying to solve the problems that Amber has with the ex-partner and the man that she conned, Mike and amber find that they really do love each other and that their spur of the moment wedding isn't a big mistake. In fact it could be the luckiest thing that has ever happened to them. Really enjoyed this 2nd book in the "Lucky" trilogy. The characters, the storyline, and the romance all engaged me and had me wanting to keep reading.The basis for this series is that there is a curse on the Corwin males where if they fall in love, they will lose their woman and their money. It's affected the family for generations and now the current group of cousins must deal with it to move on with their futures.Mike Corwin is a Boston police officer. He goes to Vegas for his partner's wedding and ends up meeting Amber Rose. They spend a day together having a lot of fun and on the spur of the moment decided to get married. Mike also ends up winning $150k from a slot machine. But when he wakes up the next morning, his money and his new wife are gone.Amber hates herself for what she did to Mike, but she's in a boatload of trouble. So she did what she had to do. Of course, Mike isn't going to just forget about it. He has every intention of finding Amber and settling things...that is if Amber doesn't find him first.I think one of the things I liked best about this book was that the storyline didn't go quite as I expected it would. From reading the back cover, I figured the story would involve Mike going on a search for Amber, her trying to avoid him and not telling him the truth and whatnot. But things actually go kind of the opposite. Amber tracks Mike down, apologizes, tells him mostly the truth and then insinuates herself in his life. She does everything to try to get him to forgive her and give her a chance. I just really like how the story progressed in that sense. And I liked that it was a direction I hadn't expected.There's also a great use of family and supporting characters. The situation with Mike's father - whose life is pretty much crippled because of his worries over the curse - was interesting and I liked how Phillips used it in the book. There were some good dynamics regarding family interactions, and emotional scars resulting from the curse. Romance-wise...Amber and Mike have some great chemistry. They can't resist each other in bed, but have a lot of trouble dealing with everything else. I thought Phillips did a great job exploring the various ups and downs of the relationship and how all the outside forces factored in. Each character has to face things they've done and things they've let rule their life before they can truly commit to each other. For me, the romance just worked really well.I also enjoyed the little smidge of suspense thrown in with some of Amber's past coming up to bite her on the butt. It gave the story a little variety and a little bit of tension. Plus it fit the storyline well.So overall, this was a really solid contemporary romance and another winner from Carly Phillips. Nothing about it bothered me and I pretty much enjoyed reading it cover to cover. It's sweet and sexy, has great sense of family, and a nice storyline that gives the book a sense of direction instead of being just mushy, mindless fluff. I'm really looking forward to the last book in the trilogy, which was set up in this one. Should be interesting finding out what happens with Jason Corwin.
What do You think about Spiel Mit Mir! (2000)?
Book 2 in the series. A bit of a slow start, but picked up mid-way through.
—Sapphire
very exciting story.Keeps you wondering whats going to happen next.
—Janitha
