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Lady Luck (Colorado Mountain, #3)
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Apr 16, 2012
bookshelves: favorites, favorite-contemporary, best-of-the-best, he-is-mine, bestest-of-the-best, 5-stars-for-enjoyment, review, buddy-read-with-mary, read-2014, read-2012, read-2016, read-2018, read-2021, read-contemp-oldie-chick-lit, read-2024
My favorite Colorado <3 This is a beautiful story, even if it's about revenge and rasizm, KA really knows how to write them.
10 stars from me :)))
The writing - I don't usually comment on KA-s writing style, I know a lot of people don't like it, concerning the grammar and stuff, but I'm not one of them. When I read I read emotions, and KA novels have that, and it's pictured perfectly. I mean, like in this one, when we read from TY-s point of view, every freaking time he got that thing that pierced through his chest on the left side, I swear I felt it too. I just can't read that and not get into it. And in the middle of the novel there's a chapter in which she says something bad's gonna happen, and I was in stomach chramps when thad bad thing actually happened, she really knows how to build the tension, I was on needles, and it was my second read. I remember my first, man that was tough.
He looked in her blue-gray eyes and there it was. Or, more to the point, there it wasn’t.
The light was out.
That's what I mean, I know what happened, and when he saw the lights were out, my throat just closed.
So for me, KA writing has quality, if I can smile, laugh, cry, get misty-eyed, annoyed and angsty - that's all I can ask for :)
The story - It's about revenge, rasizm and dirty cops. Now, this doesn't sound very appealing, a bit of a heavy subject, but I loved it, and KA wrote it so well <3 Just great :) Ty was set up, he ended in prison for 5 years, now that he's out he wants revenge for the time he lost. Lexie is forced to do a favor for a shady guy who does dirty business, she picks up Ty when he gets out of jail, the go to Vegas and get married XD
Lexie - She's had a really tough time in her life, been with a pimp and a drug dealer who got shot. Then she does a favor for another pimp/drug dealer, mostly because she can't get out of that life without some help. That's why she accepts Ty's offer, they get married, he gives her money and helps her start a new life. Of course, Ty being the most beautiful man she ever saw, and the sparks flying all over, that fake marriage was doomed from the start to become a real one :))
Ty - KA doesn't do much of tortured heroes, but Ty here would mostly fit that description :) He's been decieved by a woman, the town police framed him for a crime he didn't commit, he was in jail for 5 years and wants revenge. He of course has a lot of issues, one being not to trust any "pussy" as he refers it XD the second are his jail demons which he has a hard time getting over. But Lex is something different, he sees that from the start, they bond pretty fast, that scene in Vegas when he gets to the pool and she smiles at him - swoony to the max <3 He made some stupid desisions, part from fear of being betrayed, part from anger from being played, even if it was for his own good :P All in all he is a complex character, and really does it for me, just love him :)
Favorite scenes
- the non-verb conversation in the diner after he gets out XDXD
- at the pool when she smiles at him
- when she makes the glass thingy from the bouquet
- when he finds her at the beach :((( man I cried at that one
- when she sees him alive in the house
BTW, in this one we got a glimpse of Chase and Faye <3 Can't wait to read them :))))
10 stars from me :)))
The writing - I don't usually comment on KA-s writing style, I know a lot of people don't like it, concerning the grammar and stuff, but I'm not one of them. When I read I read emotions, and KA novels have that, and it's pictured perfectly. I mean, like in this one, when we read from TY-s point of view, every freaking time he got that thing that pierced through his chest on the left side, I swear I felt it too. I just can't read that and not get into it. And in the middle of the novel there's a chapter in which she says something bad's gonna happen, and I was in stomach chramps when thad bad thing actually happened, she really knows how to build the tension, I was on needles, and it was my second read. I remember my first, man that was tough.
He looked in her blue-gray eyes and there it was. Or, more to the point, there it wasn’t.
The light was out.
That's what I mean, I know what happened, and when he saw the lights were out, my throat just closed.
So for me, KA writing has quality, if I can smile, laugh, cry, get misty-eyed, annoyed and angsty - that's all I can ask for :)
The story - It's about revenge, rasizm and dirty cops. Now, this doesn't sound very appealing, a bit of a heavy subject, but I loved it, and KA wrote it so well <3 Just great :) Ty was set up, he ended in prison for 5 years, now that he's out he wants revenge for the time he lost. Lexie is forced to do a favor for a shady guy who does dirty business, she picks up Ty when he gets out of jail, the go to Vegas and get married XD
Lexie - She's had a really tough time in her life, been with a pimp and a drug dealer who got shot. Then she does a favor for another pimp/drug dealer, mostly because she can't get out of that life without some help. That's why she accepts Ty's offer, they get married, he gives her money and helps her start a new life. Of course, Ty being the most beautiful man she ever saw, and the sparks flying all over, that fake marriage was doomed from the start to become a real one :))
Ty - KA doesn't do much of tortured heroes, but Ty here would mostly fit that description :) He's been decieved by a woman, the town police framed him for a crime he didn't commit, he was in jail for 5 years and wants revenge. He of course has a lot of issues, one being not to trust any "pussy" as he refers it XD the second are his jail demons which he has a hard time getting over. But Lex is something different, he sees that from the start, they bond pretty fast, that scene in Vegas when he gets to the pool and she smiles at him - swoony to the max <3 He made some stupid desisions, part from fear of being betrayed, part from anger from being played, even if it was for his own good :P All in all he is a complex character, and really does it for me, just love him :)
Favorite scenes
- the non-verb conversation in the diner after he gets out XDXD
- at the pool when she smiles at him
- when she makes the glass thingy from the bouquet
- when he finds her at the beach :((( man I cried at that one
- when she sees him alive in the house
BTW, in this one we got a glimpse of Chase and Faye <3 Can't wait to read them :))))
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“<…>When I was done speaking I felt his body had gone still again, stone still.
And silent.
Then he asked quietly, "Nightmare?"
"Nightmare," I replied firmly.
Ty didn't move.
By a miracle, I held it together.
Then he moved but it was to rest his chin on my shoulder and I closed my eyes because I needed him to go, go, go so I could fall apart again on my own.
Then he said, "Your nightmare, mama, was my dream."
My heart clenched.
He kept going. "Never had a home until you gave me one."
My breath started sticking.
"Never had anyone give to me the way you gave to me."
My breath stopped sticking and clogged.
"Never thought of findin' a woman who I wanted to have my baby."
Oh God.
"Never had light in my life, never, not once, I lived wild but I didn't burn bright until you shined your light on me."
Oh God.
"Whacked, fuckin' insane, but, at night, you curled in front of me, didn't mind I did that time that wasn't mine 'cause it meant I walked out to you."
He had to stop. He had to.
He didn't.
"Your nightmare," he whispered, turned his head and against my neck he finished, "my dream."<…>”
― Lady Luck
And silent.
Then he asked quietly, "Nightmare?"
"Nightmare," I replied firmly.
Ty didn't move.
By a miracle, I held it together.
Then he moved but it was to rest his chin on my shoulder and I closed my eyes because I needed him to go, go, go so I could fall apart again on my own.
Then he said, "Your nightmare, mama, was my dream."
My heart clenched.
He kept going. "Never had a home until you gave me one."
My breath started sticking.
"Never had anyone give to me the way you gave to me."
My breath stopped sticking and clogged.
"Never thought of findin' a woman who I wanted to have my baby."
Oh God.
"Never had light in my life, never, not once, I lived wild but I didn't burn bright until you shined your light on me."
Oh God.
"Whacked, fuckin' insane, but, at night, you curled in front of me, didn't mind I did that time that wasn't mine 'cause it meant I walked out to you."
He had to stop. He had to.
He didn't.
"Your nightmare," he whispered, turned his head and against my neck he finished, "my dream."<…>”
― Lady Luck
“<…>"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."<…>”
― Lady Luck
― Lady Luck
“Then I asked, “Do you lose concentration when a woman you want is in the room?”
“I hope not or tonight we’re fucked.”
― Lady Luck
“I hope not or tonight we’re fucked.”
― Lady Luck
“<…>….That's how he made his living. He gave me a pen and ink. This," he lifted his left arm then dropped it back to the bed. "After he died, I had it inked on me. Took what he gave me to a tattoo parlor right after the funeral and got it started."
Her voice held a tone of light dawning as she whispered, "So he was your Ella."
Her light dawned clear for her and for Walker because she was right.
"Yeah, he was my Ella."
"So it was Tuku who brought out my Ty."
My Ty.
My Ty.
Christ. Fuck.
Christ.
Two words. Just two words. Walker had no clue until that moment that two words could mean so fucking much. He'd never belonged to anyone. He'd never belonged anywhere. Never thought he wanted to.
Until he heard those two words.
He couldn't keep the thick out of his voice when he confirmed, "Yeah, it was him."<…>”
― Lady Luck
Her voice held a tone of light dawning as she whispered, "So he was your Ella."
Her light dawned clear for her and for Walker because she was right.
"Yeah, he was my Ella."
"So it was Tuku who brought out my Ty."
My Ty.
My Ty.
Christ. Fuck.
Christ.
Two words. Just two words. Walker had no clue until that moment that two words could mean so fucking much. He'd never belonged to anyone. He'd never belonged anywhere. Never thought he wanted to.
Until he heard those two words.
He couldn't keep the thick out of his voice when he confirmed, "Yeah, it was him."<…>”
― Lady Luck
“Baby?” he called and he felt her eyes on him.
“Yeah?” she replied, her sweet voice soft, another tone he was getting used to and this was because the last couple of days it had started to come at him often.
“Do me a favor?”
“Sure.”
“In a second, I’m gonna pull over, get out my gun and give it to you. When I do, shoot me with it.”
“What?” she whispered.
“I’m facin’ another hour and a half of your music. I’d rather be dead.”
Silence then, “Shut up.”
― Lady Luck
“Yeah?” she replied, her sweet voice soft, another tone he was getting used to and this was because the last couple of days it had started to come at him often.
“Do me a favor?”
“Sure.”
“In a second, I’m gonna pull over, get out my gun and give it to you. When I do, shoot me with it.”
“What?” she whispered.
“I’m facin’ another hour and a half of your music. I’d rather be dead.”
Silence then, “Shut up.”
― Lady Luck
Reading Progress
April 16, 2012
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"“Wait until you meet Ty’s friends. They’re all white but they’re all seriously hot.”
“Heard word of women, they hot and taken?” Bessie asked.
“Except Deke,” I answered.
“Then what do I care they’re hot?” she shot back.
“They’re taken but they’re still fun to look at.”
“Girl, I got an eyeful right in front of me. More might make my head explode,” she returned.
heheheheheh"
“Heard word of women, they hot and taken?” Bessie asked.
“Except Deke,” I answered.
“Then what do I care they’re hot?” she shot back.
“They’re taken but they’re still fun to look at.”
“Girl, I got an eyeful right in front of me. More might make my head explode,” she returned.
heheheheheh"
July 22, 2012
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"He was staring after Faye. I knew it. And he not only knew she existed, he really knew she existed.
And the expression on his face hurt to witness.
I’d never seen anything like that before but I figured it would be what a starving man looked like when he saw a plate of bread in front of him but he was too weak and it was too far for him to get to, he’d never make it so he was going to waste away without trying."
And the expression on his face hurt to witness.
I’d never seen anything like that before but I figured it would be what a starving man looked like when he saw a plate of bread in front of him but he was too weak and it was too far for him to get to, he’d never make it so he was going to waste away without trying."
August 16, 2014
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Soooo emotional! I cried too. Great review, Blacky! You said it perfectly: it's all about emotions. I don't care about the editing stuff.
Soooo emotional! I cried too. Great review, Blacky! You said it perfectly: it's all about emotions. I don't care about the editing stuff."
Thanks Baba. That's why I LOVE reading KA, although I got used to her style of writing, now I like it, but the emotions she creates... I just can't find that kind of thing anywhere else. She's ruined me for other authors! Sure, I read other stuff, but I don't love it XD
Thanks very much Melisa :) Yeah this is one of my first reviews ahahhaha not very good at them too :D but it's nice to remember what i liked about a book and such, no matter how it's written :)