Just my Luck by Rebecca Rennick

Review: 2/5

Spice 1.5/5

Now three books in, I have realized the author is all about the realistic happily ever after's. She leaves the reader happy with how it ends but also makes it seem like their story isn’t over. Within the epilogue.

This book's main character Emma, is pregnant with a quick wedding as the epilogue. I don’t know why that epilogue made me have some revelations about this author's writing style.

I liked this novel, but it was my least favorite, I did have high hopes for it too. I have always loved Irish romances, it’s been a life goal to explore all of the United Kingdom, England, Ireland, and Scotland.

Reading near St. Patrick's Day should have gotten me more in the spirit of the novel. I didn’t connect with Emma, the FMC. She seemed a little lost and winey. Throughout the book, she was trying to grow out of her shell. She is the "unluckiest" person, she is defined is Murphy's law, if should happen it would happen to her. She can't catch a break, the down-her luck since birth is kind of overdone, reminds me of a Disney/ Hallmark storyline.

After a terrible apartment-ruining pipe burst and loss of job, she decided to go on a vacation to change her luck. Got to Ireland and Find yourself a 4-leaf clover. And while bent over looking for one, she runs into Connor, who gives her his. Thus the Luck transfer.

In walks Connor, the over-lucky MMA fighter. What should luck have anything to do with MMA? At the beginning of the book he was on a very strict daily schedule, he worked out and practiced all day every day. Then he runs into Emma, and all is twisted, he has to find her to get his luck back. Halfway through he decides to let her keep the luck because he’s fallen for her. Yeah very Hallmark-type romance, all this happens within a week by the way. Did I like it, sure, would I read it again, probably not.

 Tropes:

Irish luck, destination, dream trip, Luck of the Irish, He falls first, her checklist, vacation romance, he pushes her out of her comfort zone, she meets his family, lucky in love, hallmark next movie (it would work). MMA fighter, Curse or Luck? tattooed man,

Amazon Blurb:

Emma Johnson has the worst luck. No really, she does. Murphy’s Law never applied to anyone better. If something can go wrong, it usually does. Thankfully she’s figured out a way to deal with her bad luck curse, by becoming a risk assessment analyst. Until she gets blindsided by her boss who decides AI is cheaper than her. Not only that but her apartment floods and it pushes her to the end of her rope. At the insistence of her best friend Jules, she decides to cross the sea to find the luck of the Irish, hoping a four-leaf clover can counteract her curse.

Conor O’Shea is one of the best MMA fighters in Ireland and if you ask him probably the world. He never loses and luck always seems to be on his side, except when it comes to dating. The women he attracts aren’t the kind to take home to Mum or Nan. His life is all about training so cutting out time to find a girl who’s more interested in him than his money or celebrity is tough to do.

One night at a pub and a handful of salt later Emma’s bad luck brings her face to face with the muscled fighter who finds her endearing and thinks she’s overexaggerating the power of luck. That is until his luck fails him days before a big fight.

Can he help her find her own good luck and get his back in the process? Or will their growing attraction to each other create more problems than their luck can handle?

This book contains sexually explicit content and is intended for adults 18+

This book is part of a series of standalone, and it is not required to read previous books before reading this one.

Her Favorite Jack o Lantern By Rebecca Rennick

Review: 3.5/ 5

Spice 2.8/5

This book relates to me so much, I am the Halloween-obsessed girl in my family. They don’t understand the obsession or me. When Sally and her family had a strain, my heart connected so deeply that I fell in love with the story. Now don’t get me wrong this story is great, there is smut, a good amount. Both Sally and Jack shouldn’t work, a Halloween girly and an ex-army gym rat. They are both open-minded, that is their secret. Well, that and the fact that Sally has been crushing on Jack since high school, and they live next to each other.

I honestly wish I had the guts Sally has, she’s working hard to be happy while not having many people to call hers. Jack comes around and pushes her boundaries and she’s all the happier for it. She had to deal with the high school mean girl coming back into the picture because of Jack.

Jack wins the hearts of the readers when he openly picks Sally (more than once) in front of his family, ex, and the town gossip. Jack doesn’t know what to do with himself now that he’s out of the military, and clings to Sally as she is her most authentic self.

Both have issues at the beginning, but together they push each other’s comforts and overcome the internal tumoral. Without Jack, Sally would just keep going on as the social outcast, and Jack would be living his life for someone else. 

They even dress up as Jack and Sally from Nightmare Before Christmas!

Tropes:

Opposite attract, Halloween themes, nightmare before Christmas vibe, close corners (neighbors), black sheep of the town, an all-star boy comes home, town weirdo and golden boy fall in love, sex in pumpkin patch, window watching/ voyeurism

Amazon:

Jack Campbell has just returned to his hometown after eight years away in the army, much to his family’s delight, to rent the only place available in town. He quickly appreciates his luck when he meets his new lavender-eyed neighbor.Sally Smithson is the weirdo among the townsfolk, with her black house and hearse to match. Not many in the small New Hampshire town appreciate her sense of style. It doesn't matter either way to her. She has her two best friends, her cats, and her interior design business, which is all she needs . . .Until a rather dashing familiarly handsome man moves in next door—her high school crush, Jack—who finds her too enticing to ignore. She's sweet and loves her baked goods but is different from the rest of the country club attending town. And he adores it. She intrigues, captivates, and arouses him. He can't seem to stay away from her. So, when the opportunity to spend more time with her presents itself, he takes it.When their relationship turns more than friendly, Jack is all in, but Sally is worried they won’t fit together. It takes the support of her friends, old and new, to learn how to move beyond the gossip, to accept the affection of a man she thought she could never have.

This book contains sexually explicit content and is intended for adults 18+

This book is part of a series of standalone, and it is not required to read previous books before reading this one.

Pinky Promise by Rebecca Rennick

Review: 3/5

Spice: 3/5

This is Book #1 in the Gummy Bear Orgy series.

Pink hair, skoolie bus and ferret to match. Love at first kiss? Lala, our pink obsessed girl, is dared to make the day better of a complete sexy stranger, she strolls right up and kisses him. The Him in question is Henry, a real estate mogul, who plans his days by a tight schedule. Lala makes henry Pinky Promise to try her Boba. Actually now that I think about it  there were a few more times a pinky promise is mentioned, like the promise that lead to the first kiss. 

Driver seat smutty times, and his curious nature leads the reader to believe he falls first. He starts to open his heart (Ch. 26), and just doesn’t know what to do about it. Neither open up at first, as they fear rejection and loneliness. When you start a relationship with one foot out the door, its easy to expect them to feel the same way. They both noted at the beginning neither wanted long term.

Tags:

Sunshine vs grumpy, Opposites attract, random meeting (kiss a stranger), friends with benefits, Skoolie nomad,

Amazon Blurb:

Henry Bardot is a real estate mogul with a very healthy bank account, and a perfectly ordered life. He’s not interested in relationships. In his mind, they’re a waste of time and energy. As is anything fun. He simply doesn’t have time for such unnecessary things like smiling or laughing. He has work to do. Then she literally crashes into him, kissing him without even a “How do you do?” disrupting his precisely scheduled life. Lala, the pink bulldozer.

Micaela “Lala” Hart is a free spirit with a struggling business and a great love for the color pink. Pink hair, pink clothes, pink Skoolie. It’s a cheerful color that makes her happy. That’s what her life is about. Happiness and fun. Leaving behind the judgmental stares of her small Kentucky hometown, Lala is determined to find her place in the world and have fun while she’s at it. Then she meets Henry Bardot, the anti-pink grumpapotamous. He may very well be the key to expanding her little Boba business into something more.

But can she stop herself from falling for his grumpy charm and mind-blowing… conversational skills?

This book contains sexually explicit content and is intended for adults 18+

This book is part of a series of standalone, and it is not required to read previous books before reading this one.