Review: Lady Luck surpassed my expectations.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 26, 2011
Let's be clear, as I work my way through Ms. Ashley's backlist, my expectations grow with each book. Prior to Lady Luck, the author had five books on my desert island shelf,Sweet Dreams,Wild Man (Dream Man),At Peace (The 'Burg Series),The Golden Dynasty (Fantasyland Series), andRock Chick Revenge, andLady Luck (Colorado Mountain Series), is now the sixth.I loved the plot because it happens everyday. Men are sent to prison not because of what they did, but for what they are not. What that cost the soul when you are forced to pay for a crime you didn't commit. I think that the excerpt  fully summarizes the plot, therefore I want to state what I enjoyed. I loved the fact that from the beginning you knew who Ty and Lexie were individually. Lexie was a woman who hadn't had an easy life, who was a child of the system and a victim of society losing the war on drugs. She had a dead fiancé who didn't value what she brought to his life over his choices, but though she lost him she had his family. Ty had parents and a brother who added nothing to his life, but he had his friends. Many of whom we had met inSweet DreamsTy had vengeance on his mind, he had 5 years to play the downfall of his enemies. That was his #1 focus...until Lexie came along. Ty was an empty pit, that should have been bottomless, but one that from the moment he met Lexie that was being filled up. She had his back, his heart and she was loyal. Now, Ty doesn't always know how to handle those qualities, but even when he made my girl cry, I was pulling for him. I love that he provided for her , I love that he protected her, cherished, and loved her.Lexie gives Ty her heart and support and Ty gives Lexie a purpose and love. Their lovestory is told with a backdrop of dirty cops, a murder, a pimp, a cop who is in love with Lexie, Ty's jacked up parents and quirky, but loyal friends. Basically, like ALL Ashley stories, it's told while life happens and is navigated. This is going to be my second Kristen Ashley review in about a month, and I know that is looked upon suspiciously, but I was not asked by the author to review her book and neither was a copy of the book provided to me for free. I, like every book I've reviewed, purchased this book on my own and felt strongly enough about it to review it.