<p><strong><em>"Evanovich...with a dash of CSI." - Publishers Weekly (review of Lucky Stiff)</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Lucky's story comes full circle in the conclusion of the Lucky O'Toole Vegas Adventures.&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Home: A refuge. An escape. Where the heart is.</p><p><br></p><p>After a high-body count trip through Europe, Lucky O'Toole, the Chief Problem Solver for the Babylon, Las Vegas's most over the top Strip casino, is home and searching for peace, quiet and a quick fix for a broken heart.</p><p><br></p><p>She should know better.</p><p><br></p><p>Her father is failing in his fight to regain his health after taking a bullet to the chest.</p><p><br></p><p>Her mother, Mona, is increasingly desperate to be "useful" which usually results in her being anything but.</p><p><br></p><p>Her love life is in shambles.</p><p><br></p><p>The DEA is after her, but not giving a hint as to why.</p><p><br></p><p>The NBA is in town for their All-Star break extravaganza highlighting the new rookies.</p><p><br></p><p>Somebody got cute and put a Bugatti on top of her hotel.</p><p><br></p><p>And a dead guy turns up in delivery bay seven with his skull bashed in.</p><p><br></p><p>Not exactly the soft reentry Lucky had hoped for. But she can handle it.</p><p><br></p><p>Until her father, after checking himself out of the hospital, summons Lucky for a "family" meeting. A secret from his past puts the future of the Babylon and the family in jeopardy.</p><p><br></p><p>And he expects Lucky to fix it.</p><p><br></p><p>Worse, a financier who played cat-and-mouse with Lucky around the globe, striving to leave her holding the bag, could hold the key to her saving it all.</p><p><br></p><p>Can she trust him?</p><p><br></p><p>Does she have a choice?</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Find out by getting your copy of this light, funny, romantic mystery today!</strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>AN INTERVIEW WITH DEBORAH COONTS</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Why did you decide to write humor?&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><p>I'm not sure I decided to add snark to the Lucky books, specifically to Lucky's own voice, it just happened that way. When I was a kid, my mouth always got me into trouble. Finally, I've found a way to harness the sarcasm for the Forces of Good-or at least in a way not to anger my grandmother. And when Lucky started talking to me, she had a strong dose of sass in her.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>The Lucky O'Toole Vegas Adventure series is hard to categorize. Is that by design?&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><p>When I set out to write <em>Wanna Get Lucky?</em>, I knew I wanted to write a romp through Las Vegas. I had the characters and the setting but no real understanding of narrative drive. So, I threw a young woman out of a tour helicopter into the middle of the Pirate Show and let the story unfold. A bit of murder to keep the plot moving, some wisecracking and Vegas mischief to make you laugh, and some romance to keep it interesting. A bit of a mash up, but it works.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>PRAISE FOR THE LUCKY O'TOOLE VEGAS ADVENTURE SERIES&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><p>"Lucky's story is <strong>funny, fast-paced, exuberant and brilliantly realized</strong>." - <em>Susan Wiggs,&nbsp;#1 New York&nbsp;Times&nbsp;bestselling author</em></p><p><br></p><p>"Get ready to <strong>win big--with a novel that will keep you glued to the pages</strong> all the way to the end." - <em>Brenda Novak, New York Times ' USA Today bestselling author&nbsp;</em></p><p><br></p><p>"<strong>More fun than a winning streak in Vegas</strong>. Lucky O'Toole is&nbsp;a character with brains, beauty, and a wry sense of&nbsp;humor. Readers will want to meet her again-and soon." - <em>Diane Mott Davidson, New York&nbsp;Times bestselling author</em></p>