Lucky (Harlequin Next) | Jennifer Greene | Learn What Love Really Is

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	Lucky (Harlequin Next) Jennifer Greene Harlequin, 2005 - 304 pages average customer review:based on 7 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Nine months ago, Kasey Crandall would have defined "lucky" as "my life." Married to a wealthy, generous older man, pregnant with a once-in-a-lifetime baby, she was oozing with joy. Now, however, she was more apt to think, "just my luck."

Yes, motherhood was as glorious as she expected and she totally adored her daughter. Yet an inner voice was telling her something was wrong with her baby. But nobody wanted to hear that her life was not as perfect as it seemed.

Kasey knew she needed to be strong for her child and get her the right help...even if it meant going against her husband's wishes. Even if it meant turning to another man. Because sometimes a woman just has to make her own luck.

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Learn What Love Really Is

I read this book in about four hours, being unable to put it down. The characters are very well-developed, from Kasey, whom I'd like to meet, to her selfish, materialistic husband, whom I could not stand. For those reviewers who were upset about Kasey falling into another man's arms, I can only say that marriage does not mean that a person is chained for life no matter how awful their spouse is and that her husband deserved what he got. I think this book delivered some powerful lessons about standing up for what you believe in and about the true nature of love.

Hooray for Kasey!!!

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LOVED THIS BOOK

READ THIS BOOK IN ONE NIGHT, & COULDNT PUT IT DOWN. AFTER READING THIS I RAN OUT TO GET THE OTHERS IN THE "NEXT" SERIES. ON MY 3RD ONE

Wonderfully touching story

Up front, I'll confess I'm a Jennifer Greene fan and friend. I was a fan first and lucky enough to become a friend over the years.

I don't think anybody writes better about the human heart. I don't know any author who can write a story about the frailties of characters and still make us care about them. NeXt is a line that allows a lot of room for characters and authors to take a look at the human experience.

Jennifer Greene delivers. In language, in characters, in story, she gives a reader a book that will leave the reader with insight, with her heart touched.

Grab this book. IMMEDIATELY! And I say that as a reader, not just as a Jennifer Greene fan and friend.

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Cried with the foreword page so I knew the book had promise!

"It's so hard to be more than you ever thought you could be."
That line written by author Jennifer Greene at the end of the foreword page had me in tears. Having lived through the past year with a teen-age son who was diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, I could immediately empathize with Kasey Crandall and her concerns for her baby daughter. The fact that her own husband didn't believe her was unforgivable. He was too wrapped up in being the generous loving husband and father when everything went his way. Kasey had a decision to make in order to become the woman she knew she could be. Marriage is about trust and acceptance. Sure, Graham, her husband, gave her everything she wanted materially, but he didn't allow her to be true to herself. Marriage is not about completing your life with another, it's about enriching your life and sharing your life. I'm so glad Kasey learned that at the end.

I would have liked to know more about Jake's parents. Aside from some backstory and Jake's accompanying his father to a party, we don't learn too much more about Jake's interaction with his parents. His 15-year-old son who was learning how to drive was written very well.

I look forward to more of Jennifer Greene's stories. Loved this one.

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Loved the writing

This story drew me in right away. I love Jennifer Greene's writing, and have read a few of her other books. What I liked about this book was that there was a lot going on, and the pacing kept me turning the pages. I was a little less enthusiastic, especially as the book went on, with the way the heroine was presented. She too easily gave up on her marriage and dove into an affair. Especially when the husband wanted to work things out.

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