Product Details:
- Title: My Lucky Stars
- Author: Michele Paige Holmes
- Paperback: 314 pages
- Publisher: Covenant Communications Inc; 1st edition (April 2, 2012)
- Genre: Romance
- ISBN-10: 1621080358
- ISBN-13: 978-1621080350
Book Description:
High-powered, highly pampered Tara Mollagen couldn't
imagine a worse start to the holidays than boarding a crowded plane. A
stolen wallet and lost suitcase later, she finds herself stranded in
unfamiliar territory,Salt Lake City, after being rerouted to avoid a
Colorado blizzard. With her temper running as wild as her red curls,
Tara realizes her only option out of town is with Benjamin Whitmore, her
reluctant knight in shining armor, er, overalls. For being a nice guy,
Ben is rewarded with one aggravating situation after another with sassy,
spoiled Tara. While doing his best to bring her pride down a notch, he
begins to see another side to her, and a side of himself he's not overly
fond of. When tension between them reaches a crescendo, he takes
matters into his own hands and Tara into his arms. Unable to forget her
experience with Ben, Tara returns to Seattle and long-time friend Jane,
who offers possibilities Tara had never even considered. But change is
difficult, and she's not so sure she has what it takes to make that leap
of faith, or if she has the courage to leave her old life behind.
My Review:
My Lucky Stars is the third installment in this series of Romantic books. It first started with Counting Stars, 
then continued with All the Stars in Heaven, and finishes up with My Lucky Stars. Let me say, Michele is so good at writing a believable romance. The characters are people just like you and me. Their problems are like those that many of us have. It also takes awhile for the characters to realize that they love each other.
My Lucky Stars is the story of Tara, whom we first met in Counting Stars. She is worldly, spoiled, rude and overall NOT a nice person. Life has not been good to her and she doesn't have many close people in her life, including her parents. She is on her way to stay with friends for Christmas when her plane is detoured to Salt lake City, Utah. Stuck there with no luggage, no wallet and no friends, she meets Ben and his sister Ellen. They take her in to offer food and shelter. Tara complains, silently and out-loud, about all of her problems and how unhappy she is. You basically smile to see all of these bad things happening to such an unlovable character. At the beginning you wonder if you will ever learn to like this character, let alone tolerate her. Ben on the other hand, isn't much nicer to her than she has been to him. They give each other a hard time, amongst many several funny happenings. Ben and Ellen end up giving Tara a ride all the way to Colorado. Some of the funniest moments happen during this trip. After this the story shifts gears as Tara ends up leaving her fancy lifestyle in LA, and moves back to Seattle, Washington to help her bedridden, very pregnant friend. A transformation takes place during this part of the novel. Tara has a spiritual awakening where she starts to believe in God and Jesus and his life's ministry and words. Even though Tara goes through this spiritual awakening, I never felt like I was being preached to. Though she eventually joins the LDS church, anyone of a Christian faith will relate to Tara's experience of coming to know Christ. At the end, Tara is redeemed and I learned to like her a lot. After all, none of us are perfect and need a break.
Out of all of the books in this series, My Lucky Stars feels the most serious in spots, but it's also interwoven with the most lovable supporting characters of Jane, her daughter Maddie and Ben's sister Ellen and her children. To me, Michele's biggest writing strength is how well she writes her characters! Your emotions will be all over the place when you read this romance: you will laugh, you will sneer, you will cry and of course you will cheer. (If my 2nd graders were reading this, they would point out that I just rhymed, even though it wasn't on purpose. ;) I loved this series by Michele Paige Holmes, and know that readers of Christian Romances will also love it!
About the Author:
Michele's first published novel, Counting Stars, won the 2007 Whitney Award for best romance. The companion novel, a romantic suspense titled All the Stars in Heaven was a 2009 Whitney finalist. My Lucky Stars continues the series. Michele also enjoys writing historical romance. Her first, Captive Heart, was published by Covenant in 2011 and was a Whitney finalist.
To learn more about Michele and her books, please go to her website here.
***I was given a review copy of My Lucky Stars in exchange for an honest review.***
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