Desdemona, a pianist in the Austin life-music scene, is channel-surfing when she stumbles upon the program Marriage Exposure. The trashy television show gets people to spill all the secrets of their sex lives, and Desdemona’s ex-boyfriend just happens to be a guest. To her shock and horror, Desdemona’s ex announces on national television that he dumped her because she never got the big O. “She … O. “She faked…,” he says. Every single time.
Her life is wrecked! If her friends, family and colleagues haven’t seen the interview yet, they will.
How do you survive a scandal like this? How did he know she faked? And why is it that in the bedroom, Desdemona never, ever gets lucky?
The lovable, creative and quirky heroine tackles these challenges. As Desdemona tries to run damage control on her reputation, she begins to explore her sexuality. Along the way, she will get a second chance at genuine love.
Q. D. Purdu’s Finding Lucky won first place in the romance category of the Texas Writers’ League. Desdemona’s quest for the Big O is full of hilarious moments, handsome men, and heartfelt memories.
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I had no idea what to expect when I started this book, but it was way more than whatever I
expected! It has wonderful characters, romance, heartbreak, humor, some spicy scenes, twists, turns, and tons of suspense and intrigue!
It is very well written and edited! Too bad there’s not a soundtrack for books, as the songs mentioned were great! The food sounded pretty darned good too!
I thoroughly enjoyed this book! Well done!
This story is actually a little sad and very emotional. Hunter and Desdemona are destined to being together, but events and people in their life do everything they can to keep them apart. They both move on in their lives separately but both struggle with what feels like unfinished business between them. Desdemona gets humiliated on TV by her ex-boyfriend at the same time the Hunter is in town. The week of roller coaster events keeps Desdemona fighting to find solid ground and deal with emotions she has never acknowledged or dealt with in the past. Finally, due to the intervention of her friend Ross facts come to light bringing Hunter and Desdemona back together to deal with their past history and move on to a future they have been denied for 9 long years. It was more of an emotional read than i expected reading the blurb and I am so glad I took a chance on reading this new to me author. I fully enjoyed the depth of the story and found the characters to be fully developed and easy to engage in. I recommend this one, especially if you are looking for something that is slightly different then the mainstream formula romances.
3.5 stars
Faking Lucky is amusing and witty with interesting characters and lots of chuckles. I did find parts of it to be a stretch on the imagination, but it worked for the story. The biggest drawback for me lay in Desdemona’s interactions with her high school sweetheart. The angst comes mostly from a string of misunderstandings and no one just coming right out with it and saying things that needed to be said. For me, that part was drawn out a bit more than necessary and became a bit tedious. Nevertheless, the story is a fun and entertaining read with lots of chuckle-worthy moments, making it perfect for a relaxing weekend tale.
I can’t say I’m a fan of the book. It was written pretty well and had a lot of promise but I found Desdemona to be flighty, annoying, and immature. I enjoyed reading the history flashbacks but everything in her current life was incredibly disappointing. There’s nothing wrong with sexual exploration and truly finding your own likes, dislikes, inclinations, and acceptance. But where this story failed was in making the main character someone who didn’t take true control of that. Instead, she was continually rolled by every circumstance she found herself in. It was more like reading about things that would be more appropriate in a New Adult book with someone who was a freshman or sophomore in college. The scientific aspect to the story was informative but the way it was integrated into the story just made it seem like the author was trying way too hard to create an “enlightened” story with the science and reducing the stigma of faking orgasms and individual sexual exploration and expression. Good points but extremely poor execution and a main character that had a past worth reading about but a present that was downright ridiculous.