Cassie has everything she wants…
Cassie Wilson’s life is pretty much perfect with a dream job, great partners—and the freedom to do whatever she wants whenever she wants. The last thing she wants is to go back to Montrose River, the town she couldn’t wait to leave, and be treated like a failure because she didn’t choose marriage and babies. But when her oldest friend asks her to be godmother, … be godmother, Cassie is persuaded to make a difference in the little girl’s life. Maybe she can teach little Hope to dream big and move beyond Montrose River, too. Maybe that will be her legacy. Besides, one weekend in the Midwest won’t kill her. She’ll be back in Manhattan so quickly that they won’t have time to miss her at Flatiron Five.
Reid knows what he wants…
Reid Jackson is convinced that opportunity comes to those who look for it. Keeping his eyes open has been the secret to his success, along with a steady run of good luck. He might have come from the wrong side of the tracks, and he might have a reputation of being bad to the bone, but hard work has paid off. Cassie Wilson barely noticed Reid in high school but when she comes breezing back into town, turning heads and ruffling feathers, Reid is ready to make a new conquest. Cassie is everything he imagined and turns his expectations inside out—but when Reid realizes he wants more than a fling, he knows he’ll need all his legendary luck to persuade Cassie to stay.
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4.25 stars–SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK is the fourth instalment in Deborah Cooke’s contemporary, adult FLATIRON FIVE erotic, romance series focusing on five friends-owners and proprietors of the exclusive Manhattan fitness club Flatiron Five-Tyler, Kyle, Damon, Cassie, and Theo. This is Cassie Wilson, and businessman Reid Jackson’s story line. SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.
Told from dual third person perspectives (Cassie and Reid) SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK follows Cassie Wilson as she returns to her hometown of Montrose River, Illinois, for a family christening. Fifteen years in New York, as the co-owner of the prestigious fitness club Flatiron Five, wasn’t long enough away from a town that held too many bad memories of a time long ago but Cassie promised her cousin Nick that she would be godmother to his daughter Emily. A quick run into the local Shop’n Save found Cassie face to face with the resident bad boy, Reid Jackson, a man who stirred something in Cassie she had long forgotten and didn’t want to remember. With neither one looking for anything permanent Cassie and Reid embark on a weekend fling that turns into something more. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Cassie and Reid as our couple struggle to come to terms with the demons from the past, secrets revealed, and moving towards a happily ever after.
SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK focuses on the small-town mentality where memories are long, gossip reigns, secrets and lies destroyed reputations and lives. Reid Jackson struggled to survive in a world of poverty and abuse growing up with an alcoholic father who wasn’t afraid to use his fists. Believing ‘like father, like son’ to be a self-fulfilling prophecy Reid doesn’t do relationships but focuses his efforts on helping the people of the town who despise him the most.
Cassie Wilson hasn’t returned home in close to fifteen years, to the town that all but destroyed her heart and her soul. Too many ghosts from the past, and the constant battle with her sister and mom, push Cassie to her limits ensuring no more visits to Montrose, Illinois. Old habits die hard, but the truth will free our story line couple.
The relationship between Cassie and Reid is one of insta-lust but neither one is willing to commit to more than today. Reid believes he is unworthy of love; and Cassie struggles to remain independent and alone. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and provocative with some light D/s scenarios.
All of the Flatiron Five owners play secondary and supporting characters. We are introduced to Cassie’s extended family; and byway of reflection and memories, we are introduced to Cassie’s Uncle Marty, a man who guided and mentored Reid Jackson into the man he would one day become.
SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK follows several intersecting and inter-related paths between the present and the past that have directly or indirectly affected our story line couple. Meddling friends and family continue to play matchmaker in the hopes of a happily ever after for Reid and Cassie, a happily ever after meant with somebody else. The premise is heart breaking, emotional and entertaining; the characters are broken, animated and embittered; the romance is sensual, spicy and hot. SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK is a raw, gritty and sensitive story where, ala Thomas Wolfe, it’s best not to go home again!
An exceptionally well written book. The characters have so many levels which keep you reading to see what’s coming next. I found myself rooting for Cassie and Reed to work things out. I highly recommend this book.
Cassie is in her hometown Montrose River just for a weekend and doesn’t really expect it to be exciting. That is still she meets Reid Jackson, and connects instantly.
Reid liked Cassie when they were kids but didn’t do anything about it then. Now he has been given a second chance. Reid has a one night only rule, but with Cassie one turns to two and it still leave him wanting more.
Some guys have all the luck is a wonderful read. The characters are well written and have depth. I liked the way their issues were dealt with by the author.
I have been looking forward to Cassie’s story since I read Simply Irresistible and the wait was so worth it. Reid is the perfect hero for Cassie. Can’t wait to see the author has in store for Theo.
Hot steamy sexy romance of two former high school classmates who were attracted to each other but with immature perceptions kept each other from acting on it. This story has so much wisdom, seeing another perspective and forgiveness that at times brought me to good tears with it’s sensitive writing.
Cassie Wilson fled her hometown of Montrose River as soon as she could. She’s only home because her best friend wants her to be Godmother to daughter Emily. Cassie hopes to be a positive influence on Emily to show her how to dream big and see beyond small town. She has no relationship with her sister Ally or her Mom & Dad. Cassie is the only woman in the Flatiron Five partnership holding the marketing position. She loves Manhattan and her job. Reid Jackson is the kid from the wrong side of the tracks existing under the thumb of an abusing alcoholic father The town sees him as bad news. He discovers he has football talent and as quarterback got a college scholarship. NFL scouts were noticing and then a play goes wrong blowing both of his knees. He finishes college with a business degree and goes home to Montrose River now that his Dad died, and uses the settlement money to build a life and help the town. He’s such a misunderstood good man. I fell in love with his quiet way of giving others a leg up. He and Cassie end up having a weekend fling planning to walk away from each other at the end of the weekend. Along the way, Reid shows Cassie there’s a different way of looking at life and Cassie worms her way into his very hardened disillusioned heart. Small towns have so many secrets even though everyone knows what everyone is doing.
Deborah has a way of crafting a story that makes you think and tugs at your emotions. I fell in love with these characters and wanted so much for them to reach out and claim what could be if they could heal, forgive and trust. Yay, another winner Deborah. Thank you for the opportunity to review this story for you.
This was an entertaining, well-written contemporary romance. Cassie’s life is going great. She doesn’t really want to go back to her hometown, but her oldest friend asks her to be a godmother to her new baby so Cassie agrees to go home for a weekend. Reid has lived a life making his own luck through hard work. When Cassie and Reid see each other again they decide to have a weekend fling. At the end of the weekend Cassie realizes she wants more but Reid is sure he’s not the man she wants him to be. This book can be read as a standalone story, though it is part of the Flatiron Five series with inter-related characters. I enjoyed this book and look forward to reading more book in the series as well as other books by this author.