Unlucky, November 2007
by Jana DeLeon
Love Spell
Featuring: Mallory Devereaux; Jake Randoll
352 pages
ISBN: 0505527294
EAN: 9780505527295
Mass Market Paperback
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"A fun romantic mystery that takes place on a casino boat"
Reviewed by Rachael Dimond
Posted January 13, 2008
Romance Contemporary | Contemporary
Mallory Devereaux is unlucky. She's dealt with her
horrible bad luck her entire life. Men don't want anything
to do with Mallory once they realize that one touch from
her will give them hours of misfortune. Her friends love
her and know by now to keep their distance if they don't
want bad things to happen to them too. Mallory works as a foreman for a demolition company since
she is good at destroying things and it's pretty much the
only job she can do where her unluckiness won't cause
accidents and get her fired. Her boss is Harry, a man who
has raised her since she was a kid. Mallory uses her
unique skills of misfortune as a ''cooler.'' When there
is a pool game or betting involved, she works her magic
touch so someone else wins and is rewarded for her
efforts. Mallory's friend Scooter tells her about a big poker
tournament taking place on a casino boat owned by her
uncle. He lets Mallory know in case she would like to be a
cooler and make some extra money. The only problem is,
almost everyone invited to the tournament is involved in
the mob or other criminal activities. If they found out
she was purposely making them lose, they wouldn't be too
happy with her. Mallory's boss Harry is in trouble with the demolition
business. The note for the business is up for sale and if
he's bought out, that leaves him and Mallory out a job.
Mallory decides to take the job as a cooler so she can
make the money that Harry needs to keep the business. A mysterious man named Jake is a dealer at the casino.
He's really undercover with the FBI to take down a money
launderer who will be at the tournament. When Jake and
Mallory meet, sparks fly and so do their hormones. But
Mallory can't be with a man, with her bad luck and all.
And Jake can't flirt with Mallory while he's supposed to
be concentrating on his case with the FBI. But somehow
their problems are coincided with each other and they will
have to work together if they want to take down a room
full of criminals. Will Mallory be able to work her magic and win the money
to save her job? Will Jake be able to take down the bad
guy without his cover being blown? UNLUCKY is a fun romantic mystery that readers will enjoy.
The storyline is unique and different; taking place in a
casino with a girl whose touch is bad luck. I enjoyed the
play by play of casino action and the romance developing
between Mallory and Jake. The mystery is full of
surprises and the conclusion was satisfying. I would
recommend UNLUCKY to cozy mystery readers who enjoy a fun
whodunit with some romance in the mix.
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SUMMARY
FORTUNE'S FOLLY Everyone in Royal Flush, Louisiana, knows Mallory Devereaux
is a walking disaster. At least now she's found a way to
take advantage of her chronic bad luck: by "cooling" cards
on her uncle's casino boat. As long as the crooks invited to
his special poker tournament don't win their money back,
she'll get a cut of the profit. But Mal isn't the only one working some major mojo. There's
a dark-eyed dealer sending her looks steamier than the bayou
in August. Turns out he's an undercover agent named Jake
Randoll, and for a Yank, he's pretty darn smart. Smart
enough to enlist her help to catch a money launderer. As
they race to untangle a web of decades-old lies and secrets
amid a gathering of criminals, Mallory can't help hoping her
luck's about to change....
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