Law student Brooke Sherman leads an enviable life, with an impressive education, a prestigious internship, and an ambitious boyfriend who any girl on campus would love to date. But one phone call shatters everything: her father, the optimistic man who insists on buying lottery tickets and dreaming big, has terminal cancer. Desperate to get home and predictably unable to rely on her boyfriend, Brooke finds an unlikely hero in the form of her classmate.
Jason Ramsey has had a crush on his study partner Brooke for months, but he’d never encroach on someone else’s girlfriend—even if the guy doesn’t treat her the way she deserves. But when he learns of Brooke’s father’s diagnosis, Jason steps up to help however he can. In the weeks and months following, Jason is Brooke’s rock, and after Brooke’s breakup, Jason becomes much more than just a friend. But even as they plan for a future together, things get complicated: Brooke’s father had a dying wish, that his daughter buy one last lottery ticket. She never dreamed that fulfilling that wish would jeopardize a future with the man she loves.
Tarah's Review:
I love Traci's off-shoot books. Don't get me wrong, I love the action and mystery of her other books as well, but sometimes it's nice to read something where nothing major goes wrong. Where the world as we know it isn't going to end by some bad guy. It is a slower pace, but sometimes that is just what life calls for.
I've never given any thought to winning the lottery before. I've never given much thought to the lottery period, so this was a unique read for me, and it actually spurned some interesting conversation with my family after having read it.
I will admit I was expecting a little something more when it came to the conflict of the story. Each character figures things out separately, but I was expecting them to work things out together a little more. Or I was expecting something to happen with the ex-boyfriend. Neither of which I can type about without giving spoilers, so there you have it.
Brooke and Jason are great characters, and I loved reading about them and getting to know them each a little better.
Rorie's Review:
Communication!!! It would solve oh, so many problems. I was inwardly shouting at Brooke over and over again..."That's not a good idea! That's going to backfire! Just TELL him!!" But of course, she didn't listen to me. I think things worked out exactly the way they should have though, even with the lack of communication. Probably because of it, actually. And I can't say more about it, otherwise I'll give too much away. This story is very different from any of Traci's other books that I've read, and I enjoyed it. (Don't get me wrong, I love me some Saint Squad too!) Not that I ever plan on playing the lottery, but this story makes you think...what would you do if you won a ginormous amount of money? Would you let it change you?
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Title: A Change of Fortune Author: Traci Hunter Abramson Publisher: Covenant Published: June 2020 ISBN: 9781524412395Source: I received a copy from the publisher. All opinions expressed are my own.
I had no idea that Traci wrote offshoot books, so I'm glad you brought it up! This looks right up my alley! Thanks so much for the post!
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