Winner Takes All (Lucky Numbers #1)
By Cheryl Harper
Genre: Sweet Contemporary Romance
Age category: Adult
Release Date: June 1, 2015
MY REVIEW:
I was captivated by the setting and the author wrote so that you can imagine yourself being there. This is an inspirational story about finding your place in life. I enjoyed the characters and loved seeing them connect and grow as the story evolved. Daniel was struggling with his own perception of himself, battling major ego and control. Stephanie helps Daniel to see himself and who he wants to become, as well as herself. I also liked that she called him out on his rudeness and bossy ways. The trip to visit Daniel breaks her free of her safe and secure life and she finds that she’s ready for more in her life. This is a sweet romance (no steam) and I enjoyed it as the romance was not an easy journey for these two. Winner Takes All was an enjoyable heartwarming read. I think Stephanie’s two close friends would have good stories to tell (the three of them known to Daniel as the Holy Horrors). This was the first book I’ve read by Cheryl Harper and I will check out her other books.
Copy provided by Lola’s Blog Tours and I voluntarily reviewed it.
BLURB:
Winning the lottery means finally living her dreams…
Stephanie Yates isn’t really sure she’s ready to leave her hometown and see the world, but there’s not much she can do about it now: her friends have sent her on her way! And her first stop is a village in the breathtaking mountains of Peru, where Daniel Lincoln, her lifelong crush, is setting up medical clinics.
Stephanie thought she could hide her feelings for the hotshot doctor no problem, but Daniel has changed. And spending time with this strong, caring man helps her imagine a new life for herself, and for Daniel. That is, if he can start seeing her as more than just a friend…
You can find Winner Takes All on Goodreads
BOOK LINKS:
– Amazon
– Kobo
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: 
Whether she’s writing, reading, or checking the items off of her daily to-do list, small-town girl Cheryl Harper loves her romance mixed with a little laughter. When she’s not working, you will find her ignoring housework, cursing yard work, and spending way too much time with a television remote in her hand.
AUTHOR LINKS:
– Website
“Give me the blindfold. I’m ready to hop on a plane to anywhere, you wait and see.” She tied the dish towel over her eyes and held out her hand. Jen pressed the dart into her palm and said, “See the map. Be the map.” They all chuckled, remembering countless slumber parties where Daniel had tried to show them how to hit the dart board instead of the innocent closet door.
Rebecca put her hands on Stephanie’s shoulders and spun her around once. “Do your best!”
“Come on, Paris!” Her heart racing with excitement and fear, Stephanie tossed the dart and hoped to hit land. She could see herself stepping off a plane. Floating on a boat, not so much.
She tried to yank off the dish towel but Jen shoved her glass of wine in her hand. “Before you see where you’re landing, let’s make another toast. To new beginnings and lottery winnings.”
Thinking they were spending a whole lot of time making plans for something that would never happen, Stephanie held her glass out, waited for the clink, and took a sip. Then Jen yanked off her makeshift blindfold and said in her best game show host voice, “Let’s see where you’re headed.”
The three of them lined up in front of the map. Somehow she’d completely missed France, not to mention the tiny dot of Paris. In fact, she’d overshot Europe as well. The dart was planted squarely in the middle of nowhere Peru.
“That’s impossible. There’s no way I missed the entire continent of Europe.” The images of Peru that came to mind were of llamas and Machu Picchu, which she might enjoy seeing, but that’s not where the dart landed. No, she was apparently going to…Alto, a place she’d heard of once in her life, thanks to a posting on Daniel Lincoln’s Facebook page. She narrowed her eyes at Rebecca. “What did you do?”
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