What happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas - sometimes, it follows you straight to your heart.Eden Stuart has her life exactly the way she likes it: freedom, bylines, and zero obligations to anyone but herself. A sharp-tongued, fiercely independent Black freelance writer in her forties, Eden has built a career from turning her own chaos into copy. So when a birthday trip to Las Vegas with her best friends turns into a couples' extravaganza - complete with matching khaki husbands - she's determined to make the best of it. Then she twists her ankle stumbling off a curb and lands - literally - in the arms of the last person she expected to see.Luke Kostoros was the sweet, baby-faced college kid from Eden's Northwestern days; her old dorm neighbor who always carried a torch she never acknowledged. Now he's a tattooed, impossibly gorgeous sculptor with a complicated life of his own - and he's sitting right across from her in a Vegas emergency room. The years between them are gone in an instant, and what neither of them planned for is the undeniable electricity that crackles back to life.Lucky Break is a witty, steamy, and deeply felt second-chance romance that asks whether two people who missed each other the first time around can be brave enough to stop running.From the neon-drenched art districts of Old Vegas to the lakefront skyline of Chicago, Eden and Luke navigate the space between who they were and who they've become - wrestling with old wounds, new desires, and the terrifying possibility that the one who got away may have circled back for a reason. With Eden's signature voice - hilarious, self-aware, and achingly honest - she finds that the greatest risk isn't falling. It's trusting that someone will catch her.Perfect for readers who love multicultural romance, strong heroines who resist happily-ever-after until it's undeniable, and love stories that feel real, messy, and worth it.Lucky Break is a love letter to second chances, female friendship, and the kind of lucky that only arrives when you finally get out of your own way.
