Best of Luck

Crew Costa has made a name for himself with his popular chain of faux-Irish themed pubs. When he decides to open Number 13 in the Bronx, where many authentic Irish pubs are already established, he makes a lot of enemies. Among them is Siobhan O’Brien, daughter to the founder of The Lion O’Brien. The pub is everything to Siobhan, who is counting on it winning the St. Patrick’s Day Pub Crawl. The leadup to the Crawl includes competitors pranking each other. For Crew and Siobhan, however, the prank quickly becomes expensive and personal. Can Siobhan and Crew put their trust in each other to explore their mutual attraction? Or will the rage brewing between the pubs go too far and put everyone in danger?

“Best of Luck” is a fast-paced romance with secrets at every turn.  Packed with drama from page one, it is both humorous and suspenseful.  That being said, the drama almost becomes too much. It seems a new development pops up on every page and the characters can be over the top in their responses. It is lust at first sight for the leads who are passionate but lack conviction.  Siobhan easily abandons her focus on the family pub once she develops interest in Crew. The story is also full of clichés, from the way Crew states “Siobhan isn’t like other women” to Siobhan’s sassy yet promiscuous black female waitress.  Even so, Ms. Scott has an easy style that has the readers flying through the pages with a story that grabs the reader and doesn’t let go until the very end. 

Arec Rain