Lucky Suit by Lauren Blakely, narrated by Zachary Webber & Andi Arndt – B Lucky Suit is a novella-length audiobook which was made available to Audible members for free. It features Cameron, the best friend/business partner of Lulu, the heroine of Birthday Suit, another recent release by Ms. Blakely. I listened to them back-to-back. The timelines in both books overlap but there’s a little fudging going on with that because they don’t quite match up perfectly. I probably only noticed because I listened to them so close together though.

Kristen is a scientist who lives next door to her beloved (and feisty) matchmaking grandmother, Jeannie. Jeannie has been setting up Kristen on dates but Kristen has called a halt. She believes in algorithms and science and is tired of the duds she’s been set up with. When Jeannie meets Cameron at a car auction again (they’d met a few times before) she realises that both Cameron and Kristen are single and she’s determined to bring the pair together – even though Cameron lives in New York and Kristen in Florida she just knows they’d be perfect together. Unfortunately, Cameron isn’t a fan of online dating and Kristen has sworn off blind dates. How then is she going to make this happen??

Lucky Suit is short and sweet, with the hallmark quirky characters I love in Lauren Blakely books. It’s less steamy than most of her other works too, with a heat level I’d put at around 1-2/10. It suited the story so I have no complaints on that score.

The ending of the book felt rushed however. Most of the time was taken with the lead up to and their first meeting but after that, the relationship stuff was mostly skimmed. However, as a free adjunct to Birthday Suit, it was a nice surprise in my Audible library and the caliber of the narration was fantastic.

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Reviews of these books will be up soon at AudioGals.