Review: Stay Lucky by Leta Blake

06 March of 2020 by ButtonsMom2003

Reviewer's Rating: 5

5.0Overall score

Why did I wait so long to read this?

Stay Lucky By Leta Blake

Genre: Contemporary Romance, GLBTQ, MM

Released: January 9, 2020

Publisher: Self-Published

Series: Stay Lucky, Book 1

Length: 209 pages

Cover Design: Dar Albert

Synopsis

A second chance to build the family of their dreams…

Grant long ago gave up on a relationship with Leo Garner. After all Leo left him for a movie star, and who can compete with that? But now, Leo’s back with his adorable, genius daughter in tow, leaving Grant consumed by three important questions:

1) Did Leo come home looking for a fresh start without the movie star?
2) Does he want a do-over with Grant too?
3) Why else would Leo be hanging around Grant’s hospital so much anyway?

The attraction between Grant and Leo is undeniable, and soon their affection reignites as well. But will their luck hold out through health scares and family drama so they can find their happy ending at last?

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This book is a single dad, opposites attract, second chance, hurt/comfort, medical romance by Smoky Mountain Dreams author Leta Blake, featuring over 60,000 words of an emotional, moving m/m romance with a happy ending you’ll love!

*Originally published in 2018 under the same title using the pen-name, Halsey Harlow.

Review

Reviewed by ButtonsMom2003

Why did I wait so long to read this?

Stay Lucky was originally published in 2018 under Leta Blake’s Halsey Harlow pen name, which she has now discontinued using. I bought a copy back in June 2018 but never got around to reading it – shame on me!

Second chance stories are one of my favorite romance tropes. Doesn’t matter if it’s a MM or MF romance, I just love the thought of two people in love getting a second chance if one, or both, of them messed up the first time around.

Leo Garner and Dr. Grant Anderson were forming a relationship when Leo’s former boyfriend came back into the picture and swept him away. Now, several years later, Leo has returned to his hometown, with a daughter, and Grant doesn’t want to be attracted to him again.

Once I started reading Stay Lucky I couldn’t put it down. Grant Anderson is a bit of a jerk but I soon realized it’s pretty much a cover; a way for him to pretend to the world that he doesn’t care about things, when just the opposite is true.

A lot has happened to Leo in the years that he’s been gone. He doesn’t really want to admit that he made a mistake when he left town with up and coming movie star, Curtis Banks. When he meets Grant again the attraction he felt for him before is still there.

There really is a lot going on in this story and to say too much would be to give away spoilers. Several reviewers commented that this book was too similar to the popular Will & Patrick stories. I noticed the similarities pretty quickly but it definitely didn’t diminish my enjoyment of Stay Lucky. In fact, if anything, it makes me want to read more about Leo and Grant. Leta has also published a book of short stories about them called Stay Sexy that I fully intent to read next.