The Good Luck Charm

Helena Hunting

Aug 2018 · Hachette Audio · Narrated by Stella Bloom and Lance Greenfield

About this audiobook

Treat yourself to an "outrageously sexy" (Entertainment Weekly), "fabulously fun" (Jill Shalvis) second-chance romance from the New York Times bestselling queen of hockey romance!



Lilah isn't sure what hurt worse: the day Ethan left her to focus on his hockey career or the day he came back eight years later. He might think they can pick up just where they left off, but she's no longer that same girl and never wants to be again.
Ethan wants his glory days back. And that includes having Lilah by his side. With her, he was magic. They were magic. All he has to do is make her see that.
Just when Lilah might finally be ready to let Ethan in, though, she finds out their reunion might have nothing to do with love and everything to do with improving his game. But Ethan's already lost her once, and even if it costs him his career, he'll do anything to keep from losing her again.
"I couldn't stop turning the pages of this sexy, second-chance romance." -- Amy E. Reichert, author of The Coincidence of Coconut Cake
"Hunting sparkles in this well-plotted contemporary." -- Publishers Weekly
"If you love rom-coms, don't miss this second-chance romance novel." -- Hello Giggles
What readers are saying about The Good Luck Charm...
"Sexy rom-com at its finest!"
"Helena Hunting is the queen of romantic comedy."
"Easily my favorite book Ms. Hunting has written."
"My fave read from Helena Hunting yet."
"Just as good as the Pucked series."
"This was awesome!"
"Refreshing, light, swoony, and sexy."

Ratings and reviews

Author Helena Hunting is one of my favorite authors to read especially when it comes to romcoms that have to deal with hockey. Oh who am I kidding. If she writes it...I will read it. And Ethan and DJ or Lilah's story as she is called 8 years later is as good as the Puck series where I originally found Ms Hunting. In this book we have Ethan a lovable but insecure hockey player who thought he was doing the right thing by breaking up with his high school girlfriend when he got drafted by the NHL. Oh yes this was on advice of his father whom he never listened to in the past. That girlfriend whom he broke up with via phone was DJ or Lilah. She had grown up in his home as one of the family and to lose that well that is hard. She marries another and goes to nursing school. Fast forward 8 years and Ethan's back in town playing hockey. His dad has a stroke and Lilah is newly divorced. Life is set in motion or is it? What a wonderful read that speaks to real life as so many of us life and know it in the real world. As in true style of Ms Hunting we get lots of good times, reads and of course we get twists and turns. This book is a standalone but I hope we get more from this family in the future as I am wanting Carmen and Dr Lovely and yep I want Emery and have a deep feeling that Tyler Kase fits into her life somewhere in the future.

AudioBook Review: Stars: Overall 4 Narration 4 Story 4 A stand-alone second chance romance between former high-school sweethearts reignites when, after chasing his dreams to play hockey in the pros, Ethan is back in town hoping to reclaim Delilah while now playing for the home-town team. And of course, Delilah (or Lilah as she now goes by) has been back at home, gone to nursing school, stayed close to Ethan’s family even without him there, and isn’t sure that his return is a good thing. Sure, their chemistry is electric, but it’s her heart that is in danger of being shattered again – being so consumed with one person for so long, only to have him chase his dreams with no looking back at you isn’t somewhere she wants to go. Things are mostly normal – oh yeah, the usual craptastic stuff happens, and it looks like Ethan means business now and is serious – but what if something – as it always seems to do – goes wrong? Together these two fairly sizzle through the earbuds, and like all Hunting novels, the conversations are a clever mix of humor, honesty, vulnerability and bravado, all mixed in a way that is engaging, emotionally available and utterly charming. A touch less risqué than other titles from Hunting, the story focuses on the sweetness of first love, what happens when you realize (often after many years) that you had it right that first time, and just how you convince the girl you hurt in a million different ways when you left that now you are ready to give her your all – forever. Sure enough, and sensibly, Lilah isn’t entirely certain about Ethan’s staying power – but she’s never actually forgotten him, or how he used to make her feel – some of the same ‘feels’ that she had when their love was new and things felt so much simpler. Narration for this story is provided by Stella Bloom and Lance Greenfield – and both managed to capture Lilah and Ethan and feel natural and appropriate. A touch of the often fatalistic, ‘here we go again -everything is turned sideways’ tone that Lilah seems to apply to many things, it’s later before her hope and desire to really have Ethan meaning what he says, in ways she can believe in it and him to take hold in her tone with an infusion of hope and fondness – and her hesitation is clearly apparent to the ear. Ethan is a bit of a ‘boy’ in his approach, it takes a bit for his emotional tone to catch up to his declarations and words, but when it does – Look Out. These are two people that you could run into almost anywhere – and instantly see their connection – wanting to cheer them on as they hit the road toward their happy ever after. I received an AudioBook copy of the title from Hachette Audio for purpose of honest review. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.

About the author

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Helena Hunting lives outside of Toronto with her amazing family and her two awesome cats, who think the best place to sleep is her keyboard. She writes all things romance: contemporary, romantic comedy, sports and angsty new adult. Helena loves to bake cupcakes, has been known to listen to a song on repeat 1512 times while writing a book, and if she has to be away from her family, prefers to be in warm weather with her friends.