Review: Hudson’s Luck by Lucy Lennox
SYNOPSIS:
Hudson:
Don’t ever accidentally propose to your girlfriend. In front of her family. Especially if her dad is your boss. Because when you make it clear you’ve made a mistake, he’s likely to send you out of the country to get you as far away from his broken-hearted daughter as possible. It happened to me. Now I’m stuck in Ireland trying to redeem myself so I can get promoted and have the life I’ve planned for: successful career, loving wife and kids, a comfortable, financially-secure home life in Texas.
But all of that seems to evaporate the moment I walk into the historic pub and see the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen. Only, he’s not a woman.
Charlie Murray is most definitely a man—the kind of man who causes me to take a second look for the first time in my life. And a third look, and fourth. I can’t help but want to get to know him better… to get close to him, touch him, maybe even kiss him. But I’m straight. Or so I’ve always thought. Even if I’m not, how in the world could a feisty Irishman ever fit into the safe, predictable life I’ve always planned for?
Charlie:
Don’t ever accidentally fall for the straight guy. Especially when he’s trying to pry your family’s business right out from under you. I should know. Because when Hudson Wilde walks into my family’s pub and begins babbling so adorably, I can’t help but fall just a little bit in love. But I’m looking for Forever Man, and the sexy American is certainly not him. He’s so confused about what he wants, even choosing something from the dinner menu throws him into a fuddle. But those eyes… how can I resist?
So maybe I’ll give in. One steamy night before he heads home and I go back to life at the pub. We’ll never see each other again.
Until, of course, his business deal sends me to Hobie, Texas, right into the middle of Hudson’s steady life, more gay Wildes than can fit on a dance floor, and an ex-girlfriend who may or may not be content remaining an ex. But the more time I spend with Hudson, the more I think he might be my Forever Man after all. And I may be his. Is it possible we could both be so lucky?
REVIEW:
This book is my favorite in the series thus far. Hudson and Charlie are just the perfect pair. From their witty, charming banter to their endlessly tantalizing sexcapades, I couldn’t put the book down.
I am Hudson and Hudson is me. But for real, I have never read a character that has all my quirks and neuroticisms like Hudson does. Endless blushing, check…always carrying hand sanitizer and practically bathing in it, check…being so Type A you are a planner till death, check…everything has to be neat and organized, check. I didn’t say all these quirks were good things but Hudson is my spirit animal. So needless to say, I am high key obsessed with him and love him!
Charlie was stupidly adorable, he was the tenderness to balance out all of Hudson’s harsh edges. The two are perpetually miscommunicating, enough to drive me crazy. From what appears to be dates to reconciling with an ex, I found myself on numerous occasions wishing these two would sit down before jumping to conclusions. But when they finally get the communication right, it was truly a beautiful thing. In fact, I even found myself tearing up on one occasion and we all know how rare that is!
I adored the deep sibling relationships between these characters as Hudson is the honorary parent since he is the oldest. He is the role model and had so much on his shoulders that having him let go of all the pressure and expectations and truly explore his own happiness had me feeling all the feels. Both Charlie and Hudson grew so much over the course of the story and I was sad to see it end, I want a few more deleted scenes! The secondary characters are fantastic and I find myself falling more and more for these sweet grandfathers. This story and these characters were just so endearing you couldn’t help but love them.
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