"terrific contemporary relationship drama"
When Lucky Caldwell was ten, her mother Red a hooker
married wealthy Morris Caldwell though his family went
ballistic. Red walked out of his life not long after
the "I do" was exchanged. Still Morris liked Lucky and
bequeathed to her a fixer upper Victorian house that has
left his kin outraged. Like his family, Morris' grandson Mike Hill detests the
fact that Lucky owns the house next door to him due to his
grandfather's will. He thinks she is just like her
mother, an avaricious whore. Now six years after
inheriting the house, Lucky has moved in to renovate it
and find out who is her biological father, one of three
men listed by her late mother in her diary. As Lucky goes
about town, Mike finds to his chagrin that he is attracted
to her and worse as he gets to know her he likes her.
Still there is no hope for anything beyond a short fling
as his mother loathes Lucky due to her gene pool. A HOUSE OF HER OWN is a terrific contemporary relationship
drama that stars a solid cast of individuals who feel
authentic especially when old grudges continue to fester.
Lucky is a wonderful protagonist who gains reader empathy
as she constantly has to prove that she is not a chip off
the old block. Mike is quickly pulled in two directions;
wanting to remain loyal to his family especially his
mother, but desperately wants to sleep with the enemy who
he loves. Lucky's family tree search adds a reason for
her to return to town but that still remains a diversion
from a fabulous family feuding spectacle. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted November 24, 2004
As the daughter of Dundee's most notorious prostitute,
Lucky Caldwell has never been a community favorite. She
left town and would have stayed gone for good, except she's
looking for something she can find only in the one place
she's least welcome. According to RT Bookclub Magazine,
Brenda Novak's A HOME OF HER OWN is a "forget-about-dinner-
just-order-a-pizza kind of read!" 4.5 stars GOLD "Top
Pick"
SummaryIf it weren't for bad luck, she'd have no luck at
all....
Lucky Caldwell has never been as lucky as her name, though
there was a time when she thought her life might improve.
When she was ten, the parade of men going through her
mother's trailer finally stopped the day Red married
Morris, one of the kindest richest men in the area. But
the people of Dundee didn't appreciate the fact that Red
was half Morris's age. Nor did they like the town hooker
flouncing around, flashing money that had once belonged to
some of their most upstanding citizens. Morris's well-
respected first family hated it most of all .
Mike Hill should have inherited the Old Victorian on the
property next to his ranch. It belonged to his grandfather
for years, and he and his grandfather were very
close—until Morris married Red, of course. At that
point, Red and her three young children invaded his
grandfather's home and his heart, humiliating Mike's
family in the process. But Mike thinks that's all behind
him. His grandfather and Red are both dead, and Red's
children have moved away. Then Lucky returns to restore
the Victorian she inherited instead of him, and Mike
suddenly finds himself with a new neighbor. One he doesn't
want to like. Only Lucky's not a little girl anymore and
he can't help noticing....
Lucky isn't excited to return to Dundee and face the
memories of her past. But she's found her mother's journal
listing a few male names, and she's sure one of them must
be her father. She's hoping to discover her roots and that
sense of connection she's always missed. Fortunately, her
luck is about to change....
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