At the beginning of this book, we are greeted by adopted twins, Nora and Stevie Lucky.
From the outside looking in, Nora appears to live the perfect life, with an amazing career, money and a husband. Stevie, however, is a single mother to Cherry and her life is somewhat chaotic. Despite the differences in their lives, the sisterly bond between them is strong.
Now they are grieving the recent loss of their mother, Lillian. With her death the time has come for them both to now find out about their biological parents; to try to answer questions they have wondered about for most of their adult lives. However, as they begin to discover more about them it brings potential life-changing revelations. As they both make discoveries they begin to spiral as they both deal with the consequences in varying ways.
The emotions I felt throughout The Lucky Sisters were strong as I found myself the twins’ biggest cheerleader. As I read, I became more deeply invested in the Lucky family, laughing and crying with them and wanting to share a glass of bubbles. ‘Lillian, often outspoken but with a heart of gold, had believed every milestone deserved bubbles.’
Johns leads you through many emotional layers as we join Nora and Stevie on their journey, making this a powerful story. Rachael Johns does not disappoint with this page turner.
Reviewed by Claire Stanley
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rachael says:
I’ve been writing since I was 17 when I broke up with my first boyfriend (at the time I thought he was The One and was hugely devastated in the fashion of all 17 year olds). For some reason unbeknownst to me, I turned to writing as a form of therapy for my broken heart. It was enlightening to realise that with writing I could create whatever ending I liked. I wrote the story of me and The One and actually ended up killing him off. The writing was therapeutic, the story was cringe-worthy but I caught the bug.
Almost a decade later, after a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Writing and English and after many, many attempts at writing different types of novels, I joined Romance Writers of Australia. Finally I learnt there was more to writing a book than just typing out random thoughts – I learnt about craft, conflict, consistent characters, etc – and I also learnt that I LOVED contemporary romance and that was what I wanted to write.
Eventually I found a publisher who liked my work enough to offer me a contract. My first book came out in December 2011 and I’ve been living the dream since then (i.e. working from home in my pjs). I mostly write in the genres of women’s fiction/life lit and rural romance, but have also written a biker romance and three short romances for Harlequin Special Edition.
I hope that if you decide to try one of my books – about pretty normal people creating pretty amazing happy ever afters – that you enjoy it and pine a little when it ends ?
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