Best of Luck: A funny and feel-good romance by Kate ClaybornMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
The third book in the series and, for me, the weakest.
Greer and her two best friends bought a lottery ticket for a laugh on a girl's night out and won big. Greer used her money to help her family and put herself through college to become a social worker, helping people to get the long-term care or home support they need. Always the quietest of the three, despite coming from a large family, Greer is also very superstitious. Greer is devastated to learn that she may not be able to graduate as planned because of a snafu with her courses (she took two courses which were too similar and didn't meet the graduation requirements), she'll need a letter of recommendation from the photography professor or have to wait another year. Greer's family are very loving, but their constant refrain is that she takes on too much and can't cope, she doesn't want this to be yet another excuse for them to pity her.
Alex is the older brother of Greer's best friend Kit. He single-handedly raised Kit from when he was six years old while their father drank and gambled all his money away. Now a renowned photographer Alex is a rolling stone, despite Kit's best attempts to share her wealth with him and get him to make a home near her. Alex has recently been having problems with his work, shaking hands and lack of focus, all down to him having panic attacks, or worrying about having a panic attack.
When Alex (just) returns home for Kit's wedding, Greer recognises that he is deeply uncomfortable and finds him having a panic attack outside the venue. In return for Greer's assistance with his panic attack, Alex agrees to come along to her interview with the photography professor, hoping that it will impress the professor sufficiently to allow her to join his course a week late. Greer's professor agrees to let her join the class, but extorts Alex to appear at his exhibition the following month.
Despite his itchy feet, Alex finds Greer relaxing and he enjoys helping her with her photography assignments, but with one eye on the exit can there be any future for them?
I liked it but I didn't love it.
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