Review by Marlene Engel
Thirty two
year old Jamie Ross has been in a stale relationship with Derek for three out
of the last five years. The carefree man
that once wanted to travel the world with just a passport and the clothes on
his back was now the poster boy for metro sexual men everywhere! It’s amazing how much one person can change
when their controlling mother comes sauntering back into their life. Traits that were once considered endearing to
Derek were now just plain annoying. But
Jamie makes no apologies for her taste in discount clothing, her job as an
assistant producer for one of Chicago’s sleaziest talk shows or for her
family’s eccentric lifestyle. With the
support of her family and friends, Jamie decides to put her big girl panties on
and leave the safe lifestyle that she has been living with Derek. And that’s exactly what it was … Derek’s
lifestyle.
With Derek
no longer in her life, Jamie sets out to find her long lost love, Lucas. Okay, maybe love is a bit of an
exaggeration. Sex buddy is more of an
operable term for it. Although she
hasn’t seen or talked to him in ten years, he has made a lasting impression on
her. But how would she find him? Where would she start? Then an idea came to her. She was in the process of searching for long
lost loves for a segment on the talk show she works for. Why not use the same resources to find
Lucas? Of course there are some
concerns. Will he be the same guy she
remembers? Will he be disappointed when
he sees her? Will they rekindle what
they had? Come join Jamie on her
adventure to find Lucas.
Finding
Lucas is author Samantha Stroh Bailey’s debut novel. It is a laugh out loud, funny, and extremely
enjoyable book. You will fall in love
with Jamie and her zany family and friends.
Each character has their own quirky attributes which makes them so
loveable, relatable and fun. I could
easily see my friends and myself doing something like this. Jamie and I have similarities right down to
our shared love for discount clothing.
Our friends are very similar whereas they are fun, down to earth and
always there for us. The book was
extremely well written and I really enjoyed the comedic aspect of it. I hated having to put the book down and
couldn’t wait to find out what happened next.
I look forward to reading future novels from this author and would
definitely recommend this book to others.
I give this book a five out of five star rating! Go out and get this book. You will not be disappointed!
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About the Author:
SAMANTHA STROH BAILEY has been writing stories ever since she was old enough
to pick up a pen. Her first manuscript was rejected when she was ten years old,
but a lifelong passion was born. Born in Toronto, she received her B. Ed from
McGill University in Montreal and M. Ed from the Ontario Institute for Studies
in Education. As a freelance journalist and professional writer/editor,
Samantha owns Perfect Pen Communications and her work has appeared in Now Magazine, The Village Post, Oxford University Press, Abilities Magazine, Kobo Writing Life, and
many other publications. Samantha is also co-editor of the fiction anthology, A
Kind of Mad Courage,
to which she contributed the short story “Hide and Seek” and co-founder of the
author/reader live event “BookBuzz.” When not writing and editing, she’s
devouring books, listening to people’s conversations, and watching as much
television as she can in the name of character development.
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