Falling in Luck

By: Mary Ann Marlowe

Narrated by: Zim Avaltrades

Mallory Pech believes she’s cursed. Injuries, accidents, and misunderstandings follow her wherever she goes. Even her name (first and last!) means bad luck. Her best friend, Benji Chance, insists Mallory’s fortune is hers to control. Heeding his advice, Mallory pursues her dream man, the wealthy and debonair Jean-Luc Chevalier, son of her company’s CEO, visiting her NY office from Paris. He’s never noticed Mallory on his previous twelve trips, but maybe thirteen’s her lucky number. But everything goes awry from the start. Mallory’s attempts to charm and allure Jean-Luc end in twisted ankles, house fires, and misspelled tattoos. Yet somehow, she draws Jean-Luc closer. When one mishap after another leads to a marriage proposal, Mallory believes her luck’s finally changing—despite Benji’s increasingly desperate warnings. By marrying Jean-Luc, Mallory could have everything she’s always wanted: financial security, family, and a flat in France. Fixated on her dream guy, she fails to notice her best friend’s jealousy and heartbreak. But as she navigates a world of secrets, lies, and culture shock, she begins to fear her fairytale engagement to Jean-Luc may cost her the one thing money can’t buy—the one person who’s loved her all along. And losing Benji would be her worst luck yet.

©2021 Mary Ann Marlowe (P)2025 Mary Ann Marlowe

Such fun!

I’m not quite finished ( will update when I’m done), but so far this is just plain fun. The story is fairly predictable, but the narrator is making this fresh and truly enjoyable listening. The story moves quickly and the characters are very relatable. The challenges are modernized, and the “problem” for our protagonist is obvious to everyone but her. Still she is so likable that you just want to her to get it figured out. I’m down to the last hour. I figure that resolution is coming soon and I’m looking forward to it and then again not excited about the tale ending.