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Chasing Lucky

Jenn Bennett

Author of Alex, Approximately and Starry Eyes

Praise for Alex, Approximately

“A must for romance readers.”

—BOOKLIST, STARRED REVIEW

“An irresistible tribute to classic screwball-comedy romances that captures the ‘delicious whirling, twirling, buzzing’ of falling in love.”

—KIRKUS REVIEWS, STARRED REVIEW

“A sexier, modern version of You’ve Got Mail and The Shop Around the Corner, this will hit rom-com fans right in the sweet spot.”

—BCCB

“A strong addition to romance collections.”

—SLJ

“Sympathetic characters and plenty of drama.”

—PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

Praise for Starry Eyes

“A sweet and surprisingly substantial friends-to-more romance.”

—KIRKUS REVIEWS, STARRED REVIEW

“Vivid plots and endearing characters make this novel impossible to put down.”

—SLJ

“A layered adventure–love story that’s as much about the families we have and the families we make ourselves as it is about romance.”

—BOOKLIST

Praise for Serious Moonlight

A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2019

“An atmospheric, multilayered, sex-positive romance from the talented Bennett.”

—KIRKUS REVIEWS, STARRED REVIEW

“Compulsively readable and enormously fun, this is a first purchase for YA collections.”

—SLJ

“Romance fans won’t be disappointed.”

—BCCB

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Dedication

To all the booksellers I’ve loved before

Chapter 1

WELCOME TO BEAUTY: This faux-colonial sign greets travelers entering the small seaside town of Beauty, Rhode Island. A popular summer resort, the historic harbor area connected to Narragansett Bay attracts well-to-do New England vacationers. (Personal photo/Josephine Saint-Martin)

Chapter 1

February

There’s a long-held belief in my family that all the Saint-Martin women are romantically cursed. Unlucky in love, doomed to end up miserable and alone. Supposedly, one of my early New England ancestors angered a neighbor—big surprise—who then paid the wise woman in the village to curse us. All of us. Generations upon generations. Like, None of you will ever get your happily ever after, so mote it be, enjoy the heartbreak.

I’m seventeen and have never had a boyfriend. Only had one true friend of any kind at all, really, and that was a long time ago. So I haven’t had a chance to personally test the curse in action. But even though my family is ridiculously superstitious, I know that everything bad that’s happened to us amounts to a bizarre series of unfortunate coincidences. Moving back here to the curse’s place of origin isn’t the end of the world, no matter what Mom may say.