2002, ISBN: 02edf5462c52b742299f19859138e520

Money. Gobs of it. In the blink of an eye - or the drop of a ball? it's all yours.Everyone dreams about striking it rich by winning a lottery. We all feverishly line up to purchase our ti… Altro …

Money. Gobs of it. In the blink of an eye - or the drop of a ball? it's all yours.Everyone dreams about striking it rich by winning a lottery. We all feverishly line up to purchase our tickets, and watch TV or scan the newspapers to see if we have won, even though the odds are better that we will be struck by lightning. Still, we perservere, because no matter what else happens this week, you can be sure that someone, somewhere, will win the big one.Lotteries are an unparalleled popular phenomenon. But what happens after the winners are revealed, and the checks have been issued? How does winning a lottery change one's life?Luck of the Draw profiles past winners of big lotteries, and how their windfall impacted their lives, mostly for the better, but interestingly sometimes for the worse, such was the case of a Florida widow who won $5 million in 1984; three years later, she lost her mansion and fancy cars, and owed the IRS $500,000 for back taxes. Eventually she was arrested for trying to hire a contract killer to take out her daughter-in-law, whom she blamed for her lottery misfortune. The book also depicts the past, present and future of lotteries in North America and the world over, and includes a special chapter on the revived phenomenon of big-time TV game show winners. Who wants to be a millionaire? Seemingly, everyone.In a country where eighty percent of adults have played a lottery, creating a multi-billion dollar industry, Luck of the Draw is an insightful inside look at lotteries, its winners, and its losers., 2002<

2018, ISBN: 02edf5462c52b742299f19859138e520

After winning the lottery, a beautiful lawyer can finally leave her job?and follow her heart?in this ?hilarious and moving and sexy? romance (BuzzFeed).  Sure, winning the lottery al… Altro …

After winning the lottery, a beautiful lawyer can finally leave her job?and follow her heart?in this ?hilarious and moving and sexy? romance (BuzzFeed).  Sure, winning the lottery allows Zoe Ferris to quit her job as a cutthroat corporate attorney, but no amount of cash will clear her conscience of the way her firm treated the O?Leary family in a recent wrongful death case. So she sets out to make things right, only to find gruff, grieving Aiden O?Leary doesn?t need?or want?her apology. He does, however, need something else from her. Something Zoe is more than willing to give, if only to ease the pain in her heart, and the sorrow in his eyes . . .   Aiden doesn?t know what possesses him to ask his family?s enemy to be his fake fiancée. But he needs a bride if he hopes to be the winning bid on the campground he wants to purchase as part of his beloved brother?s legacy. Skilled in the art of deception, the cool beauty certainly fits the bill. Only Aiden didn?t expect all the humor and heart Zoe brings to their partnership?or the desire that runs deep between them. But can he let himself fall for the very woman he vowed never to forgive?, 2018<

2021, ISBN: 02edf5462c52b742299f19859138e520

A fake engagement to the man sworn to despise her. What could go wrong?Sure, winning the lottery allows Zoe Ferris to quit her job as a cutthroat corporate attorney, but no amount of cash… Altro …

A fake engagement to the man sworn to despise her. What could go wrong?Sure, winning the lottery allows Zoe Ferris to quit her job as a cutthroat corporate attorney, but no amount of cash will clear her conscience about the way her firm treated the O?Leary family in a wrongful death case. So she sets out to make things right, only to find gruff, grieving Aiden O?Leary doesn?t want her apology. He does, however, want something else from her.Aiden needs a bride if he hopes to be the winning bid on the campground he wants to purchase as part of his beloved brother?s legacy. Skilled in the art of deception, the cool beauty certainly fits the bill. Only Aiden didn?t expect all the humor and heart Zoe brings to their partnership ? or the desire that runs deep between them. Now he?s struggling with his own dark truth ? that he?s falling for the very woman he vowed never to forgive.Emotional, uplifting and fun, this is a gorgeous romance for fans of Sally Thorne and Zara Stoneley., 2021<