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Getting Lucky
Listening Length: 12 hours and 2 minutes.
He was my fantasy. I was his way out.
It was only supposed to be one weekend.
Now I'm serving this young muscle god's every desire
and I can't get enough.
Was it too soon to call it love?
Is that even what this was?
This unstoppable tangle
of dominance, compassion, and lust between us?
He was the one thing in my numb, lonely world
that made me feel beautiful, wanted, and alive.
I knew it was wrong to live out all of my
secret sexual fantasies with him,
but he wanted it just as badly as I did
and didn't we both deserve to get what we needed?
Even if he might be dangerous.
Even if I was a total fool for getting in this deep.
Even if I was risking everything to have him.
Contains mature themes.
He was my fantasy. I was his way out.
It was only supposed to be one weekend.
Now I'm serving this young muscle god's every desire
and I can't get enough.
Was it too soon to call it love?
Is that even what this was?
This unstoppable tangle
of dominance, compassion, and lust between us?
He was the one thing in my numb, lonely world
that made me feel beautiful, wanted, and alive.
I knew it was wrong to live out all of my
secret sexual fantasies with him,
but he wanted it just as badly as I did
and didn't we both deserve to get what we needed?
Even if he might be dangerous.
Even if I was a total fool for getting in this deep.
Even if I was risking everything to have him.
Contains mature themes.
13 pages, Audible Audio
First published February 15, 2018
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Daryl Banner
95 books1,963 followersDaryl Banner is a USA Today Bestselling author, composer, and performer. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Houston Honors College with a degree in Theatre and Psychology. He is happily married to his piano. Theory suggests this is why he writes romance.
During Daryl Banner's time in college, he wrote, composed, and produced a musical under Tony Award-winning musical and Theatre producer Stuart Ostrow, as well as two original plays produced under the mentorship of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lanford Wilson, who also mentored Daryl through the writing of his very first novel. In addition to new adult and M/M romance, Daryl also writes post-apocalyptic fantasy as well as dystopian.
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- He's been remixing video game music for over 20 years. One of his remixes is featured in the major motion picture "The Spy Who Dumped Me". Check out his work here: http://www.youtube.com/DarylBanner
- He composes original soundtracks that accompany his books and series, including The Beautiful Dead and OUTLIER. He is also the award-winning composer of the audio drama Janus Descending, as well as several films, games, podcasts, and other media. You can enjoy his music here: http://darylbanner.bandcamp.com
During Daryl Banner's time in college, he wrote, composed, and produced a musical under Tony Award-winning musical and Theatre producer Stuart Ostrow, as well as two original plays produced under the mentorship of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lanford Wilson, who also mentored Daryl through the writing of his very first novel. In addition to new adult and M/M romance, Daryl also writes post-apocalyptic fantasy as well as dystopian.
Join his mailing list here to be the first to hear about his new releases! He awards an Amazon gift card every newsletter:
https://www.darylbanner.com/subscribe...
Follow him on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/author/darylba...
Like him on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/DarylBannerW...
Connect with fellow readers in Daryl's Doorway:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Daryl...
Fun facts about Daryl Banner:
- He is an obsessive self-taught pianist.
- He is a huge video game enthusiast.
- He left his day job of 10 years to tour with a 2-woman-1-man original musical.
- He's been remixing video game music for over 20 years. One of his remixes is featured in the major motion picture "The Spy Who Dumped Me". Check out his work here: http://www.youtube.com/DarylBanner
- He composes original soundtracks that accompany his books and series, including The Beautiful Dead and OUTLIER. He is also the award-winning composer of the audio drama Janus Descending, as well as several films, games, podcasts, and other media. You can enjoy his music here: http://darylbanner.bandcamp.com
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August 15, 2019
Audio – 4.25 stars
Story – 2 Getting Lucky left me feeling Yucky Stars
James is a 33-year-old banker who invites a homeless 19-year-old Lucas (aka Lucky) to come live with him. This story should have had my heart bursting with all the feels. Instead it left me feeling mostly annoyed and a bit skeeved.
When James first sees Lucas, he goes on and on about how physically gorgeous he is. That part I was okay with. I totally understand it was an impression based on sight only. But after James spends time with Lucas, he continues to focus on Lucas’ looks. It’s like the only good attribute about Lucas was how gorgeous he was. When he finally started pointing out some other positives about Lucas, it didn’t feel genuine to me. This was not my kind of romance. It felt incredibly shallow. It felt more let a sugar daddy taking care of a younger man for sex trade off. So, yeah, Lucas was James’ fantasy physical man, which helped Lucas get off the streets. Maybe I’m more than just a bit skeeved.
Story – 2 Getting Lucky left me feeling Yucky Stars
James is a 33-year-old banker who invites a homeless 19-year-old Lucas (aka Lucky) to come live with him. This story should have had my heart bursting with all the feels. Instead it left me feeling mostly annoyed and a bit skeeved.
When James first sees Lucas, he goes on and on about how physically gorgeous he is. That part I was okay with. I totally understand it was an impression based on sight only. But after James spends time with Lucas, he continues to focus on Lucas’ looks. It’s like the only good attribute about Lucas was how gorgeous he was. When he finally started pointing out some other positives about Lucas, it didn’t feel genuine to me. This was not my kind of romance. It felt incredibly shallow. It felt more let a sugar daddy taking care of a younger man for sex trade off. So, yeah, Lucas was James’ fantasy physical man, which helped Lucas get off the streets. Maybe I’m more than just a bit skeeved.
May 26, 2025
Here I am at almost 5 am with classes starting in about three hours, crying my damn eyes out because of this book. This beautiful, beautiful, very long book that I couldn’t stop reading. I had to know what was going to happen to James and Lucky.
I won’t go into the story. I don’t think it’s possible to write about this story without spoilers. It’s just one of those stories. Don’t be fooled by the nonsense blurb. It’s so much more than it lets on. And don’t get fooled by the long ride it takes for the story to finally start. It might feel as one extremely long prologue. But it’s absolutely necessary for the beautiful story that will unfold.
While this book is somewhat angsty, there’s about zero relationship angst which I really appreciated. It has all of Daryl Banner’s qualities from his fluffier books while at the same time dealing with the angst of being homeless. Of feeling worthy for the first time. Of taking a chance on something a little crazy.
This book moved me. It’s so much more than just another romance. I’m going to be thinking about James and Lucky for a long time. They are going to be one of those book couples that will stay with me. Probably forever.
If you haven’t read this book, do yourself a favor and do it. I’m almost certain that you won’t regret it.
I won’t go into the story. I don’t think it’s possible to write about this story without spoilers. It’s just one of those stories. Don’t be fooled by the nonsense blurb. It’s so much more than it lets on. And don’t get fooled by the long ride it takes for the story to finally start. It might feel as one extremely long prologue. But it’s absolutely necessary for the beautiful story that will unfold.
While this book is somewhat angsty, there’s about zero relationship angst which I really appreciated. It has all of Daryl Banner’s qualities from his fluffier books while at the same time dealing with the angst of being homeless. Of feeling worthy for the first time. Of taking a chance on something a little crazy.
This book moved me. It’s so much more than just another romance. I’m going to be thinking about James and Lucky for a long time. They are going to be one of those book couples that will stay with me. Probably forever.
If you haven’t read this book, do yourself a favor and do it. I’m almost certain that you won’t regret it.
March 4, 2018
I always like Banner's writing. Srsly. I'm a big fan. This book had yet another pathetic, lonely, sad sack old guy lusting after a muscle boy and desperately wanting to be owned by him. I'm not mad. It totally works for me, and it's a dynamic that almost no one else is writing. And as someone intimately familiar with self-loathing in all its forms, I can totally dig it.
This book had its moments. The first few sex scenes were scorching. That conversation he has with his mom - like I'm pretty sure I've had that conversation almost verbatim with my mom about my backyard. And yeah, it's just as infuriating to read it as it is to live it. I had to take a second to calm down, because I was like, what the hell is my mom doing in this book? How does Daryl Banner know my mom????
But the end was like butterflies and rainbows and ooey gooey slimy things everywhere. Everything, everything was all tied up with nice, neat ribbons and packaged lovingly and beautifully and it was so convenient.
It just felt a little rushed and too easy and too... squishy.
Still totally worth reading for me, but the end was just a bit too sweet and easy for my tastes.
This book had its moments. The first few sex scenes were scorching. That conversation he has with his mom - like I'm pretty sure I've had that conversation almost verbatim with my mom about my backyard. And yeah, it's just as infuriating to read it as it is to live it. I had to take a second to calm down, because I was like, what the hell is my mom doing in this book? How does Daryl Banner know my mom????
But the end was like butterflies and rainbows and ooey gooey slimy things everywhere. Everything, everything was all tied up with nice, neat ribbons and packaged lovingly and beautifully and it was so convenient.
It just felt a little rushed and too easy and too... squishy.
Still totally worth reading for me, but the end was just a bit too sweet and easy for my tastes.
November 7, 2020
Ugh. DNF at 80%.
Let me try to get my thoughts together. Warning, this is gonna be a Very Ranty Review.
I don’t know why I put myself through this. My whole evening, gone. I kept hoping for it to get better. Hoping, hoping, hoping...
And being utterly disappointed.
It wasn’t BAD. It just wasn’t good. I just couldn’t take it anymore.
Okay, it started off really good, right? Full of promise! 30% in, and I was hooked.
Me: “It’s gonna be so explosive when they finally get together!”
Is it bad that the first chapter, the damn PROLOGUE, was the hottest scene of the whole book? I was expecting all the sex scenes to live up to par from James’ dream fantasy.
The description of the book deceived me. I was expecting way more...way more steam, way more feeling, way more chemistry. I just didn’t feel it.
It almost felt like James was FORCING him into this dominant role during sex. I mean yeah, Lucas enjoyed it. It was definitely consensual. But...he’d never been with a guy, and it just felt skeevy to me. (Also, Lucas not letting James cum for almost two weeks is a bit excessive...)
Their scenes together stirred NOTHING in my pants, folks! I read a lot. A LOT of erotica. It’s pretty bad when a power-play scene (which is one of my favourites) does absolutely nothing for me. The sex scenes actually BORED me.
This almost-middle-aged man, living out his sexual fantasies with this young 19 year old...I dunno. This could’ve worked, but the way it was written just didn’t do it for me. James goes on and on about how attractive Lucas is. There’s literally PAGES of him describing his physical attributes. It peeved me off.
Like, okay, he’s hot. AND? We hear about Lucas’s art all of TWICE. What else does he enjoy? It seemed like James only saw him as a sexy homeless boy, and he jumped on that opportunity.
I was willing to give it the benefit of the doubt. I mean, that’s what character development is for, right? James tries to convince the reader that he’s a Good Guy, just helping out someone in need.
I don’t feel like this is accurate, though. This plan was all driven by his sexual desire, albeit subconsciously. You think he would’ve helped just anyone on the street? Given them a place to stay? He literally went back to the casinos to find this guy, who he’d never officially met, because he was “hot.”
I truly believe that James BELIEVED he was being a good guy. I urge to you think: what if Lucas was a girl? Would this be seen as appropriate? If it was a heterosexual relationship, would you be on board with how their relationship started/progressed?
Food for thought...
I feel like this review was harsh, so let me say something nice:
I enjoyed the side characters. They made me chuckle.
I enjoyed Lucas’s vulnerable moments. They made me SEE him.
I enjoyed watching them play pool (the only scene that caused something in my pants).
I don’t know. Maybe it’s me, and not the book. I don’t think the intention of this story was to come across skeevy. It just did to me. As my partner tells me, I’m a fickle Gemini who knows what I want and what I like. And I can be insufferable about it.
Let me try to get my thoughts together. Warning, this is gonna be a Very Ranty Review.
I don’t know why I put myself through this. My whole evening, gone. I kept hoping for it to get better. Hoping, hoping, hoping...
And being utterly disappointed.
It wasn’t BAD. It just wasn’t good. I just couldn’t take it anymore.
Okay, it started off really good, right? Full of promise! 30% in, and I was hooked.
Me: “It’s gonna be so explosive when they finally get together!”
Is it bad that the first chapter, the damn PROLOGUE, was the hottest scene of the whole book? I was expecting all the sex scenes to live up to par from James’ dream fantasy.
The description of the book deceived me. I was expecting way more...way more steam, way more feeling, way more chemistry. I just didn’t feel it.
It almost felt like James was FORCING him into this dominant role during sex. I mean yeah, Lucas enjoyed it. It was definitely consensual. But...he’d never been with a guy, and it just felt skeevy to me. (Also, Lucas not letting James cum for almost two weeks is a bit excessive...)
Their scenes together stirred NOTHING in my pants, folks! I read a lot. A LOT of erotica. It’s pretty bad when a power-play scene (which is one of my favourites) does absolutely nothing for me. The sex scenes actually BORED me.
This almost-middle-aged man, living out his sexual fantasies with this young 19 year old...I dunno. This could’ve worked, but the way it was written just didn’t do it for me. James goes on and on about how attractive Lucas is. There’s literally PAGES of him describing his physical attributes. It peeved me off.
Like, okay, he’s hot. AND? We hear about Lucas’s art all of TWICE. What else does he enjoy? It seemed like James only saw him as a sexy homeless boy, and he jumped on that opportunity.
I was willing to give it the benefit of the doubt. I mean, that’s what character development is for, right? James tries to convince the reader that he’s a Good Guy, just helping out someone in need.
I don’t feel like this is accurate, though. This plan was all driven by his sexual desire, albeit subconsciously. You think he would’ve helped just anyone on the street? Given them a place to stay? He literally went back to the casinos to find this guy, who he’d never officially met, because he was “hot.”
I truly believe that James BELIEVED he was being a good guy. I urge to you think: what if Lucas was a girl? Would this be seen as appropriate? If it was a heterosexual relationship, would you be on board with how their relationship started/progressed?
Food for thought...
I feel like this review was harsh, so let me say something nice:
I enjoyed the side characters. They made me chuckle.
I enjoyed Lucas’s vulnerable moments. They made me SEE him.
I enjoyed watching them play pool (the only scene that caused something in my pants).
I don’t know. Maybe it’s me, and not the book. I don’t think the intention of this story was to come across skeevy. It just did to me. As my partner tells me, I’m a fickle Gemini who knows what I want and what I like. And I can be insufferable about it.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 30, 2018
Dear book, welcome to my shelf of favorites!!! ❤
4,5 Lucky stars :)
4,5 Lucky stars :)
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October 1, 2023
MM Romance
2.5 Stars ⭐️
*Included for free with my Audible subscription
🎵 Narrated by: Chris Chambers & Alex Kydd- no complaints about Chris but Alex was truly terrible and made me ultimately switch to reading it. After I finished, I went back and listened to CC’s sex scene chapters 😂😂😂
I wonder if I would have liked this book more had Chris Chambers narrated the whole thing and I didn’t have to switch to the KU version because of how truly awful Alex Kydd’s voice was. There are narrators I prefer over others but this is the first time I couldn’t listen to an audiobook because the sound of a voice annoyed the hell out of me and made my ears feel like they were bleeding. I would’ve rather had a computer AI reading this in monotone robotics than his voice. It was that bad. But I’m not sure even Chris Chambers reading this entire book could have saved it. He sounds gorgeous but this book had a super cringy overall feeling to it. And I’ve given up on liking any other Daryl Banner books at this point but the majority of them are free with my Audible subscription right now and my beloved CC is narrating all of them so it’s hard to stop!😭😂
Here’s why this is cringy. We have James, 33, a bored bank loan officer who hits up the casinos an hour from his house twice a month with his same age friends who all hate their jobs or are trying to escape their wives. They all come across as desperate losers especially James which killed me because it’s my husband’s name 😂 Then there’s Lucky, 19, homeless because of a situation with his dad and new stepmom or Countess Cunt as he calls her. James sees Lucky when they are at the casino and it’s lust at first sight. He’s fucking obsessed with this guy he’s never talked to and stalks him the entire weekend they are there. One night he sees him from his hotel window in the rain and decides to go see if they can talk but James is bumbling and awkward around Lucky and this conversation is weird especially because James can’t find him at first and when he gives up to go back to his hotel, they have an accidental run in that injures James’ elbow. James goes home the next day and can’t stop thinking about this guy whose name he still doesn’t know but he decides to go back to the casinos a week early to look for him. It takes awhile but he finds him, treats him to dinner and invites him to sleep in his hotel room when Lucky mentions he’s homeless. At the end of the weekend, James asks Lucky if he wants to go back with him and move in as friends just until he can get on his feet again. As they live together things move from roommates to lovers even though Lucky has never been with a guy before and both of them have some kinks. James has daydreams about submitting to a partner in all the ways and Lucky likes the ability to power trip James. The dynamic between them was pretty hot at some points but their relationship felt kind of forced due to the fact Lucky has nowhere to go and James is paying for everything. This just didn’t work for me and some of the events that happen later on in the book made me roll my eyes especially when it came to Lucky’s family. 🙄
2.5 Stars ⭐️
*Included for free with my Audible subscription
🎵 Narrated by: Chris Chambers & Alex Kydd- no complaints about Chris but Alex was truly terrible and made me ultimately switch to reading it. After I finished, I went back and listened to CC’s sex scene chapters 😂😂😂
I wonder if I would have liked this book more had Chris Chambers narrated the whole thing and I didn’t have to switch to the KU version because of how truly awful Alex Kydd’s voice was. There are narrators I prefer over others but this is the first time I couldn’t listen to an audiobook because the sound of a voice annoyed the hell out of me and made my ears feel like they were bleeding. I would’ve rather had a computer AI reading this in monotone robotics than his voice. It was that bad. But I’m not sure even Chris Chambers reading this entire book could have saved it. He sounds gorgeous but this book had a super cringy overall feeling to it. And I’ve given up on liking any other Daryl Banner books at this point but the majority of them are free with my Audible subscription right now and my beloved CC is narrating all of them so it’s hard to stop!😭😂
Here’s why this is cringy. We have James, 33, a bored bank loan officer who hits up the casinos an hour from his house twice a month with his same age friends who all hate their jobs or are trying to escape their wives. They all come across as desperate losers especially James which killed me because it’s my husband’s name 😂 Then there’s Lucky, 19, homeless because of a situation with his dad and new stepmom or Countess Cunt as he calls her. James sees Lucky when they are at the casino and it’s lust at first sight. He’s fucking obsessed with this guy he’s never talked to and stalks him the entire weekend they are there. One night he sees him from his hotel window in the rain and decides to go see if they can talk but James is bumbling and awkward around Lucky and this conversation is weird especially because James can’t find him at first and when he gives up to go back to his hotel, they have an accidental run in that injures James’ elbow. James goes home the next day and can’t stop thinking about this guy whose name he still doesn’t know but he decides to go back to the casinos a week early to look for him. It takes awhile but he finds him, treats him to dinner and invites him to sleep in his hotel room when Lucky mentions he’s homeless. At the end of the weekend, James asks Lucky if he wants to go back with him and move in as friends just until he can get on his feet again. As they live together things move from roommates to lovers even though Lucky has never been with a guy before and both of them have some kinks. James has daydreams about submitting to a partner in all the ways and Lucky likes the ability to power trip James. The dynamic between them was pretty hot at some points but their relationship felt kind of forced due to the fact Lucky has nowhere to go and James is paying for everything. This just didn’t work for me and some of the events that happen later on in the book made me roll my eyes especially when it came to Lucky’s family. 🙄
April 13, 2018
3.5 stars
I wasn’t too sure if I would like this at first. But after 30% I got into it and I ended up really liking it. Not hearts and flowers loving it, but enjoyable nonetheless.
James is a 33 year old banker who goes away with his friends some weekends to let loose and gamble a bit. It is there that James spots a super hot young guy on the streets. James doesn’t know the story of the guy, but he feels drawn to him for some reason. So much that he comes back next weekend, without his friends.
James immediately starts looking for the hot guy, even though he doesn’t know what to do once he finds him. It is then that James notices someone from a restaurant yelling at the guy to get lost. James comes to the rescue and pretends to know him and gets them a table at the same restaurant. Turns out the guy’s name is Lucas (Lucky), and he’s only 19, and homeless. He’s young, but he’s not small by any chance. Lucas is a big guy who can handle himself just fine.
But when James offers Lucas a place to stay they go back to James’ hotelroom. Lucas keeps expecting James to want something from him, but James never asks.
The two end up spending the weekend together, just talking, eating and watching tv. And when James asks Lucas to please come back to his house, Lucas isn’t sure he should accept. Except he has nowhere else to go, so he knows he’s crazy to refuse…..
I think the reason I had a hard time liking this at first was that Lucas was so defensive at first. I got it, he lived on the street, so he had to be, but I still didn’t like it. Especially because James was so sweet. But when James asked Lucas to come home with him, things changed for me. I was glad Lucas wasn’t too proud to accept help and that the two of them never made it a problem that Lucas was basically living off James. I never like that kind of money drama, so this was refreshing.
The dynamics between these guys was something I really liked. How young Lucas was the dominant one and James the one on his knees even though he was 14 years older. But…… I still like my books more if the older one is the dominant one and the young one the one who needs the help and is submissive. But okay, this was nice too.
There is no angst within the relationship. These guys become friends and then lovers and stay that way. No unnecessary break-up or ‘I’m too good for you’ bs.
I can’t say I was totally crazy about this book, but I did really like it, so 3.5 stars it is, rounded up.
I wasn’t too sure if I would like this at first. But after 30% I got into it and I ended up really liking it. Not hearts and flowers loving it, but enjoyable nonetheless.
James is a 33 year old banker who goes away with his friends some weekends to let loose and gamble a bit. It is there that James spots a super hot young guy on the streets. James doesn’t know the story of the guy, but he feels drawn to him for some reason. So much that he comes back next weekend, without his friends.
James immediately starts looking for the hot guy, even though he doesn’t know what to do once he finds him. It is then that James notices someone from a restaurant yelling at the guy to get lost. James comes to the rescue and pretends to know him and gets them a table at the same restaurant. Turns out the guy’s name is Lucas (Lucky), and he’s only 19, and homeless. He’s young, but he’s not small by any chance. Lucas is a big guy who can handle himself just fine.
But when James offers Lucas a place to stay they go back to James’ hotelroom. Lucas keeps expecting James to want something from him, but James never asks.
The two end up spending the weekend together, just talking, eating and watching tv. And when James asks Lucas to please come back to his house, Lucas isn’t sure he should accept. Except he has nowhere else to go, so he knows he’s crazy to refuse…..
I think the reason I had a hard time liking this at first was that Lucas was so defensive at first. I got it, he lived on the street, so he had to be, but I still didn’t like it. Especially because James was so sweet. But when James asked Lucas to come home with him, things changed for me. I was glad Lucas wasn’t too proud to accept help and that the two of them never made it a problem that Lucas was basically living off James. I never like that kind of money drama, so this was refreshing.
The dynamics between these guys was something I really liked. How young Lucas was the dominant one and James the one on his knees even though he was 14 years older. But…… I still like my books more if the older one is the dominant one and the young one the one who needs the help and is submissive. But okay, this was nice too.
There is no angst within the relationship. These guys become friends and then lovers and stay that way. No unnecessary break-up or ‘I’m too good for you’ bs.
I can’t say I was totally crazy about this book, but I did really like it, so 3.5 stars it is, rounded up.
December 26, 2019
4.5 stars, rounded to 5. Was a little long, and I did skip some, not much. Understandable why it’s long tho, Lucas and James had to find each other without any doubt between them about James using him or anything.
I like these deeper books. More than just sex and romance. Something diff, something memorable.
I like these deeper books. More than just sex and romance. Something diff, something memorable.
November 9, 2023
Reread January 2019
Review from first read in 2018:
This was definitely one of my favorite reads so far, this year!
The blurb is rather stupid and I have to say that it took some time to get into the story, but I am really happy I didn`t quit at the beginning.
Once it gets going the chemistry between James, the banker and Lucas (Lucky) the homeless guy was incredible. Even before they had their first sexual encounter (@ about 50%) it never got boring.
But honestly, their first sex scene was one of the most intense I have read in a long time! Never has licking sweat off someone's body been described hotter than here.
I am absolutely not into BDSM but although the blurb might give some wrong ideas, this is not mainly about domination, even if power does play some part in the book.
Some reviewers have been complaining that the book ends around 80%, as there are free samples of other Daryl Banner stories at the end.
I find it quite unfair to lower the rating of a book for this reason, because you could easily know before reading, it is quite clearly marked in the foreword and didn`t bother me at all!
There are many tropes that made this special: homeless guy finding a place to live and a new family, older and younger guy finding their HEA and a little bit of BDSM as well. However, if this is what you are looking for, first and foremost, I think this will be the wrong book.
For me, it was definitely the right one, I loved every page and would easily rate this 4.5 stars.
Review from first read in 2018:
This was definitely one of my favorite reads so far, this year!
The blurb is rather stupid and I have to say that it took some time to get into the story, but I am really happy I didn`t quit at the beginning.
Once it gets going the chemistry between James, the banker and Lucas (Lucky) the homeless guy was incredible. Even before they had their first sexual encounter (@ about 50%) it never got boring.
But honestly, their first sex scene was one of the most intense I have read in a long time! Never has licking sweat off someone's body been described hotter than here.
I am absolutely not into BDSM but although the blurb might give some wrong ideas, this is not mainly about domination, even if power does play some part in the book.
Some reviewers have been complaining that the book ends around 80%, as there are free samples of other Daryl Banner stories at the end.
I find it quite unfair to lower the rating of a book for this reason, because you could easily know before reading, it is quite clearly marked in the foreword and didn`t bother me at all!
There are many tropes that made this special: homeless guy finding a place to live and a new family, older and younger guy finding their HEA and a little bit of BDSM as well. However, if this is what you are looking for, first and foremost, I think this will be the wrong book.
For me, it was definitely the right one, I loved every page and would easily rate this 4.5 stars.
February 15, 2018
I wasn't sure if this story would live up to my expectations...although the cover was SO gorgeous and the tagline/teaser was intriguing...but OMG yes...I absolutely LOVED James and his obsession with finding his man.
Getting Lucky was a mix of tender/sweet, naughty/playful and family drama/angst....and of course full of Banner's special brand of humor and slow-building steam. His sex scenes happen when they are supposed to and in a realistic way...not insta-love and wham-bam all at the beginning.
As with all of his work there are life lessons to be learned and he always has a piece of himself in all of his books.
I loved this story and these beautiful, flawed men. Enjoy <3
***** 5 ***** "we all should be able to get lucky in love" stars
Getting Lucky was a mix of tender/sweet, naughty/playful and family drama/angst....and of course full of Banner's special brand of humor and slow-building steam. His sex scenes happen when they are supposed to and in a realistic way...not insta-love and wham-bam all at the beginning.
As with all of his work there are life lessons to be learned and he always has a piece of himself in all of his books.
I loved this story and these beautiful, flawed men. Enjoy <3
***** 5 ***** "we all should be able to get lucky in love" stars
June 11, 2018
This is my 2nd book by Daryl Banner and I can definitely say I enjoy his writing.
This one is a long one. It's listed as 511 pages. I got a Kindle copy and it read all the way to 94% and then a short intro to the next new release was found at the very back of the book. All pretty standard practice with both, ebooks and paper books.
So, about the story. The blurb doesn't really do it justice. But I think I know why. As I'm trying to think of what to say about the plot, most of it seems spoilerish. I'll do my best and tag anything not already mentioned in the description.
It's a cinderella-ish type of story. Not that it follows the fairytale exactly. It's not purely rags to riches, but does have that fairytale feel to it.
There is a 14 year age gap between the MCs. The story also has some mild elements of BDSM. I thought all of the secondary characters were impactful in some way.
Without talking about any spoilers, I have to say that I felt just a slight bit of squeamishness reading this story. I don't know if it was the ages of the MCs or the BDSM element or a combination of both - or maybe something else altogether.
I also felt like I had to suspend disbelief in order to really enjoy the dynamics between the MCs. Their circumstances, and actions within those circumstances, while not impossible, were mostly improbable.
However, who doesn't like a fairytale with a happy ending?! I did enjoy the story.
3.5 stars
This one is a long one. It's listed as 511 pages. I got a Kindle copy and it read all the way to 94% and then a short intro to the next new release was found at the very back of the book. All pretty standard practice with both, ebooks and paper books.
So, about the story. The blurb doesn't really do it justice. But I think I know why. As I'm trying to think of what to say about the plot, most of it seems spoilerish. I'll do my best and tag anything not already mentioned in the description.
It's a cinderella-ish type of story. Not that it follows the fairytale exactly. It's not purely rags to riches, but does have that fairytale feel to it.
There is a 14 year age gap between the MCs. The story also has some mild elements of BDSM. I thought all of the secondary characters were impactful in some way.
Without talking about any spoilers, I have to say that I felt just a slight bit of squeamishness reading this story. I don't know if it was the ages of the MCs or the BDSM element or a combination of both - or maybe something else altogether.
I also felt like I had to suspend disbelief in order to really enjoy the dynamics between the MCs. Their circumstances, and actions within those circumstances, while not impossible, were mostly improbable.
However, who doesn't like a fairytale with a happy ending?! I did enjoy the story.
3.5 stars
December 28, 2022
imagine my surprise when I came to rate this on GR to find I had already read it.
oops?
oops?
June 23, 2019
Getting Lucky
By Daryl Banner
Frozenfyre Publishing, 2018
Five stars
This is my third Banner book, and I must say, I enjoyed it a lot. For all that the author boasts about his steamy stories, he is relentless in his digging into the emotional depths of his characters. What is also interesting about this, which is in my mind the best book so far, is that the sex is tightly woven into the plot, fused with the emotional development of both Lucky and James.
James is thirty-three and desperately lonely. On the surface, he’s got everything – a high-paying job, a beautiful house, a supportive family, and good friends. But all he feels is empty and alone.
Then, on one of his every-other-weekend jaunts to the casinos at the beach with his three straight friends, James spots a beautiful man standing by the hotel entrance. Something catches him about this guy, and an obsession starts to grow.
The great revelation of this book is not what you expect. What the reader finds is great depths of humanity, the impulse to suppress selfish needs in order to care for someone even more desperately alone than you are. What begins as a straightforward lust obsession transforms into something entirely different – which of course the author uses very cleverly to add a kind of kinky edge to the sexual tension that builds from the very start.
An especially nice facet of this story is that neither James nor Lucky is in his predicament because he’s gay. James’ sadness comes from inside, while Lucky’s has been forced on him.
This is a fun book to read, but it isn’t just surface. It’s a deeper dive with a gratifying payoff.
By Daryl Banner
Frozenfyre Publishing, 2018
Five stars
This is my third Banner book, and I must say, I enjoyed it a lot. For all that the author boasts about his steamy stories, he is relentless in his digging into the emotional depths of his characters. What is also interesting about this, which is in my mind the best book so far, is that the sex is tightly woven into the plot, fused with the emotional development of both Lucky and James.
James is thirty-three and desperately lonely. On the surface, he’s got everything – a high-paying job, a beautiful house, a supportive family, and good friends. But all he feels is empty and alone.
Then, on one of his every-other-weekend jaunts to the casinos at the beach with his three straight friends, James spots a beautiful man standing by the hotel entrance. Something catches him about this guy, and an obsession starts to grow.
The great revelation of this book is not what you expect. What the reader finds is great depths of humanity, the impulse to suppress selfish needs in order to care for someone even more desperately alone than you are. What begins as a straightforward lust obsession transforms into something entirely different – which of course the author uses very cleverly to add a kind of kinky edge to the sexual tension that builds from the very start.
An especially nice facet of this story is that neither James nor Lucky is in his predicament because he’s gay. James’ sadness comes from inside, while Lucky’s has been forced on him.
This is a fun book to read, but it isn’t just surface. It’s a deeper dive with a gratifying payoff.
February 1, 2020
I know I would have enjoyed this book more if I’d read it instead of listening to it. I didn’t enjoy the narration. The guy who read Lucky was ok although he didn’t sound 19. He sounded more like a sexy thirty. The guy who read James sounded strange and kind of creepy. I certainly wouldn’t have gone home with him.
March 17, 2023
2.5 stars
Wasn't feeling this one sadly.
Wasn't feeling this one sadly.
April 26, 2018
Moja słabość do bezdomnych w książkach nie pozwala mi ocenić inaczej 😊
August 9, 2018
An easy read, low on angst, even though the issue of homelessness is not one to ignore. The concept of this story was pretty cool, I love a good BDSM kink, but I couldn’t buy it. I just couldn’t see a young guy, no experience, suddenly realize he’s bi and a kinky Master / Dom into humiliation play ! His character just didn’t work for me but that’s cool ... I know others would love it
September 3, 2019
3.5 stars
February 16, 2018
OH.EM.GEE I have to 5 star this wonderful book.
I just love a Daryl Banner book and this one went above and beyond!! He knows how to put so many feels into a book and make you literally swoon for all of the characters.
James first notices Lucas (Lucky) across the lobby of the hotel that he and his friends were checking into for the weekend. James was immediately smitten and could not get him off of his mind the whole weekend and even after he returned home. So, he ended going back to the hotel by himself the next weekend in hopes of seeing him again.
This was such a great read. It was a beautiful long read. I don't usually go for the longer ones because I like instant gratification but with how they met and why Lucas was on the streets, it took some time to get it out there and for the reader to understand that these two weren't scamming the other. I just fell in love with Lucas and wanted to see his life change for the better. I was cheering, in my head, that these two would give each other what they were missing in life. Basically, someone who each could care for and more than just sexually but mentally as well.
I really didn't want this book to end. I enjoyed it that much. I was flipping those Kindle virtual pages as fast as I could because I was desperate to see what was going to happen next.
This is a total MUST read!
******* I voluntarily read an Advance Reader Copy of this book. *********
I just love a Daryl Banner book and this one went above and beyond!! He knows how to put so many feels into a book and make you literally swoon for all of the characters.
James first notices Lucas (Lucky) across the lobby of the hotel that he and his friends were checking into for the weekend. James was immediately smitten and could not get him off of his mind the whole weekend and even after he returned home. So, he ended going back to the hotel by himself the next weekend in hopes of seeing him again.
This was such a great read. It was a beautiful long read. I don't usually go for the longer ones because I like instant gratification but with how they met and why Lucas was on the streets, it took some time to get it out there and for the reader to understand that these two weren't scamming the other. I just fell in love with Lucas and wanted to see his life change for the better. I was cheering, in my head, that these two would give each other what they were missing in life. Basically, someone who each could care for and more than just sexually but mentally as well.
I really didn't want this book to end. I enjoyed it that much. I was flipping those Kindle virtual pages as fast as I could because I was desperate to see what was going to happen next.
This is a total MUST read!
******* I voluntarily read an Advance Reader Copy of this book. *********
October 23, 2023
So, it took me over 12 hours to digest this plot. Still a point off for keeping with the, "I'm clean," trope. I couldn't understand stand mentioning peoples heritage. Until the end where the #soulfoodending meme montages is revealed. Cause you didn't really give him a voice. Just being seen, isn't enough for marginalized community members.
So glad Chelsie got her wish. Street rats father is a total idiot. Nice wrapped up ending! Kind of want to read more about them.
Not being the first book of Daryl Banners. It's a first book I've read by this author. Can't wait to select more from you. Hopefully there is a Reading Order list.
So glad Chelsie got her wish. Street rats father is a total idiot. Nice wrapped up ending! Kind of want to read more about them.
Not being the first book of Daryl Banners. It's a first book I've read by this author. Can't wait to select more from you. Hopefully there is a Reading Order list.
March 3, 2018
I don't know when I skipped the ending all together. Maybe other things in RL came and I just forgot and for a second I was like, I don't remember the story at all. But then I went through my notes, and yeah, it's a pretty baseless start with a horny older guy who likes to take care of the witty (not so much) rich-livin-on-street champ. I'm pretty sure I was cringing a lot and trying to bide my time because I was expecting the Daryl fun, which I didn't get. I do believe Daryl can write but this one was so half-assed for me except the blowjob. That was hot stuff.
April 8, 2018
Disappointing. Wannabe BDSM. Hot BJ with D/s but soppy vanilla anal intercourse. Daydreams and flirty dialog about spanking with a belt, but didn't deliver. Huge gap between ending and epilogue.
June 11, 2018
This improbable romance snuck up on me and punched me right in the feels.
This love story is nuts--homeless 19 year old, closed off and suspicious, a banker worker in his 30's, lonely and kind.
Lucas is young and stuck in living on the streets. While Daryl Banner could have spent more time detailing why it is so hard to get a foothold on a job or housing once homeless, he elected to spend more time on the relationship between Lucas (or Lucky) and James. The exact setting could have been clearer and Lucas' stepmother could have been less cartoonish but this are small quibbles.
James is wildly attracted to Lucas in this character driven romance but does not wish to be someone who takes advantage and really he wants Lucas to desire him.
There is a lot of careful thought about power here, consent, and agency which is why I ended up liking this book so much and being moved by it as well.
Lucas chooses. James chooses. Yeah, there is an age gap. So, what? I love age difference romances that deal with the impact of that aspect of the relationship and this one does.
The friendships in the book as well as the family relationships are well drawn.
And yeah, it is leaps of trust and fast but it makes sense and really the vulnerability of both these heroes as well as emotional intelligence despite the stuff they are wading through makes Getting Lucky a great read.
This love story is nuts--homeless 19 year old, closed off and suspicious, a banker worker in his 30's, lonely and kind.
Lucas is young and stuck in living on the streets. While Daryl Banner could have spent more time detailing why it is so hard to get a foothold on a job or housing once homeless, he elected to spend more time on the relationship between Lucas (or Lucky) and James. The exact setting could have been clearer and Lucas' stepmother could have been less cartoonish but this are small quibbles.
James is wildly attracted to Lucas in this character driven romance but does not wish to be someone who takes advantage and really he wants Lucas to desire him.
There is a lot of careful thought about power here, consent, and agency which is why I ended up liking this book so much and being moved by it as well.
Lucas chooses. James chooses. Yeah, there is an age gap. So, what? I love age difference romances that deal with the impact of that aspect of the relationship and this one does.
The friendships in the book as well as the family relationships are well drawn.
And yeah, it is leaps of trust and fast but it makes sense and really the vulnerability of both these heroes as well as emotional intelligence despite the stuff they are wading through makes Getting Lucky a great read.
February 17, 2019
Why haven't I discovered Daryl Banner earlier? This is such a beautiful and tender book
February 16, 2018
I have yet to read a book by Daryl Banner that I didn't love and this one is no exception. James and Lucky are quite the pair and I loved reading their story!
April 11, 2018
What a pleasant surprise this was. The blurb let me think this book was going a certain way. I was waiting everytime for the other shoe to drop.
But this was just an amazing story about two guys being lucky enough to have found each other.
I loved Lucas (Lucky) and was thrilled him being so right for James. James never gave up on finding his perfect man.
Loved seeing Lucas, being younger than James sexually dominating James. That was so hot.
Definitely will be checking more of this author.
But this was just an amazing story about two guys being lucky enough to have found each other.
I loved Lucas (Lucky) and was thrilled him being so right for James. James never gave up on finding his perfect man.
"You are not like everyone else, James McKinney. You are NOT a man who people SETTLE for. You're a man worth FIGHTING for."
Loved seeing Lucas, being younger than James sexually dominating James. That was so hot.
Definitely will be checking more of this author.
dnf
March 3, 2018I told myself I would give it until rhe 50% mark, but I'm calling it at 47%. The writing style and 1st person POVs are driving me crazy. James, who is supposed to be the older MC in his 30s and a banker, speaks and thinks like a college freshman.
This book has a lot of good reviews, but I'm clearly the wrong audience for it.
This book has a lot of good reviews, but I'm clearly the wrong audience for it.
November 17, 2021
Daryl never ceases to amaze me with his story telling. I would give this ten stars! I loved it!
August 1, 2024
Really enjoyed this.
I'm clearing drafts from On Top Down Under. This review was written in February of 2019 but never published on the site. I'm publishing it here instead.
Long review for LONG book, sorry.
James, a thirty-three-year-old banker, goes to the casinos every couple of weeks with his three best friends. Those weekends give all the guys a break from their mundane and sometimes stressful lives. One runs a coffee shop, one's a security guard at James' bank, and the other one is a teacher at a private school. They each have their reasons for wanting to get away a couple of times a month.
James, the only gay man of the four, is lonely. It's been a long time since he's been with anybody and he's finding himself having some pretty hot fantasies of handing over all control to another man. The fantasies are pretty vivid. During one of the casino weekends with his buddies he sees somebody across one of the crowded casinos who takes his breath away. This isn't just some nice looking guy. It's somebody who has James almost making a fool of himself to try to get to. When he loses him in the crowd he's convinced he'll never see him again. That changes hours later when James sees the same man outside through his hotel window. He rushes downstairs and does meet the guy, but it doesn't quite go as James hoped. They crash into each other, with James ending up on the ground with a hurt elbow. The other man is rude to him and they go their separate ways.
You'd think after that particular encounter that James would forget his little fantasy of knowing the guy, right? Wrong. The next week he can't stop thinking about him. It's almost to the point of obsession. Instead of taking the following weekend 'off' from the casinos as he'd normally would, he books a room strictly so he can try to find the young man again.
Yes, it was bit creepy and on the stalkerish side.
They do meet again when James comes up on him being hassled for standing outside a restaurant. James swoops in and saves the day, and ends up taking the man, who calls himself Lucky, to dinner in the same restaurant. Of course, Lucky is convinced that James isn't doing it out of the kindness of his own heart. He's been on the streets for a couple of years and has seen it all. If a man is doing something nice for him they're usually expecting a blow job or more in return. Not James. James just wants to help him even if he does have a major crush on Lucky.
After spending hours with each other - with Lucky waiting for the shoe to drop - James takes a chance. He asks Lucky to come home with him. He'll have a bed, three meals a day, and a home for the first time in a couple of years. James knows it could be dangerous - he knows literally nothing about Lucky other than he's homeless - but he can't stop himself from making the offer. He just knows he can't let him go. Surprisingly, though it may sound like it, none of it is written where James comes across as a pervy creep.
Lucky (Lucas, Luke), takes James up on his offer. He's not had a real home since he was forced to run away from his father and new stepmother two years before when he was seventeen.
James finding out that Luke was only nineteen went about as well as could be expected. James started feeling like a pervy creep.
James was more than a little naive when it came to Luke. He knew absolutely zero about him yet he invited him into his home. This could've ended so badly for him but it's a romance so there you go. :)
Luke doesn't sit around doing nothing while James works all day. He takes on projects around the house and keeps himself busy while also doing it as a thank you to James who has been nothing but kind to him. Each day, they get closer. It eventually turns sexual and James is finally able to confess his need to give up control. Luke has no problem jumping right into his role and taking charge.
A lot happens in this book - it is over 500 pages - but it's mostly watching the two men as they slowly become a couple, even if James is weird about the age difference. There's also Lucas meeting James' family and Lucas dealing with his own family issues. I liked most of the secondary characters but I wasn't a big fan of James' friends. They often came across as selfish and inappropriate.
I adored James' mother and other family members.
Luke's story comes out little by little and the reader is able to see why he ran away at seventeen and never went back. There's some drama at one point with his jerk dad, but it was necessary for the story, and didn't last too long.
Lucky/Luke/Lucas never came across as needy. He was proud and wouldn't accept help without being able to give something back in return and I'm not referring to sexual favors. I liked James well enough but he often came across as a lovesick puppy.
I love books with characters who have big age differences. There are 14 years between this two. But... normally if there's a teenager with a 30-something man I find the teen to be a little whiny and immature. That wasn't the case with Luke at all. I did kind of feel it with James though, which surprised me a little.
The sex, though it's not on every other page, was written well. I eventually saw these two as a couple, not just one man helping another out in other ways.
I can't say I really had any issues with this book other than maybe the length, but I did find it odd that Luke seemed really experienced when it came to sex with James if he'd never been with a man before. I also ended it curious to know how Luke was able to survive during the two years he was homeless.
There's a short epilogue that takes the reader down the road a little bit. The epilogue was necessary.
I liked how the author wrote Luke's homelessness. He was sensitive without it being too much.
Overall, a nice read. Long, but still a good story.
I love the cover.
I'm clearing drafts from On Top Down Under. This review was written in February of 2019 but never published on the site. I'm publishing it here instead.
Long review for LONG book, sorry.
James, a thirty-three-year-old banker, goes to the casinos every couple of weeks with his three best friends. Those weekends give all the guys a break from their mundane and sometimes stressful lives. One runs a coffee shop, one's a security guard at James' bank, and the other one is a teacher at a private school. They each have their reasons for wanting to get away a couple of times a month.
James, the only gay man of the four, is lonely. It's been a long time since he's been with anybody and he's finding himself having some pretty hot fantasies of handing over all control to another man. The fantasies are pretty vivid. During one of the casino weekends with his buddies he sees somebody across one of the crowded casinos who takes his breath away. This isn't just some nice looking guy. It's somebody who has James almost making a fool of himself to try to get to. When he loses him in the crowd he's convinced he'll never see him again. That changes hours later when James sees the same man outside through his hotel window. He rushes downstairs and does meet the guy, but it doesn't quite go as James hoped. They crash into each other, with James ending up on the ground with a hurt elbow. The other man is rude to him and they go their separate ways.
You'd think after that particular encounter that James would forget his little fantasy of knowing the guy, right? Wrong. The next week he can't stop thinking about him. It's almost to the point of obsession. Instead of taking the following weekend 'off' from the casinos as he'd normally would, he books a room strictly so he can try to find the young man again.
Yes, it was bit creepy and on the stalkerish side.
They do meet again when James comes up on him being hassled for standing outside a restaurant. James swoops in and saves the day, and ends up taking the man, who calls himself Lucky, to dinner in the same restaurant. Of course, Lucky is convinced that James isn't doing it out of the kindness of his own heart. He's been on the streets for a couple of years and has seen it all. If a man is doing something nice for him they're usually expecting a blow job or more in return. Not James. James just wants to help him even if he does have a major crush on Lucky.
After spending hours with each other - with Lucky waiting for the shoe to drop - James takes a chance. He asks Lucky to come home with him. He'll have a bed, three meals a day, and a home for the first time in a couple of years. James knows it could be dangerous - he knows literally nothing about Lucky other than he's homeless - but he can't stop himself from making the offer. He just knows he can't let him go. Surprisingly, though it may sound like it, none of it is written where James comes across as a pervy creep.
Lucky (Lucas, Luke), takes James up on his offer. He's not had a real home since he was forced to run away from his father and new stepmother two years before when he was seventeen.
James finding out that Luke was only nineteen went about as well as could be expected. James started feeling like a pervy creep.
James was more than a little naive when it came to Luke. He knew absolutely zero about him yet he invited him into his home. This could've ended so badly for him but it's a romance so there you go. :)
Luke doesn't sit around doing nothing while James works all day. He takes on projects around the house and keeps himself busy while also doing it as a thank you to James who has been nothing but kind to him. Each day, they get closer. It eventually turns sexual and James is finally able to confess his need to give up control. Luke has no problem jumping right into his role and taking charge.
A lot happens in this book - it is over 500 pages - but it's mostly watching the two men as they slowly become a couple, even if James is weird about the age difference. There's also Lucas meeting James' family and Lucas dealing with his own family issues. I liked most of the secondary characters but I wasn't a big fan of James' friends. They often came across as selfish and inappropriate.
I adored James' mother and other family members.
Luke's story comes out little by little and the reader is able to see why he ran away at seventeen and never went back. There's some drama at one point with his jerk dad, but it was necessary for the story, and didn't last too long.
Lucky/Luke/Lucas never came across as needy. He was proud and wouldn't accept help without being able to give something back in return and I'm not referring to sexual favors. I liked James well enough but he often came across as a lovesick puppy.
I love books with characters who have big age differences. There are 14 years between this two. But... normally if there's a teenager with a 30-something man I find the teen to be a little whiny and immature. That wasn't the case with Luke at all. I did kind of feel it with James though, which surprised me a little.
The sex, though it's not on every other page, was written well. I eventually saw these two as a couple, not just one man helping another out in other ways.
I can't say I really had any issues with this book other than maybe the length, but I did find it odd that Luke seemed really experienced when it came to sex with James if he'd never been with a man before. I also ended it curious to know how Luke was able to survive during the two years he was homeless.
There's a short epilogue that takes the reader down the road a little bit. The epilogue was necessary.
I liked how the author wrote Luke's homelessness. He was sensitive without it being too much.
Overall, a nice read. Long, but still a good story.
I love the cover.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 23, 2018
I’ve read this author before. This book is a mm contemporary story. I loved this book from the first chapter. I could not put this story down.
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