Welcome Hoppers to Carrie Ann’s Luck in Love Blog Hop. Join almost 300 bloggers celebrating St. Patrick’s Day and the ephemeral concept of luck.
As usual, I’m going to do this blog hop my own way. I don’t really believe in luck–not completely. Luck seems to show up most often when people are working hard to achieve a goal, making new friends, doing new things–finding ways implicit and explicit–to trip over that door that just had not yet been in their vision. Luck often seems to be an unseen opportunity or barrier revealed when someone marches forward with steel determination, kindness in their heart, a sense of purpose and a little Karma thrown in for good measure.
Yes, things like lotteries work on luck, but you have to be a ticket to have access to it. So even that requires an action first, before the luck comes. Still not convinced? Let’s see if I can prove it with the prize I’m giving away.
I have a fabulous group of writer buddies. We help each other grow as writers. All have published or about to publish wonderful books and stories. Like me, on the newer end, most of us having our first books within the last year. One person who comments on the question “How do you make your own luck,” chosen by random.org will win one book written by one of these authors, that I will buy. Which author will be chosen by random.org. Here’s the amazing group in alphabetical order by last name:
Luck, through random number generation will decide which new author you get to read. But they are all out there working hard to write great stories and spreading the word about them. I’m just a door that opened to help them out and you get a free book. Pretty good deal–Good Luck.
ENJOY.
SABRINA
And that’s still not all….
We have TWO grand prizes. You as a reader can go to EACH blog and comment with your email address and be entered to win. Yep, you can enter over 200 times!
2nd Grand Prize: A Swag Pack that contains paperbacks, ebooks, 50+ bookmarks, cover flats, magnets, pens, coffee cozies, and more!
If you are in the market for a new shifter story, consider my recent release Fires of Justice from Ellora’s Cave.
Fires of Justice Book Blurb
Always read the fine print when swearing an eternal oath to gods and guardians…
Beholden by the sacred vows of her coven, fire witch Calista Reid agrees to temporarily mate with shifter Cullen McMahan to fulfill a mission assigned by the guardians. When tall, dark and damaged arrives on her doorstep, generating enough heat to scorch a fire witch, Calista finds herself drawn to his battle-hardened body and broken soul. His pain speaks to her own deep-rooted isolation and the intensity of his hunger slakes her passion like no other.
Cullen, scarred by a past that left him an indentured soldier to the guardians, resents yet another hump-on-command assignment…until he encounters the compassionate, fearless, incendiary redhead who detonates his body and reawakens the emotions sacrifice and loss had suppressed. But Cullen harbors a terrible secret—one that reaches back into Calista’s troubled childhood and threatens the foundation of their growing bond.
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You are so wonderful, hon, and we are so lucky to have you as part of our group!! Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!
All of it, back at you. The group helps us all.
Sabrina… You rock–and make me feel lucky to know you.
Back at you lady, all of it.
You are awesome.
I feel super lucky to have stumbled upon this group of writers…seriously. One of the best things that ever happened to me is that group. 
Thank you much. Couldn’t agree with you more on that point.
I think you make your own luck by putting out 110% in what you do and it will pay off for you. Carin
mawmom at gmail dot com
So true Carin, its putting in the work that helps us find luck.
Luck sounds like hard work to me.
marypres(AT)gmail(DOT)com
I think work puts you in the right place for things to happen. Thanks for dropping by Mary.
Luck is hard work combined with the serendipity of the universe to lead to new opportunities and success.
You nailed it Jennifer. It took me a blog post to say what you did in a sentence. Aces!
Thanks for participating in the hop.
wendy_pogrant@yahoo.com
Thanks for dropping by Wendy.
I’m with you on not believing in luck. I have never had much luck without going out and getting it with hard work. I hope you can prove me wrong just a little by helping me win something on this hop
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p.winmill@hotmail.com
I hope you do. You’re putting yourself out there to do so, that’s a part of it. Do so agree, whenever I have some luck, its because I’ve toiling in the field, looking to my right, and something shows up from the left.
I agree – you do have to make your own luck. It’s an action/reaction thing. If you don’t try, you CAN’T get lucky. I keep telling my kids that, nobody’s going to come knocking on our front door and hand over their dream – that, frankly would be a miracle, not luck.
I am well acquainted with a couple of the ladies on your list, and I agree – great group of authors you have here! Good luck ladies!
I’ve been trying to get that through to my daughter as well. Its a hard lesson to teach, when many societal messages seem to focus on easy solutions. Thanks for dropping by.
I don’t know that luck has any bearing on having a successful relationship. It’s a whole lot of work. I married my high school sweetheart right out of high school. We have been married for 17 years.
planterofhope at aol dot com
So true and congratulations to you. How magnificent. Thanks for dropping by.
I believe people can make their own luck but also believe that luck can come to people at times when it wasn’t… I don’t know “earned” for lack of a better word. So I guess I believe in both. People make their own luck most of the time, thus also making their own bad luck but also at times luck finds you without you looking for it (if all that makes sense. It worked in my head before I typed it!)
Thank you for the chance to enter
Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone 
Shelly H
booski24@hotmail.com
No worries, I completely understood it all. I do agree–there is something intangible that does happen and the concept of luck (bad and good) works well enough to describe it. But in the end, I couldn’t get myself out of bed every morning if I didn’t believe that my efforts wouldn’t pay off even if I don’t always know what that pay-off would look like when I get started. Thanks for dropping by and enjoy.
i think you have to help yourself first before luck can comes and spice up thing. if you don’t try, don’t work luck won’t give you the finished result like by magic
happy St Patrick’s day
isabelle(dot)frisch(at)gmail(dot)com
Absolutely agree, luck isn’t magic, its a part of the mix of effort, timing, and openness and luck. Hope you enjoy the blog hop.
Thanks for the hop!
My e-mail is strwberrysuprise@hotmail.com
strwberrysuprise[at]hotmail[dot]com
Thanks for hopping by. Happy Saint Patrick’s Day.
How do I make my own luck? By trying. Nothing will happen if you do nothing
xo_veronica16[at]hotmail[dot]com
Couldn’t agree more. Thanks for hopping by. Happy Saint Patrick’s Day.
I believe you make your own luck by being open to whatever happens to come your way and putting in the work needed to make it work.
Openness is so crucial. I think putting the work into it helps us see when it arrives. Thanks for dropping by.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I think luck just kind of finds us every now & then
MinDaf @aol.com
Thanks for dropping by. Hope you have a Happy Saint Patrick’s Day.
I believe in luck, but just like there is good luck, there is also bad luck.
angelheart618@gmail.com
I guess we really can’t have one without the other. Thanks for dropping by.
Thanks for participating in the hop. and i do beleive in luck
parisfan_ca@yahoo.com
Thanks for hopping by. Happy Saint Patrick’s Day.
I believe in luck, but don’t think you can make it happen. Make sense?? You just have to let it flow! Thanks for the hop! mikiajanai@yahoo.com
Yes, I so agree. Letting it flow is important. Work opens the space so that luck might happen but it can’t be forced.
I don’t believe in luck, but its a fun concept. I don’t believe in St. Patrick’s Day, either! Thanks for sharing your group of authors with us!
Urb
brendurbanist at gmail dot com
You don’t have to believe to have fun. Hope you are enjoying the hop. Happy to share authors. I’ll keep doing so.
Thanks for being in the Happy St. Patrick’s Day blog hop. Happy St. Patrick’s Day, ya’ll!
Keep writing so I can keep reading.
Roya-clan@sbcglobal.net
I promise to keep reading and sharing other authors. Have a wonderful St. Patrick’s day and enjoy the blog hop.
Thanks for being in the hop!
Happy St.Patrick’s Day!
natasha_donohoo_8 at hotmail dot com
Thanks for joining the hop.
Hope you have a wonderful day! Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
verusbognar (at) gmail (dot) com
Same to you. Enjoy the day and the hop.
Many times, we do make our own luck by recognizing opportunities, taking chances, working hard, and being prepared.
catherinelee100 at gmail dot com
Yes. Work and commitment opens spaces for luck to happen and prepares us to grab it. Thanks for dropping by.
Thanks for the great giveaway and for joining the hop!!!!
Ashley A
ash_app(at)hotmail(dot)com
Thanks for dropping by. Happy St. Patrick’s Day.
I think we can change our luck sometimes by the choices we make. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Judy P
strawberryrose@earthlink.net
I so agree. Thanks for stopping by Judy and have a great St. Patrick’s Day.
I can’t say that I particularly believe in luck…. but I’m also not adverse to the possibility.
Jen
admin.bookblog AT gmail.com
It would be nice, wouldn’t it? I just don’t want to bet on it. Thanks for dropping by.
Sometimes you have to help luck out a bit by being ready for it to happen!
I have not yet been lucky in love, ie finding my soulmate, but hope springs eternal!
grapeapril75(AT)gmail(DOT)com
Me too, I still believe I will find the love of my life, but I wish he’d hurry up and get here. I’m not getting any younger.
But I do so agree, luck takes a little bit of help. Enjoy the blog hop.
taking whatever opportunity comes your way
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
bn100candg(at)hotmail(dot)com
And to you. Nice to see you on my blog. Hope you had a great St. Paddy’s Day and are enjoying the hop.
I don’t know if you can really make luck, you can just work hard.
Happy St Patty’s Day!
Froggy
froggarita@gmail.com
Working hard is the one thing we have some influence over. Thanks for dropping by and hope you enjoyed the hop.
I agree, you make your own luck by participating.
sugerlady@aol.com
Participation is so important. Love all your ids–smilesomebodyloves you and sugarlady. Positive, upbeat, terrific. Thanks for dropping by.
You can make your own luck by working hard and trying new things. Thanks for participating in the hop.
bhometchko(at)hotmail(dot)com
Trying new things. Wish I had put that in my post. So true and so important. Thanks for visiting on the hop.
I agree that you make your own luck! Thanks so much!
-Amber
goodblinknpark(AT)yahoo(DOT)com
Thank you Amber for participating. Hope it makes luck for you.
I believe in luck but I don’t think I have any.
Thanks for the chance to win. Happy Saint Patty’s Day!
Morganlafey86(at)aol(dot)com
I don’t have any either, I think that’s why I don’t tend to believe in it. Funny how we respond differently to the same cues. Hope you have some luck and thanks for dropping by.
Thanks for the great giveaway and chance to win
june111(at)att(dot)net
Thanks for dropping by. Hope you are enjoying the hop.
What a great giveaway hop! I have yet to be lucky in love but I’m working on it. My favorite love book is “Outlander” by Diana Gabaldon. Jamie Fraser is amazing and beautiful. I enjoy St. Patty’s Day and this year I’m spending it with my best friend. We’re going to two Irish Pubs and also some dance clubs. I am also wearing green and am not a fan of getting pinched. I’m not Irish either, but many people think I am because my hair is red, my eyes green and my name is Meghan, but I’m not at all. I won’t be telling anybody that, however… let them believe I’m Irish.
Thanks for the giveaway!
mestith at gmail dot com
I haven’t been lucky in love yet either but I remain hopeful and think it comes to us all when we are really ready for it. Thanks for dropping by. Hope you enjoyed the hop.