Lady Luck's Map of Vegas

A Novel

By: Barbara O'Neal

Narrated by: Teri Schnaubelt, Coleen Marlo

A road trip yields surprises and secrets in a poignant and exhilarating novel about mothers, daughters, and sisters by the USA Today bestselling author of When We Believed in Mermaids.

India Redding is juggling a web design career, a long-distance romance, and an exasperating promise she made to her late father: keep an eye on her vivacious mother, Eldora. A former Las Vegas showgirl, the flamboyant sixtysomething bombshell never lacks for curveballs. Her latest idea is that she and India hightail it out of Colorado Springs and hit the road for Sin City in her turquoise ’57 Thunderbird.

Eldora can revisit the neon strips of her youth, and together they can track down India’s twin sister, Gypsy, a haunted vagabond artist prone to disappearing. As mother and daughter sail down Route 66—the Mother Road of souvenir shops, outlying motels, and roadside diners—a flood of memories returns for Eldora. So do the secrets of her past that she could never bring herself to share, until now.

But India has her own secrets, too. Maybe she and her mother are getting to know each other, truly, for the first time. Whatever bumps lie ahead, it’s going to be a life-changing ride to remember.

Revised edition: This edition of Lady Luck’s Map of Vegas includes editorial revisions.

©2005, 2014, 2024 by Barbara Samuel. (P)2021 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

“Lady Luck's Map of Vegas is my favorite kind of novel—a fun, fabulous, fast-paced story that takes me right to the heart of what it means to be a family. A magical road trip...a pair of unforgettable women on a quest to understand their own lives...and a drop-dead gorgeous man looking for love. What more could a reader want? This is a complex, beautiful, and moving story that will resonate with you until long after you’ve finished the final pages.” (Kristin Hannah)

Real life is worth living ...

A glimpse into someone else's life who also tried to limit her life in order to hopefully(wishfully) avoid making a mistake(s) ...

A window into another world

I am always amazed how this author creates such rich diverse humans having such different life experiences. How does she know so many details about some many different lifestyles and cultures??????

Loved the listen

I really liked the story, the narration was great. I would recommend this book greatly.

Good listen.

This book lost a star because the storylines went on way too long with a minuscule wrap up, in my opinion too many unsettling questions, I hate when books leave you with questions.

Indelible

This unforgettable book covers the human condition and life, inevitable obstacles, love. betrayal, secrets and its full glory. You'll be amazed, entertained, laugh and cry while learning all about Route 66 and all of the landmark places along the way to Vegas with its joys, tragedies, broken dreams and perfect endings. Loved it and highly recommend it❤