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ALL THE LUCK IN THE WORLD WON'T SAVE YOU


A girl with unique power over luck. A desperate man driven by envy. A mind-bending story of betrayal and fate!

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "It’s now 6:36 am and I’m amazed! I loved the story, the characters and most of all the ending. I never saw it coming!"

Ten-year-old Nem has just witnessed her mother's brutal murder and her life appears destined for tragedy. Until, that is, she finds her mother‘s old green journal which holds an incredible secret.

This innocent looking book seems to contain the power over luck. As she uses it, Nem discovers the diary keeps a strange kind of karmic balance, that in gifting someone good fortune she must steal another's first. All it takes is a simple entry. There's dangers though, and not just for others but also for Nem.

Decades later, the literary world hails William Barnes’ debut novel as a masterpiece. For some inexplicable reason though, his best seller success doesn’t survive his next two books. What frustrates and infuriates William even more, is that while he loses everything his undeserving protégé Orelia Mason enjoys a meteoric rise up the charts. And this triumph of hers coincides suspiciously with his fall from grace.

So, William embarks on a plan, several actually, to take back the life he’s certain she has somehow stolen. If people get hurt along the way, well, tough luck for them. What he'll discover though is that battling fate when luck is not on your side can be a dangerous game.

This is A Star is Born meets The Picture of Dorian Gray, and the consequences are not pretty. In fact, they’re darn well ugly.

From Susan May, the international best selling author readers are calling the new Stephen King, comes a dark and twisted tale of jealousy, revenge and an extraordinary, unique power.

You won't know who to hate and who to cheer on, and the ending will surprise, maybe even shock you.

What readers say...


⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "As a fan of Stephen King's, I can honestly say I enjoyed this story as much as any of his."

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "What an insane read! Unputdownable!"

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Wow! I loved listening to this through Audible. So many twists... and the ending... wow!"

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "It's Hitchcock meets the Twilight Zone."

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I thought I had it all worked out... about five times... turns out I didn't. An incredible read."

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Best suspense novel I've read in a year."
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    March 10, 2018
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    1980522065
  6. ISBN-13
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (March 10, 2018)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 466 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1980522065
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1980522065
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.49 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.17 x 9 inches
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Susan May's writing style and story concepts have been likened by her army of fans to Stephen King and early Dean Koontz. She's sold more than 250,000 books.

She was four when the idea of writing stories settled upon her. Yes, she was an odd kid jotting down tales in her lunch breaks instead of playing ball. In her twenties, though, life-gets-in-the-way-osis side-tracked her from her first love. Cured in 2010, she spends her days now creating page-turning stories in the genres she loves to read: horror, science fiction, thriller and suspense, including the occasional psychopath. Well, a lot of psychopaths, actually.

She's also a short story fan and has written dozens of stories and novellas, many published award winners in Australia, U.S.A., and UK.

Most days Susan May is your average soccer mom and wife enjoying life in Perth, Western Australia with her husband and two sons, where the neighbors have no idea some may have slipped into the crevices of her dark imagination. As Susan often remarks, "Life is good, unless you're one of my characters. Then you're in trouble. Big, scary trouble."

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Shannon L. Gardner
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a dark and brooding coming of age story, mixed with a touch of evil and mystery.
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2018
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This is a dark and brooding coming of age story, mixed with a touch of evil and mystery. The young “heroine” is a strong, charming and astute young woman. But she hides a blackness on her life and soul, that blackness taints her future. She is smart, and interesting. She shows empathy, sympathy, love and kindness when she wants to. She may not look at herself the way we see her. Her true self is arrogant, spiteful, mean and manipulative. Her past is the reason she is what she is and does what she does. Family secrets come to her when she is too young to understand them and no one is left to explain them to her. She has a fantastic transformation during this story that many readers may not be excepting, because what she changes into is so wrong. This transformation is most definitely not for the better. The male protagonist is a unhappy, unsatisfied, cruel and desperate man. He wasn’t always this way, his luck turned on him. It leaves him vulnerable, sad, and isolated. He is focused on one thing, and one thing only. He had a fantastic writing career. It came with a moderate income, and success. But after his first book made it to the New York Times Bestseller list, his other books bombed. Along the way he tries in vain to get back out there, start writing again, start living again. He is extremely motivated to fix this one item in his life. As these two main characters cross paths, the fireworks start, and what a ride that is. There are some amazing twists and turns. You kinda might know what’s going to happen next, but then the story goes a little off center. The backstory of the characters are superbly written. The whole book flows so easy, that you may read way past your bedtime and not even know it. Pick this book up, you are going to love it. I know I did.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Suspense!
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2020
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Thanks Ms May for this wonderful read! Great storytelling-loved it! Please write a continuation with William and the "other" books left in the bookstore. It would make a great series! This would make a great film as well. Held my attention as the suspense of what would happen next kept me reading. Don't know why there were a few bad reviews. Maybe those reviewers had/bought a green book & just causing sum trouble or trying to balance the good reviews! Lol I'd highly recommend!
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Jenn Williams
3.0 out of 5 stars It was an okay read, interesting idea
Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2019
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I was excited for this book and the beginning was intriguing. I was interested until about chapter 35, though, starting out the book, I found it annoying at first how the chapters were back and forth equally between William and Nem. It was almost like reading two books simultaneously. Once I figured out how the stories intertwined, I thought it was clever and then I got excited again. However, my excitement was misplaced since the book seemed to drag on from that point and I found myself less and less interested and even rather bored. I did want to find out what happened after investing the time, so I finished the book. The ending wasn't anything special either. I'm giving it 3 stars because it was an interesting idea. It just could have been much better.
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Alan Mizell
5.0 out of 5 stars A good read, well worth your time
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2019
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I enjoyed this story quite a lot in and of itself, but also the look into what must run through the mind of any author. The ego, the anxiety, trying to balance art and success.

Interesting characters that grow and change over the years, a creepy and interesting story, and a weird ending to leave you wondering. I've been reading a bit lately about Buddhist concepts of ego, desire, and the inner voice. This novel really dug into the extremes of where our minds can take us.

I found the parts about writing, criticism, and reviews very interesting. Especially enemies leaving bad reviews to sabotage other writers. I see reviews on Amazon where people say they didn't even read the book. And this book has a few one-star reviews that make me wonder. Used the word "serendipity" too much. Really? I missed that. Someone "read every other chapter." Well reader, perhaps you should watch TV, that's not how books are read...

If you are looking for a good story that will leave you satisfied, give this one a read.
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Teresa Ramseur
5.0 out of 5 stars Umm..Where Have I Been?
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2018
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So, I cannot believe that this was the very first novel, I've ever read by Susan May, seriously where have I been? This one gripped me, although it took me a few chapters to really get into it, but once I did I couldn't put it down. Well-written, and kept me on the edge of my seat wondering what was going to happen next. This book also opened my eyes to the darker side of the publishing world, and all I can say is, I'm really glad I'm not an author, I honestly don't think I could stand that kind of pressure. I really enjoyed this, much more than I thought I would. It was a good way to while away the weekend, and plus I finished in about two days, and I can't wait to read more of her books.
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Savsandy
4.0 out of 5 stars Everyone Wants a “Best Seller”
Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2019
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It’s difficult to review a book that I didn’t particularly enjoy but I will give it my best effort. “Best Seller” is a well written novel told from the POV of the two protagonists. William Barnes is a former best-selling author who is now down on his luck, and Nem, aka Orelia Mason, a girl who witnessed her mother’s murder and later becomes an acclaimed romance writer.

Author Susan May is to be commended for her creativity with an original plot sufficiently twisted to even be called macabre. The dual POVs are seemingly unrelated for about half of the book, but the connection eventually emerges, and it all comes together.

My problem with this tale is neither character is very likable so it’s difficult to empathize or connect with either of them. Too much of the protagonists inner musings make up the 450+ pages. It goes on and on and on, often needlessly repeating. I kept checking to see how many pages were still to be read and I couldn’t get there fast enough. That said, I am compelled to give the devil his due and rate “Best Seller” at four stars.
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Walter Scott
5.0 out of 5 stars The poison pen is mightier than the sword
Reviewed in Canada on March 19, 2018
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What a fun and fulfilling read!
Nem is a young woman who can assign bad luck to one person and can balance that by assigning good luck to another. That would include Nem, herself.
William is the author of a best seller, who has mentored Nem in her attempt to become a professional writer, and as his subsequent books and his credibility take a major downturn, while Nem rises to the top of America’s Best Seller lists, he becomes suspicious. From that, we get a fascinating game of cat and mouse, except you will not be able to tell which one – Nem or William – would turn out to be the cat, and which one would be its victim.
The story starts starts with a visceral description of a child’s nightmare experience, and shifts smoothly into a blunt description of devastating domestic violence.
The depiction of writers and the publication process for “Best Seller” books is fascinating, and likely represents some of Susan May’s own experiences from her career as a writer of “Best Sellers”. By times it is a cut-throat contest, and a dangerous game, and war is waged by some of the participants who have made an art of trashing the work of others, using clever statements, innuendo, and “fake news”.
The story of Nem and William finds its conclusion in a graveyard during a brutal assault of wind and rain and lightening and thunder.
You can try and anticipate where the story is going and what should happen next, and the ending is better than you can imagine.
“Best Seller” should become a Best Seller.
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Stephanie J Boyce
5.0 out of 5 stars It’s got the ‘gotta’ !
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 21, 2019
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I saw an ad on Facebook for this book. The first few times I ignored it, but then I thought why not? And I’m so glad I clicked the link. The story follows our two main characters, and there is quite a lot of detail. It took me a while to get into the flow, but it was definitely worth persevering, as once I got to the ‘gotta’ I couldn’t put it down! My colleagues at work kept telling me how tired I looked, mostly because I favoured reading over sleep 😂. For those that don’t know (and I forget who said it) the ‘gotta’ is when you get to that part of a book where you just have to know what happens next, at all costs. For me this book has it in spades!
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wanda
5.0 out of 5 stars "Best Seller" will be a best seller.
Reviewed in Australia on October 11, 2019
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After a slow start, this book quickly became unputdownable. A great read
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CindyMDM
5.0 out of 5 stars A page turner!
Reviewed in Canada on July 14, 2019
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I read all 671 pages over a weekend and loved it! It’s been a while since I’ve read a book that I didn’t want to put down. From beginning to end it kept me interested and wanting to know what comes next. Definitely worth the time. Looking forward to reading another Susan May novel.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Jealousy is a green eyed monster
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 10, 2018
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Nem is a young girl who finds herself orphaned due to witnessing her mum’s brutal murder at the hands of her crazy boyfriend
William Barnes is a New York Times Best Selling author, who, after experiencing the highs of being one of the greatest writers on the planet, finds his critics slating him and his book sales diminishing. His jealousy takes over him, and we experience the lengths he will go to to make things right and get to the bottom of his downfall
Orelia works in a bookstore, and during a talk at her store by William, finds herself his mentee, as he helps her polish her book ready for publishing. She keeps herself to herself, and for good reason. She has a secret that she doesn’t want anyone to find out. But will they?
Susan really knows how to tell a great, gripping, page turning story. You can practically feel the jealousy and hate that eats at William. Reading this, I actually felt the tension, the anger and the outright insidiousness of his jealousy.
The characters all go through a transformation; some you’ll love, then hate, others vice versa, all leading up to a very stormy and climatic ending. There’s almost a cliffhanger at the end (I’m hoping there’s a sequel)
There are also some sneaky cameos from a few other of Susan’s stories (I’ve nicknamed it the start of SMLU: Susan May’s Literary Universe)
This book is exactly what it says on the tin/ front cover.
The end. Goodbye
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