Chance of a Lifetime Books in Order
Part ofKate Clayborn Books in OrderSee the Chance of a Lifetime series by Kate Clayborn in reading order, with book summaries and guidance on how one lottery win ties all three romances together.
Last updated: January 16, 2026
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Publication Order
3 books
Luck of the Draw
by Kate Clayborn
2018
Lottery winnings let Zoe Ferris walk away from her cutthroat law career, but not from guilt over a wrongful death case. To atone she agrees to pose as grieving Aiden O'Leary's fake fiancee, risking her heart as they rebuild his family's legacy.
Best of Luck
by Kate Clayborn
2018
Winning the lottery finally lets Greer Hawthorne return to school and prove she can stand on her own. When a mistake endangers her graduation, her best friend's globe trotting brother, photojournalist Alex Averin, steps in to help and sparks an unexpected, deeply rooted romance.
Beginner's Luck
by Kate Clayborn
2017
After a shared lottery win, cautious scientist Kit Averin finally buys the old house she has always wanted. When recruiter Ben Tucker arrives to lure her into a new job, their summer negotiations turn into a slow, surprising love story.
Series background & context
Chance of a Lifetime is a contemporary romance series that starts with one impulsive decision: three close friends buy a lottery ticket on a whim and win big. The money solves some problems, creates others, and forces each woman to rethink what security and success really look like.
Across the books, Kit Averin, Zoe Ferris, and Greer Hawthorne share the same windfall and the same tight friendship, but they respond to it in very different ways. Kit is a steady scientist who has always craved stability. Zoe is a sharp former corporate attorney carrying heavy guilt from her work. Greer is the youngest, determined to prove to her big, protective family that she can stand on her own. Their bond runs underneath every romance, anchoring the series in found family as much as in individual love stories.
Beginner's Luck focuses on Kit, whose share of the winnings finally lets her buy a rundown house and build the kind of home she has never had before. Her quiet plans are interrupted when Ben Tucker, a charming corporate recruiter with his own unresolved family history, shows up to lure her into a new job. The book balances their slow burn workplace courtship with Kit's growing confidence, as she learns that taking a risk on love can be as meaningful as signing a contract or closing on a house.
In Luck of the Draw, Zoe decides that walking away from her job is not enough to ease her conscience about a wrongful death case. She tracks down paramedic Aiden O'Leary, whose family was hurt by her firm, intending to apologize. Instead, Aiden asks her to pose as his fake fiancee so he can buy a beloved childhood campground and turn it into a place for healing. Their trips to the camp are full of rough edges, lingering grief, and awkward humor, and the story digs into what it means to forgive yourself while falling for someone you once promised to avoid.
Best of Luck gives the spotlight to Greer, who uses her jackpot share to return to school after years of putting her own plans last. One careless mistake puts her graduation at risk, and the only person who can help is Alex Averin, her best friend's older brother and a globe trotting photojournalist in town for a family wedding. Long nights working on a photography project push them together, and the tension between Alex's restless career and Greer's need to put down roots keeps the stakes high without losing the warmth of the series.
The linked holiday novella Missing Christmas follows longtime business partners Kristen and Jasper when a New England snowstorm strands them just as their friendship is starting to shift into something more. Like the main trilogy, it weaves together work, longing, and the risk of finally saying what you feel.
Taken together, the Chance of a Lifetime books offer an intertwined set of romances about how sudden wealth changes the stories people tell themselves. Readers can expect close female friendship, big conversations about work and family, and a tone that mixes humor, emotion, and everyday detail.
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