Fortune's Kiss

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14+
Release Date
November 12, 2024
ISBN
978-1454950219
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Are you willing to risk everything for a chance to be kissed by fortune?
Drink and let your soul be measured.

Welcome to Fortune’s Kiss, where you can attain your wildest dreams, but the price of admission . . . may be your life.

For the first time in a decade, the legendary gambling den, Fortune’s Kiss, has returned to Ciudad Milagro. The game is Lotería.

As starry-eyed children, best friends Mayté and Lorena made a pact to enter the den together, but much has changed: strong, proud Mayté, sole daughter of the disgraced Robles family, dreams of becoming a famous painter, while beautiful Lo suffers at the hands of her powerful—and abusive—father.

With its return, the pair enter the mystical den. Once inside, they realize that beneath the enchanting glamour, the salon hides treacherous secrets—like the old, predatory magic beating in its heart. And it is ravenous.

Round after round, the girls scheme, lie, flirt, do what’s necessary to win. But when bodies begin piling up, all bets—and friendships—are off as each girl learns exactly how far she’s willing to go to ensure she leaves the table on top.

See, this Lotería is no children’s diversion. It is a deadly game of chance that may just eat them alive.

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Fortune's Kiss
(Updated: June 07, 2026)
Overall rating
 
4.3
Plot
 
5.0
Characters
 
4.0
Writing Style
 
4.0
Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)
 
N/A
The infamous gambling den Fortune's Kiss returns to Ciudad Milagro and its game is Loteria. Best friends Mayte and Lorena dream of a better life. Mayte's father lost their fortune. Lorena's mother disappeared with rumors she played Fortune's Kiss and left Lo and her sisters to their abusive, controlling father. Together the friends scheme to play. But the game has deadly consequences for all.


What worked: Something Wicked This Way Comes meets Carnival with a diverse twist. This fantasy had me on the edge of my seat.

Great pacing throughout. Mayte resents her father gambling away their fortune and how she is no longer accepted as part of the elite families in town. Her friendship with Lo hasn't changed, though others in her former group now ignore her. I liked how Mayte shows loyalty to Lo even when the game becomes challenging.

Lo is that rich girl who seems to have it all but hides a painful truth. She resents being put on display by her controlling father's attempts to get rid of her to someone just like him. Lo is smarter than others give her credit for. That helps her plan how to win the game and get out of Milagro. In the meantime, she searches for her mother whom she strongly feels isn't dead.

There's twists and turns throughout. Not all is what it seems in Fortune's Kiss. The participants have to give up their dreams to compete. The consequences of losing are deadly.

Everyone, including the participants, plays against each other. There's betrayals, secrets, and twisted cards in the game Loteria. All the while the house holds the truth to win.

Exciting fantasy that plays off Loteria with deadly results for all willing to play the game.
Good Points
1. Something Wicked This Way Comes meets Carnvial with a diverse twist
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