Let's cut right to the chase - I really liked this book!

It was the story of two different woman who win the big lottery. I loved that you got some backstory and got to know them before they won. I loved that you heard about each journey and each woman had a different voice. I loved that this was something different to read. I love the pure escapism of it.

Let's ne honest - most of us have thought about what it would be like to win the lottery. I loved that this gave a realistic story and not someone who goes out and buys houses and yachts, and lives like the rich and finds out they are being used, blah blah blah. This is a story of real people.

I want to thank the author, the publisher and #netgalley for the ARC which did not impact my review.

This is the 4th book I've read of Louise Guy and have enjoyed each one
OK they're all a little far fetched, but it's a food story to get wrapped up in. I loved how each character was portrayed in this one. The main characters Frankie and Shauna came from different classes and how they used their winnings. I did shed a tear too towards the end.

A Winning Betrayal is about the trials, tribulations and goodness that can come from winning the Lotto. Shauna and Frankie couldn’t be more opposite until splitting the lotto brings them together. This story is about their growing friendship and support of each other. It is about family, forgiveness and fortunes. What would you do if you were suddenly a lotto winner? This pleasant read may give you some ideas.

Thanks NetGalley, Amazon Publishing UK and Louise Guy for an ARC to review.
First time to read to Louise, definetly not the last. Such and interesting, lovely uplifting story. I didn't want it to end, I wanted to live more with Frankie and Shauna and their families.
What would you do if you won 10 million dollars? would it bring you happiness and bliss or would it be a dooming disaster that would destroy your life?
This charming book investigates the possibilities and outcomes that would happen in such a situation.
I loved it and highly recommend it.

Three and a half stars.

Two very different women share the lotto jackpot AUD 10 million each.

Frankie and her husband Tom are hard-working and decent, but broke. They can't afford to pay their utility bill and they buy clothes for their two daughters at charity shops. But Frankie sees the win as more of a curse than a blessing and doesn't want to keep the money.

Shauna is a single career woman, she has no trouble accepting her win but will it bring her closer to her mother who can be difficult? Then when a magazine article makes it clear she has won the lotto people from her past start re-appearing, can she trust them or are they only after her money?

The two women meet at the lottery headquarters and bond at the weekly meetings for previous winners where people who have had similar luck share their good (and bad) experiences.

I enjoyed this but it was a bit predictable, also several of the characters are either too good or too bad to feel real, more like caricatures with no light and shade to make them interesting.

I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.

Thank you NetGalley and Amazon Publishing UK for the eARC.
Frankie and Shauna both win the lottery and end up meeting at a support group of Lotto winners. Frankie is terrified and Shauna happy, but both of them can benefit from learning from other winners the possible pitfalls of suddenly coming into millions. And there are many! Family, friends and people coming out of the woodwork with their hands out is only the beginning of the learning curve...
I felt trepidation during parts of the book - I didn't think I would be able to handle that situation; I think I would be happier with a few hundred thousand rather than millions. The stress of it would make me as terrified as Frankie was. I liked both women and their friendship and was very happy with the ending. Definitely recommended!