#Your lucky stars series#

The Summer of ’63 also saw the launch of Lucky Stars Summer Spin, hosted by Pete Murray from the Teddington studios. Solo artists suffered too, although American acts that came over on brief publicity tours were always accommodated. Like a breath of fresh air, the old 1950s acts were dropped from the schedule in favour of British Beat groups. On 19 January 1963, the Beatles appeared, miming to Please Please Me. The comedy records featured and the older variety acts meant that Mom and Dad could watch as well.ĭance crazes such as the Twist and the Madison were demonstrated by dancers, led by Lionel Blair. The show was a hit and returned in September 1961, this time fully networked. It allowed American artists to be featured if they were not touring the UK or British bands who could not get to Birmingham.Īudiences immediately related to Janice and this proved very useful in publicising the show, particularly in the newspapers. Spin A Disc, starring Black Country lass Janice Nicholls, was launched as a one off special on 17 June 1961.ĭevised by Alan Freeman, a Pye A&R man (and not the famous Alan “Fluff” Freeman of Pick of the Pops fame), it was a straight rip off of the BBC’s Juke Box Jury. The show was praised in the music press for letting established talent introduce new guests, who were tipped for the top. We simply could not assemble all those people here in Birmingham at six o’clock on a Saturday night.” “In Aston we record the pop singers in Thank Your Lucky Stars on a Sunday because it is the one day we can get them all together. Howard Thomas, the managing director of ABC. All opinions are my own.The reason filming took place in Aston was due to a stipulation in ABC’s licence to broadcast. *Thank you Netgalley for the advanced reader copy. A great second chance, friends to lovers romance I highly recommend.

That being said, the writing was wonderful, the story flowed and I really enjoyed it. As adults, just be real with one another.

I can forgive them for NOT doing that as teens but come on. Seriously, all their angst from the past and present could have easily been avoided if they were just open and honest with one another. Of course this book falls into that camp where you just want to shake the characters and say “just talk to one another!!!” I loved every minute of their reconnection. Seriously, once Margot and Olivia succumbed to their attraction it was so on and Bellefleur did not hold back. I just didn’t expect this to be so incredibly HOT! I really liked non-nonsense Margot in Written in the Stars so I was excited to see her get her happily-ever-after. Not only is it a blast from the heartbreaking past but she’s now also offering up her apartment as an option for her former best friend who’s now homeless. She hasn’t seen Olivia for eleven years since their childhood friendship imploded after a very hot and heavy spring break where they crossed the line from friends to lovers. She’s all for putting up a good front for the wedding planning of her best friend’s nuptuals until she comes face to face with the new wedding planner.

Margot is starting to feel like the fifth wheel now that her friends are paired up with their special someones. But will history repeat itself or should she count her lucky stars that she gets a second chance with her first love?īellefleur wrote one of my most favorite lesbian romance books in Written in the Stars, and she delivers another with this one. As they spend time in close quarters, Margot starts to question her no-strings stance.

#Your lucky stars series#

When a series of unfortunate events leaves Olivia without a place to stay, Margot offers up her spare room. Never in a million years did the wedding planner expect her important new client’s Best Woman would be the one that got away. But when she comes face-to-face with Olivia Grant-her childhood friend, her first love, her first… well, everything, she’s not so sure about that stance. Tags: Pansexual, Bisexual, LGBTQ+, Second Chance, Friends to Lovers Category: LGBTQ+ Romance, Contemporary Romance