The Hand You're Dealt

When love is the biggest gamble of all…

Marnie Brown is visiting Las Vegas, but she isn't feeling lucky, especially in love. Between having been burned by a scam-artist ex and caring for her difficult, cancer-stricken mother, she can't even consider the possibility of a relationship, even if she were to somehow meet the man of her dreams.

Instead she meets professional poker player Pete Copeland, who's not looking for romance any more than she is. He's much better with cards than with women—and even if he did find a woman he could talk to, she'd probably be scared off by the emotional scars his past left.

Only he doesn't scare Marnie. In fact, she feels more comfortable with him than with anyone she's met in a long time. Still, this can only be a fling. There's no way a connection formed under the glitzy lights of the Strip can survive when exposed to the day-to-day demands of real life. Right?

But Marnie is about to discover that Pete is willing to play for very high stakes…