From the author of The Coincidence of Coconut Cake comes a novel about a frustrated wife and mother who hatches a scheme to reignite her marriageтАФand risks everything in a gamble she hopes is a sure bet.
When Milwaukee-area wife and mother MJ Boudreaux notices her husband, Chris, seems more interested in the casino than her, sheтАЩs bothered that she isnтАЩt more upset. She picks up poker as a way for them to spend more time togetherтАФand reignite their marital flame.
Although the game doesnтАЩt give her the quality time with Chris that sheтАЩd hoped, MJ finds she has a knack for it. Increasingly unhappy at home, she turns to the felt top of the poker table for comfort. Intoxicated with newfound freedom, MJ begins spending more time at the gambling tables and less with her family, finally carving out for herself a place outside her role of wife and mother.
After a string of great wins, MJ finds herself in Vegas, attracting the attention of a certain magnetic poker star. But when sheтАЩs forced to choose between her family and her exciting new lifestyle, the stakes may be higher than she thought, and sheтАЩll have to play her hand carefully ... or risk losing it all.
Amy E. Reichert, author of The Coincidence of Coconut Cake, loves to write stories that end well with characters youтАЩd invite to dinner. A wife, mom, amateur chef, fix-it mistress, and cider enthusiast, she earned her MA in English literature and serves on her local libraryтАЩs board of directors.
Susan Ericksen is a three-time Audie Award-winning narrator who has recorded over 500 books. The winner of multiple awards, including twenty-plus AudioFile Earphones Awards for both fiction and nonfiction, Susan is a classically trained actress who excels at multiple narrative styles and accents.