Author: Jessica Hall

Publisher: Jessica Hall

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Total Pages: 366

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Returning home, Fallon discovers her father unconscious and their house overrun by men she doesn't know. The stakes are high, and the odds are stacked against her: her younger sister is on the brink of death, needing expensive medical treatment they can't afford. Driven by desperation, their father attempted the unthinkable—robbing the casino where Fallon works, only to fail disastrously. Leone Pressutti instills fear in anyone who crosses him. For five years working for him, she has never been on his radar until now. Fallon's boss is a notorious man in the underworld with a chilling proposition. He offers Fallon a dangerous chance to save her family: compete in and win a high-stakes poker championship, and he will cover her sister's medical expenses. Her freedom and her sister's life hang in the balance. But there's a catch—if Fallon loses, her father pays with his life, and she becomes Leone's. Fallon believes it's an easy win; she is no amateur, and she has one skill she thinks Leone doesn't know about, and that's counting cards. Fallon steps into the dangerous world of underground poker, where each hand brings her closer to salvation or ruin. As she nears the last table, Fallon finds herself drawn into a game far more complex and perilous than she ever imagined. The final hurdle? A showdown against Leone himself, where she learns the bitter truth: in this game of power and seduction, the house always wins.