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Author: Susan Andersen

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Publisher: Mira
Book Type: Paperback
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ISBN-13: 9780778322009 - ISBN-10: 0778322009
Publication Date: 7/1/2005
Pages: 384


Other Versions of this Book: Paperback

Book Description:
There's more than one way to lose your shirt . . .

In a rare moment, professional poker player Jax Gallagher committed a rookie's mistake. He threw an IOU for a valuable baseball that wasn't his to wager into the pot -- and lost. Now the man who won the collectible is demanding his prize . . . or else. The problem is, the ball is in the possession of his estranged father's widow -- a flamboyant Las Vegas showgirl. Jax intends to get it back, by any means available.

Only, Treena McCall is anything but the ruthless gold digger Jax expects. She's built a life for herself filled with good friends and hard work. And if she sometimes wonders what it would be like to share her dreams with someone, she can live with the suspense. She's got enough on her plate tyring to hang on to her job as a dancer without being wined, dined, and seduced by sexy Jax Gallagher.

In Vegas there's more than one way to lose your shirt, and both Jax and Treena know better than to bet on love. Yet sometimes rolling the dice in a high-stakes game can lead to a prize beyond compare -- if you have the courage to gamble your heart.

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Top Member Book Reviews

Judith T. (BamaGal50) wrote on 4/13/2007...

5 member(s) found this review helpful.

A TIGHT STORY- NOT WORDY- A GOOD LINE AND I LIKED THE PEOPLE IN IT. YOU REALLY FELT THE ELECTRICITY!!!

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Jeanna A. (jeanna) wrote on 8/15/2008...

4 member(s) found this review helpful.

Jax and Treena's story. Prequel to JUST FOR KICKS. Jax has to find his father's collectible baseball, which his father's widow has in her possession. He devises a plan to seduce the gold-digging floozy who ran through his father's fortune, and relieve her of the baseball which should have been his. Unfortunately, Treena is nothing like he supposes, and Jax gradually discovers that he has lied to the one woman he can love.

I enjoyed this book, but it was tense, rather than light hearted, because the hero has childhood problems to work through. I liked the sequel much better.

Michelle H. (MightyChelle) wrote on 6/19/2007...

4 member(s) found this review helpful.

A great summer time read! Fun and oh, so sexy. I had a fun time reading this in Vegas on my honeymoon by the pool. It set the mood for the whole trip.

Rachelle A. (schoolteacher48) wrote on 3/15/2007...

3 member(s) found this review helpful.

This book was a lot of fun and informative in that I learned how the big poker tournaments were run.
Anything by Susan Andersen is fun!

Jennifer M. wrote on 5/7/2006...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

This is a really good book. Susan is a really good author. Her books are fast paced and easy reading

Anna W. (AnnaB) wrote on 3/14/2008...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Very good book. Looking forward to reading the sequel.

Teresa H. (WarEagle78) wrote on 8/21/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Light and steamy love story between a professional poker player and a showgirl. To rachet up the interest, the gambler is, unbeknownst to the dancer, her stepson. And he wants to retrieve a baseball that he felt should rightfully have belonged to him... and that he has already gambled away.

This was one of those books that made me want to scream at the main characters to tell the truth already!

I did like the characters Andersen created, including the older Mack and Ellen.

Dawn T. (dterlec) - WI wrote on 4/7/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Wonderful book, look forward to the next one.

Sandy W. (swilhelm) wrote on 3/4/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Jax Gallagher is a professional poker player that needs something from Vegas dancer Treena McCall. This is another great hot and steamy romance from author Susan Andersen.

L. H. (RyceQueen13) wrote on 1/28/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Professional gambler Jax Gallagher is sure that Las Vegas showgirl Treena McCall married his father for his money. Now he is going to have to get to know his young, widowed stepmother so he can retrieve a priceless baseball he recklessly bet in a high-stakes game with an Elvis-impersonating mobster. Treena McCall went through her husband's fortune to get him the best medical help when he was dying of cancer, only holding on to the baseball he said he wanted his son to have. Now she has no idea that Jax is that son. Soon, she is falling for Jax, and in spite of himself, he is falling for her. Sex, lies, a bad guy in white polyester, and a prized baseball add up nicely, while a delightful secondary romance featuring a buttoned-up, retired librarian who becomes a hot mama adds humor. Written with Andersen's signature sass and sizzle, this book will appeal to fans of Sandra Hill and Rachel Gibson.


Please Rate these Book Reviews

Heidi M. (huskertwins99) wrote on 8/23/2008...


Good beach read..enjoyed this one..

Cherri B. (cherri) wrote on 11/29/2007...


What a delightful read....fun characters, Las Vegas showgirls, quirky but believable plot, and lots of dialogue to keep you chuckling and occasionally outright laughing! This is the first of two about glamourous gal friends, Treena and Carly. I am so glad I have both of them to read in a row. The second book is 'Just For Kicks'.

Janis K. (desparks55) wrote on 4/2/2007...


like her writings looking for others

Valerie F. (canoegirl) wrote on 1/23/2007...


Las Vegas showgirl, Treena, and professional poker player, Jax find themselves in a real life game of chance and love. A good fun read.

Barbara F. wrote on 11/18/2006...


Excellent book! I just love this series, read the second one and had to go back and get this one!

Linda K. (readingyoga-fan) wrote on 10/30/2006...


From the back of the book:

In a rare moment, professional poker player Jax Gallagher committed a rookie's mistake. He threw an IOU for a valuable baseball that wasn't his to wager into the pot...and lost. Now the man who won the collectible is demanding his prize..or else. The problem is, the ball is in the possession of his estranged father's widow..a flamboyant Las Vegas showgirl. Jax intends to get it back, by any means available.

Only, Treena McCall is anything but the ruthless gold digger Jax expects. She's built a life for herself filled with good friends and hard work. And if she sometimes wonders what it would be like to share her dreams with someone, she can live with the suspense. She's got enough on her plate trying to hang on to her job as a dancer without being wined, dined and seduced by sexy Jax Gallagher.

In Vegas there's more than one way to lose your shirt, and both Jax and Treena know better than to bet on love. Yet sometimes rolling the dice in a high-stakes game can lead to a prize beyond compare, if you have the courage to gamble your heart.

Janice H. (alaskalady) wrote on 10/8/2006...


In a rare moment professional poker player Jax
Gallagher committed a rookie's mistake. He threw an IOU in the pot for a valuable baseball that wasn't his to wager. The problem is the ball is in the possession of his estranged father's widow -- a flamboyant Las Vegas showgirl.

Michelle H. (Krymsyn) wrote on 9/10/2006...


Funny!!!

Dween M. (scootter) wrote on 7/15/2006...


Really enjoyable story, told from the man's point of view. I enjoyed it so, much that i read it twice.

Dawn D. wrote on 6/21/2006...


Great read. Can't wait for the next book due out in August


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