Book excerpt: The cards are dealt. Now let the game of passion begin... Architect Hunter Russell's grandmother just won a Reno casino in a high-stakes poker game! And she wants Hunter to help renovate it. It's a crazy idea, and he is just about to tell her so--until he meets the stunning young woman who is his grandmother's new business partner. Suddenly Hunter is tempted to say yes. Lydia Montgomery has lived the life of a trophy wife. Now she's a trophy widow, with a young daughter to support, longing for independence and purpose. The last thing she needs is another strong-willed man in her life. But Hunter's surprisingly sensual touch, an intoxicating mix of desire and tenderness, is making her reconsider. Can a man who has always been alone, and a woman who has never stood on her own, take the biggest gamble of all...together?