Performed by Alyson Silverman
Harlequin Enterprises, Ltd./HQN/Audible
Contemporary Romance
Unabridged Audio Book
Rating: 3
Alyssa Chandler loves the thrill she gets from gambling in Vegas. By day a mild mannered math whiz and statistician, her life is numbers. By night, she transforms into a seductive beauty who rolls with the big dogs at the high stakes tables, and wins more than she loses. It's not cheating... exactly.
Jordan Kyle is a career gambler. He makes more than enough money to support himself in the lifestyle to which he has grown accustomed, by using his head for numbers to play his way through the card tables. When he sees Alyssa one night, he immediately knows she is like him. Determined to find out her secret to success, Jordan seduces his way into her bed... and her heart.
In the light of day, Alyssa must return to her other life. How long can she keep up her double life? Especially when she begins to long to be The Gambler's Woman?
The Gambler’s Woman is an older novel by Krentz, recently repackaged. While that is apparent in how the book is written, this story stands the test of time. I did think some of the plot twists thrown in towards the end of the book were from out of left field and a little excessive. The events that led up to the conclusion were very subtle, giving the impression from early on that they didn’t have much bearing on the story.
The idea of mixing things up with math geniuses and card sharps was quite appealing. We get the best of both worlds in Alyssa and Jordan. These two opposites are extremely intelligent and put those brains to work in more ways than one. The sparks that fly between these lovers are bright and sassy, and make circumstances a little complex as they try so hard to keep their secrets from one another. You just know that when they finally admit their love for each other and reveal all those deep dark details of their life, that they have enough passion and affection for the long haul.
© Kelley A. Hartsell, February 2008. All rights reserved.
