L'amour gagne toujours

Résumé

Forcée de trouver en peu de temps une importante somme d’argent, Tori renonce à ses principes et se rend au casino tenter sa chance. Surprise à tricher par Matt Devon, le directeur du casino, elle redoute le pire pour elle et son petit garçon.

Matt s’en veut de s’être déjà laissé attendrir par Tori : il ne voit en elle qu’une habile manipulatrice. Mais, menacée et plus démunie que jamais, Tori va accepter l’aide de Matt. Si seulement elle pouvait le faire changer d’avis à son sujet, car elle ne veut ni sa haine ni sa pitié, juste son amour...

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Description en VO :

The stakes were highest in games of the heart.

Tori Cockran had watched gambling consume her father and destroy her marriage –-- and now it was her only hope for survival.

Her ex-husband had stuck her with a debt to a vicious loan shark –-- a debt a waitress’s wages couldn'’t possibly pay. With her son’s safety as well as her own at stake, Tori set out to win at poker.

But her skill got her into trouble with the dynamic Vegas casino manager, Matt Devons. He was convinced Tori was a liar and a cheat. She longed for him to realize he was wrong, to realize they could win at love….