The Civil War is over and the 13th amendment has been
passed. Now Felicity Beaumont is trying to get her father's illegally
indentured workers north to St. Louis.
To do this she has sold off some of her deceased mothers silver and fripperies. She chopped off her hair and dressed to look
like a boy of 15 or 16. She has arranged
with Jake McCade, the owner of the gambling river boat to take them. Unfortunately a storm tears up the boat and Felicity
is knocked out. This is when Jake
finally realizes that the young man is indeed a rather striking young
woman. When Felicity’s father finds his
daughter and his “property” missing he goes looking for them. He catches up to them and has Jake arrested
for theft and kidnapping. He and Felicity
are forced to marry or he will go to jail.
Can a marriage between a southern lady and a man who prefers the sights,
sounds, and smells of a gambling boat work?
It will take Gambling on Love.
This is a smart, sexy historical novel. Well told with a good feel for the
times. The chemistry between Jake and Felicity
is fun romance at its best. I stayed up
late reading this because I just couldn't put it down.
I received an ARC from the publisher in exchange for a fair
and honest review.
This book goes on sale May 20th .
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