Raising the Stakes: Cheating the King of Cheats

From the back cover

Everyone in the city knows Michael Shaw despises Nancy Jackson and delights in humiliating her in public. Bound by a marriage agreement between their families, he forces her to gamble with him, wagering her own body against his demands, certain she cannot even tell the suits apart. What he does not know is that five years ago, on a stormy night, Nancy was the one who taught his hands to cheat for the first time.

At the poker table, Nancy raises the stakes far beyond money: Jackson Group's 3% in the Moria port project against Shaw Corp's 5%, and the position of the Shaws' daughter-in-law against Willow Baker publicly admitting she is Peter Baker's illegitimate child, not an adopted heiress. Willow, Michael's true love, accepts the bet in fury.

As the cards fall, Willow takes the lead with a pair of jacks and Michael shows the makings of a straight flush, while Nancy's hand looks like a mess. The game has reversed itself in an instant.