A Gambler's Hear

A Gambler's Heart (Love's A Gamble Book 1)

by Kay P. Dawson

My Review

There is nothing worse than having high hopes and wonderful dreams about your future but to be a mail order bride moving far from home only to find the person you have been writing to is not the person he promised is horrible. Than to find out the man you are to marry owes money to another man from a card game and you are the prize would just about do you in. That is what happens to Fiona. As the author builds the plot your heart really goes out to Fiona she has gotten a raw end of the deal from the day her father remarried to traveling over the pond to start a new life to be given to another man for whatever he wants for a few weeks.

What I really loved about this story was Fiona is not just your every day wealth Brit but one who doesn’t mind getting her fingers dirty. She has the heart of an angel along with the beauty.  She has so much going for her but has been cut down year after year by her stepmother. Yes it is hurtful but she makes the best of it. I love how she handles herself even in trying times. It really was a pleasure watching her bloom and outshine her family back home.  I enjoyed the baiting between her and Brook, he really needs to learn she isn’t what he thinks and let her give a helping hand.

I have to say my heart really went out to Brook who is haunted by his father’s death and almost losing it all. He has worked hard to keep the land, his sister and his father’s dream alive if only he could get over his sense of revenge.  He works his self to the bone on the farm day in and day out, then goes into town gambling but only with those who have money to give. He takes it gladly getting back to those he feels are just like the man who took it all from his father. You can really feel his pain and trying to make his daddy proud. He has some big lessons to learn but will he learn them before he losses it all?

The author gives you a wonderful clean handsome plot with wonderful characters you can relate to. They are everyday people with everyday problems going through trying times just trying to get by making the best with the cards they have been dealt. Revenge isn’t always what it is cracked up to be. Brook has a big lesson to learn it is any ones guess if he will make it out alive. When cheaters cheat they will do anything to make sure they win even kill you. I adored Brooks sister I have a feeling her story might be next. I can’t think of another who deserves happiness more than her. She has had a very painful life it is time she gets a HAE. I am so looking forward to reading her story. All the supporting characters add so much to this story as the plot takes off they stand behind their friends. This really was a very emotional read learning what is truly important. I loved watching these characters grow and learn. This was a read I could not put down given me smile after smile along with a few sad times. The author does throw in a few surprising twist that will leave you with your mouth open. I feel everyone will find something here they will love. I do hope you give this story a read.

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Summary

**A Sweet, Mail Order Bride Western Romance**

Is Love Worth the Gamble?

Fiona is tired of the London society, where status and looks are the most important traits a man is looking for in a woman. Wanting a chance at a new life, away from the pitying stares and loneliness of her life in England, she answers an ad as a mail order bride in America.

Brooks is a gambling man, who wants revenge against his father's killer. His plans are complicated when Fiona lands in his lap after a winning hand.

He doesn’t have time to be looking after a woman, especially one who should have known better than to come to a strange country on her own. But, somehow, she has become his problem.

Will the final wager cost him his heart?