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Hall Sisters #2
Jack of Hearts
Red was her color.
Hearts was his suit.
Their wedding was in the cards!
Flamboyant Laurel Hall was a failure as an actress. But when she returned to Dallas, she found herself with the toughest role of her life - playing high-stakes poker against the man who'd ruined her father. It was all part of her family's scheme for revenge...
But even an award-winning performance wouldn't bring victory. Laurel needed lots of coaching, and that was where poker expert Jack Hartman came in. However, Laurel quickly realized that she wanted more from Jack than poker tips. And she couldn't help wondering whether being 'lucky in cards,' really did mean she'd be 'unlucky in love.'
Hearts was his suit.
Their wedding was in the cards!
Flamboyant Laurel Hall was a failure as an actress. But when she returned to Dallas, she found herself with the toughest role of her life - playing high-stakes poker against the man who'd ruined her father. It was all part of her family's scheme for revenge...
But even an award-winning performance wouldn't bring victory. Laurel needed lots of coaching, and that was where poker expert Jack Hartman came in. However, Laurel quickly realized that she wanted more from Jack than poker tips. And she couldn't help wondering whether being 'lucky in cards,' really did mean she'd be 'unlucky in love.'
Mass Market Paperback
First published August 1, 1992
About the author
Heather Allison
37 books8 followersHeather W. MacAllister lives in Texas and is married to her high-school sweetheart. Following the instructions in How to Get a Teen-Age Boy, and What to Do with Him When You Get Him by Ellen Peck, one of her all-time favorite books, she expressed an interest in his hobby — ham radio. He challenged her — learn Morse code and get her license, and he’d take her to the senior prom. She did, and currently sports her call sign, WB5RMA, on her car license plate.
Heather became addicted to romance novels in college, yet still managed to graduate and become a music teacher. And then her sons were born. Within seven months, nine baby-sitters quit, so she took pity on the childcare industry, quit teaching, and began avoiding housework by writing during her sons’ nap time.
Before she was published, Heather won the Romance Writer's of America Golden Heart Award. She published as Heather Allison and as Heather MacAllister. Her published novels have been nominated for the RWA RITA award three times, and eHarlequin.com readers voted LONE STAR SANTA favorite Laugh-Out-Loud book of 2006. In addition to awards for best Harlequin Romance and best Harlequin Temptation, Romantic Times Book Reviews has twice nominated Heather for a Career Achievement Award in Series Love and Laughter. She has published over 40 books with Harlequin. Her award-winning romantic comedies have been translated into 25 languages and published in dozens of countries.
When she's not writing, Heather spends her time collecting vintage jewelry, watching fireworks displays, and killing plants.
Heather became addicted to romance novels in college, yet still managed to graduate and become a music teacher. And then her sons were born. Within seven months, nine baby-sitters quit, so she took pity on the childcare industry, quit teaching, and began avoiding housework by writing during her sons’ nap time.
Before she was published, Heather won the Romance Writer's of America Golden Heart Award. She published as Heather Allison and as Heather MacAllister. Her published novels have been nominated for the RWA RITA award three times, and eHarlequin.com readers voted LONE STAR SANTA favorite Laugh-Out-Loud book of 2006. In addition to awards for best Harlequin Romance and best Harlequin Temptation, Romantic Times Book Reviews has twice nominated Heather for a Career Achievement Award in Series Love and Laughter. She has published over 40 books with Harlequin. Her award-winning romantic comedies have been translated into 25 languages and published in dozens of countries.
When she's not writing, Heather spends her time collecting vintage jewelry, watching fireworks displays, and killing plants.
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November 6, 2014
Laurel Hall returns home for Christmas from LA with just the clothes on her
back. Her failed attempt at an acting career is nothing compared to what her sisters are asking her to do. They want her to beat the man who destroyed their family years before in a game of poker. Laurel's brother-in-law brings in a poker-playing friend from his college days who has been big on wall street to teach her how to play poker. But they find themselves interested in each other as they traverse the game of poker.
Pros: MacAllister does a good job of taking the reader into the mechanism behind decision making in the game of poker. Overall, the work is well written. The characters were interesting but...
Cons: I didn't feel Jack and Laurel were as well developed as they could have been. Therefore, I didn't feel the instant love. I also didn't think the epilogue added anything to the story.
Would I recommend? Yes, for a light read.
I received an ARC from Netgalley for an honest review.
back. Her failed attempt at an acting career is nothing compared to what her sisters are asking her to do. They want her to beat the man who destroyed their family years before in a game of poker. Laurel's brother-in-law brings in a poker-playing friend from his college days who has been big on wall street to teach her how to play poker. But they find themselves interested in each other as they traverse the game of poker.
Pros: MacAllister does a good job of taking the reader into the mechanism behind decision making in the game of poker. Overall, the work is well written. The characters were interesting but...
Cons: I didn't feel Jack and Laurel were as well developed as they could have been. Therefore, I didn't feel the instant love. I also didn't think the epilogue added anything to the story.
Would I recommend? Yes, for a light read.
I received an ARC from Netgalley for an honest review.
March 12, 2009
From the book blurb:
Red was her color. Hearts was his suit. Their wedding was in the cards!
Flamboyant Laurel Hall was a failure as an actress. But when she returned to Dallas, she found herself with the toughest role of her life - playing high-stakes poker against the man who'd ruined her father. It was all part of her family's scheme for revenge...
But even an award-winning performance wouldn't bring victory. Laurel needed lots of coaching, and that was where poker expert Jack Hartman came in. However, Laurel quickly realized that she wanted more from Jack than poker tips. And she couldn't help wondering whether being 'lucky in cards,' really did mean she'd be 'unlucky in love.'
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Red was her color. Hearts was his suit. Their wedding was in the cards!
Flamboyant Laurel Hall was a failure as an actress. But when she returned to Dallas, she found herself with the toughest role of her life - playing high-stakes poker against the man who'd ruined her father. It was all part of her family's scheme for revenge...
But even an award-winning performance wouldn't bring victory. Laurel needed lots of coaching, and that was where poker expert Jack Hartman came in. However, Laurel quickly realized that she wanted more from Jack than poker tips. And she couldn't help wondering whether being 'lucky in cards,' really did mean she'd be 'unlucky in love.'
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October 31, 2014
I liked this book. It was more fun than I thought it would be. Laurel came home for Christmas and to avenge her parents loss of their business and their deaths. Her brother-in-law Adam calls in a friend to help. I haven't played poker myself but I've watched it on TV. It was cool watching Jack try to teach Laurel to learn poker. There are a lot of twists in this story. There are a lot of highs and lows. I loved the ending. Give this book a chance. It is a light read. Enjoy this story. I have this book for an honest review for NetGalley.
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December 31, 2017Red was her color.
Hearts was his suit.
Their wedding was in the cards!
Flamboyant Laurel Hall was a failure as an actress. But when she returned to Dallas, she found herself with the toughest role of her life - playing high-stakes poker against the man who'd ruined her father. It was all part of her family's scheme for revenge...
But even an award-winning performance wouldn't bring victory. Laurel needed lots of coaching, and that was where poker expert Jack Hartman came in. However, Laurel quickly realized that she wanted more from Jack than poker tips. And she couldn't help wondering whether being 'lucky in cards,' really did mean she'd be 'unlucky in love.'
Hearts was his suit.
Their wedding was in the cards!
Flamboyant Laurel Hall was a failure as an actress. But when she returned to Dallas, she found herself with the toughest role of her life - playing high-stakes poker against the man who'd ruined her father. It was all part of her family's scheme for revenge...
But even an award-winning performance wouldn't bring victory. Laurel needed lots of coaching, and that was where poker expert Jack Hartman came in. However, Laurel quickly realized that she wanted more from Jack than poker tips. And she couldn't help wondering whether being 'lucky in cards,' really did mean she'd be 'unlucky in love.'
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