A Criminal Game

Description

The lights are bright in New York City, but, after losing her husband three years ago, all Evie Diaz can see is her mission to keep life rock-steady for her young daughter—their little Queens apartment, the beloved nanny, and her night manager position at a luxury Manhattan hotel. It isn’t easy, and stroke after stroke of bad luck threatens to undo it all. Her one reprieve from reality is liaising with a high-stakes poker game held at the hotel, where she hobnobs with movie stars and millionaires and can, for just a few minutes, escape. It doesn’t hurt that player Kieran Carr, a handsome, confident art dealer, seems to like flirting with Evie as much as playing poker. But when trouble erupts at the game, and evidence points to Evie, the host goes after her with a vengeance.

Warned off by Carr, Evie runs, aided by the hotel driver who, secretly, also harbors feelings for her. With the host on their heels threatening everyone Evie loves, they scramble to unravel the plot and clear Evie’s name before she pays the ultimate price for a game she never intended to play.