Winner Takes All

She risked everything for the game. She never meant to wager her heart.

Irish Mary O’Sullivan is many things—a gifted actress, a relentless dreamer, a sharp-eyed gambler, and occasionally an enterprising pickpocket. When a stolen invitation grants her access to an exclusive, high-stakes poker tournament in fashionable seaside Brighton, Mary seizes the chance of a lifetime. The winnings could save her struggling theatre troupe—and fund her escape to America and the New York stage.

Disguised in borrowed silk and a fabricated identity, Mary plays her most dangerous role yet: an empty-headed heiress with money to burn. But her performance falters when she meets the Honorable James Pendleton, a devastatingly perceptive gentleman whose keen intelligence—and unexpected proposal of alliance—threaten to expose her secrets.