Gem Sivad

Five Card Stud Gem Sivad

Sam McCallister enjoys looking at Eden Pace across a poker table. She has to be the prettiest woman he's ever seen, smart too, and the best card sharp he's ever likely to meet. He has no doubt the lady gambler thinks she'll win in their game of five card stud. He's got a hole card that says she won't-a Wanted for Murder poster with Eden's picture on it. Eden's doing her own outlaw hunting. She's on the trail of the man who killed her husband. Though she'd like to forget the past and let Sam McCallister give her a future, she won't do it. She'll bring her husband's murderer to justice or die trying. When Sam gets in the way of her goal, she uses seduction to free herself. But the hard-headed bounty hunter keeps dogging her steps, blurring the line between pursuer and protector. Eden's got more trouble than Sam chasing her. She's using herself as bait to unmask a master criminal. The monster knows who she is, and he wants her dead. But Sam's not about to lose the woman he loves. He's pushing all the limits in their high stakes game. With hearts on the table and death on the line, nothing is certain until the last card's played.