The Lady's Gamble

SHE RISKED IT ALL...
The Civil War had taken Julette Travers's family, but she was determined never to lose her plantation. To save Twin Oaks, she became "Madame Bijou," a mysterious cardsharp on a Mississippi riverboat. Winning funds from naive gamblers seemed easy, until a handsome and furious ex-Pinkerton agent discovered that his infatuated brother, Beau, had been one of her targets.

...AND WON HIS LOVE
Stopping the seductive lady gambler was Cole's only objective -- until be tasted her surprisingly innocent kisses. Certain that there was more to "Bijou" than met the eye, he offered his own wager -- and collected by announcing their betrothal. Though his plan was to stem his brother's ruin at the bands of the bewitching beauty, it wasn't long before Cole found himself falling under Julette's spell...