Luck, Love & Lemon Pie

From the author of The Coincidence of Coconut Cake comes a novel about a frustrated wife and mother who hatches a scheme to reignite her marriageand risks everything in a gamble she hopes is a sure bet. When Milwaukee-area wife and mother MJ Boudreaux notices her husband, Chris, seems more interested in the casino than her, shes bothered that she isnt more upset. She picks up poker as a way for them to spend more time togetherand reignite their marital flame. Although the game doesnt give her the quality time with Chris that shed hoped, MJ finds she has a knack for it. Increasingly unhappy at home, she turns to the felt top of the poker table for comfort. Intoxicated with newfound freedom, MJ begins spending more time at the gambling tables and less with her family, finally carving out for herself a place outside her role of wife and mother. After a string of great wins, MJ finds herself in Vegas, attracting the attention of a certain magnetic poker star. But when shes forced to choose between her family and her exciting new lifestyle, the stakes may be higher than she thought, and shell have to play her hand carefully or risk losing it all.