Betting the Moon — Beverly Rae

When magic takes hold, there's no bluffing the heart.

Mari Thornton, professional gambler, prides herself on playing high-stakes poker the old-fashioned way: with skill, charm and luck, and without using her magic. She's determined to win the Las Vegas Poker Extravaganza's gold bracelet and million-dollar prize, but Tucker Manning's raw, sexual appeal is throwing her concentration off. Way off.

An up-and-coming poker whiz, Tucker plans to enjoy every second of this tournament, especially when he feels Mari's magic brush up against his werewolf power. With luck, he'll win and win big, taking both the tournament and the green-eyed beauty whose magic oozes out of her hot body like honey. Proving that last year's winner is a cheat will make the victory all that much sweeter.

When she senses Bryson Bascomb's dark, supernatural influence over his opponents, Mari agrees to Tucker's proposal to help expose the vampire's trickery. But Bascomb isn't going down without a fight. And the fallout leaves Mari wondering if she can trust Tucker with her life. Or if in the end, he'll throw in his hand and throw her under the bus.

Warning: Mix in hot glamour, wild fangs and sexy incantations, and you get a no-holds ride of sex and winner-take-all thrills. And maybe, if you're lucky true love.