High Stakes

"This is a well-thought-out, layered historical that can be enjoyed by both male and female readers ... an incredibly accomplished first novel." ¿ Jill MacKenzie, InD'Tale Magazine



Two lowlifes want him dead, moral crusaders want him gone, and cocky young gambler Curt Prescott's caught between two women who want his love.

23-year-old Curt Prescott plays better poker than men twice his age. His skill raised him from a life of degradation on the streets to a comfortable living with his girl, saloon songstress, Del, in Victoria, BC.

In the spring of 1877, a new preacher, his wife, and daughter, Mary, arrive. The preacher hopes to save the souls of Victoria's "misguided". His wife forms a committee to eradicate them. Curt must fight back with everything he has - including a plan to seduce Mary and shame the family.

As a notorious criminal, and Del's jealous rages, threaten them all, Curt finds himself torn between Del and Mary, and his battle for his lifestyle becomes one of right and wrong, life and death, and love lost and found.