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Fiction. Romance. HTML:Professional poker player Jax Gallagher should have known better than to wager a World Series baseball that wasn't his to lose. Now the man who won the collectible is demanding his prize...or else. Trouble is, the ball is owned by his estranged father's widow—a flamboyant Las Vegas showgirl. Jax will do whatever it takes to get it back.Yet Treena McCall is anything but the ruthless gold digger Jax expects. She's built a life for herself filled with good friends and show more hard work. And she's got enough on her plate trying to hang on to her job as a dancer without being wined, dined and seduced by sexy Jax Gallagher.... show less
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Treena McCall seems to be your typical Las Vegas Showgirl, what I liked is that this books takes you into a look behind the curtain (so to speak) and gives you a glimpse of how life can be for a showgirl. Jax seems to be your typical bad boy who was estranged from his father, even after his father’s death. A professional gambler, he ends up betting an item that isn’t his and has to secure a way to get this item from his father’s widow, who just happens to be Treena. The character’s are well written so that I couldn’t wait to find out what happens next. There are a few other characters to add to the mix, Carly, Treena’s neighbor and best friend since starting in the business, Ellen, an ex-librarian neighbor, and Mack the show more handyman. Good laughs, great story. I can’t wait to read more of her work!! show less
I love Jax. He annoys me toward the end, but I still just want to eat him up. I liked a lot about Treena, but the relationship between her and Jax's dad has never made sense to me.
The relationship between Jax's dad and Treena kind of squicks me out, too, even though "nothing happened".
This did hold up well upon re-read though.
The relationship between Jax's dad and Treena kind of squicks me out, too, even though "nothing happened".
This did hold up well upon re-read though.
These books are fun! This one, and the companion Just for Kicks, follow the romantic adventures of two Las Vegas showgirls. Lots of romantic adventure.
This story was so slow moving with the hero worrying about his secret for most of the book. I started skimming pretty early but I did finish. Professional poker player Jax lost his fathers valuable baseball in a game and has to get the ball from his widowed step mom Treena, a Vegas dancer.
Pretty good book.
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Susan Andersen held a variety of jobs before becoming a romantic suspense novelist. Present Danger and Exposure were nominated for the Best Contemporary Romantic Suspense Reviews Choice Award from Romantic Times Magazine and the former won the National Reader's Choice Award for Best Single Title Contemporary. (Bowker Author Biography)
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- Canonical title
- Skintight
- Original title
- Skintight [English]
- Original publication date
- 2005-07-01
- People/Characters
- Jackson Gallagher McCall ("Jax"); Treena Sarkilahti McCall
- Important places
- Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
- Dedication
- This book is dedicated, with love, to
Meg Ruley
for being the best,
the greatest,
the most fun agent
a girl could ever have
My sister Rogue Authors
Victoria Alexander, Patti Berg,
Stephanie ... (show all)Laurens and Linda Needham
for laughter, commiseration,
friendship and shared meals
and to
Boo and Mojo
for warm fur, great purrs and stupid pet tricks - First words
- Prologue
Jackson Gallagher McCall set his drink down on the tiny cocktail table in front of him as a group of showgirls, clearly ready to party, strolled into the Las Vegas casino bar where he sat. - Original language
- English
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