Playing the Odds

I am amazed there weren’t lots of reviews saying that this book had uncomfortable rape vibes and leant towards racism. I was extremely uncomfortable while reading how Blade just wouldn’t take no for an answer and how that was reflected on in regards to his heritage by Serena. So uncomfortable, in fact, that I deleted all the other Nora Roberts books off my kindle. Big nope from me.

Hotel owner and gambler Justin Blade takes a Caribbean cruise after his friend Daniel MacGregor persuades him to take a vacation. Unknown to Justin, Daniel's lovely daughter Serena (whom Justin has never met) is working in the gambling casino on the ship and Daniel hopes the two will meet on board. They do and sparks fly!

I loved the scenic locations in this book--a Caribbean cruise, Justin's hotel and casino in Atlantic City. This book also had a little bit of suspense thrown in towards the end. This was a great older Nora Roberts Silhouette Special Edition!

I definitely have a weakness when it comes to reading romance and this book was no exception to my inner girly girl waiting for her knight in shining armor. I loved the characters especially Serena. I’ve never read a romance set based around gambling and it definitely made me laugh.

It was a very enjoyable book, one that I will most likely read again if I had the chance. It was a good book that I didn’t put down unless I absolutely had to…and even then I was reluctant to miss anything.

Serena MacGregor ya estaba cansada de que su acaudalada y bien intencionada familia se metiera en su vida. Estaba decidida a depender de sí misma y, de paso, poner un toque de aventura en su vida. Fue así como acabó trabajando como croupier en un crucero y en los brazos del jugador Justin Blade. El ecanto y atractivo de aquel hombre parecían tenerla hipnotizada, pero no lo suficiente como para que no se percatara de que Justin le estaba ocultando algo.