Socialite's Gamble
When the gentleman places his bet…The darling of London’s party scene, Cara Chatsfield likes to shock — or so people think. In truth, behind the glitz and glamour is a girl hurt by her past. But, when the show must go on, Cara finds herself on a plane to Las Vegas to host The Chatsfield’s world-renowned poker tournament!Aidan Kelly detests attention-seekers like Cara. Yet when his biggest rival includes Cara in a bet, Aidan must have her — and not just for her protection! But, as he gets to know the spoilt socialite, he discovers a beautiful, vulnerable young woman awoken by his own personal brand of passion!Welcome to The Chatsfield, Las Vegas!
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The croupier paused and Cara half expected to hear a drum roll. âMr Kelly wins.â
Mr Kelly wins?
It took a moment for his words to sink in and, when they did, Caraâs head came up and her eyes locked with the man she had only hours before agreed to meet up with for a late-night assignation. His face was hard, the angles seeming to sharpen as he stared at her with retribution burning in the hot depths of his blue gaze.
His expression confused her.
He looked at her as if he knew she was a world-class stuff-up. A fraud. A person who, once you scratched the shiny surface, had no worthy place in the world.
âTell me, Miss Chatsfield. Do you deliver on that sex-kitten reputation of yours or are you something else when the glamour is stripped away?â
Aidan stood up straight and tall, lording it over those around him. His eyes narrowed and he swept the table with a contemptuous glance. âYou can have your precious company, Ellery, and your contaminated money. I donât want any of it.â
Ellery stared at Aidan like a broken man who still stood facing the hangmanâs noose. âYouâre letting me keep ⦠everything?â
Aidanâs lip curled. âAlmost.â His eyes cut to hers and Cara felt pinned by his glacier-blue gaze. âEverything except her.â
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For years, the children of Gene Chatsfieldâglobal hotel entrepreneurâhave shocked the worldâs media with their exploits. But no longer! When Gene appoints a new CEO, Christos Giatrakos, to bring his children into line, little did he know what he was starting.
Christosâ first command scatters the Chatsfields to the furthest reaches of their international holdingsâfrom Las Vegas to Monte Carlo, Sydney to San Francisco ⦠but will they rise to the challenge set by a man who hides dark secrets in his past?
Let the games begin!
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From as far back as she can remember MICHELLE CONDER dreamed of being a writer. She penned the first chapter of a romance novel just out of high school, but it took much study, many (varied) jobs, one ultra-understanding husband and three very patient children before she finally sat down to turn that dream into a reality.
Michelle lives in Australia and, when she isnât busy plotting, loves to read, ride horses, travel and practise yoga.
To Ris and Trish. Two great women whose generous advice and unending support buoys me up and makes me smile. Thanks for being part of my writing village!
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BY RIGHTS CARA should have felt like she was on top of the world.
And she had been yesterday when her agent had informed her that she had won the lucrative Demarche cosmetic contract that would take her modelling career in a more serious direction.
On some level Cara still couldnât believe her agent had pulled it off and she probably wouldnât relax until the big announcement was made at a glitzy event in London the following Sunday evening. Eight days from now.
It was going to be such a big deal that despite all her experience in the public eye, Cara knew that she would be nervous on the night. Especially when things had a tendency to go wrong for her at peak moments in her life and she had no idea why.
Not that she would let anything get in the way this time. Her agent had worked really hard to paint Cara in the best light possible. To explain that she had changed, that she was no longer the Chatsfield wild child and all-round party girl but a young woman who was revered by others around the world.
Cara secretly thought that had been pushing it a bit but Harriet Harland genuinely believed in her and Cara would not let her down. Especially after so many people had tried to distance themselves from her after that hideous rock video she had mistakenly agreed to appear in last year. Before the censorship board had pulled it, it had come with an R rating, but naturally, it had gone viral before then.
Cara had thought that she would never get a decent job again after that. Certainly thatâs what her father had implied.
Which brought her right back to why she couldnât yet bask in the glow of her big win.
She was late.
Seriously late.
Not entirely her fault because, really, who could have predicted that sheâd get stuck on the tarmac at LAX for five hours due to an unexpected electrical storm that had hung over the city like a bad smell.
