Cindy Blake Knihy

„To je lepší než sex, viď že, Iz!“ Řeč je o pokeru, který hraje v našem příběhu důležitou roli. Stejně jako večírky pro prachaté. Jejich organizováním se totiž živí hlavní hrdinové. Isabel Sandsová zdědí po otci peníze a stane se obchodní partnerkou Davida Bartona, kterého od svých čtrnácti let beznadějně miluje. Vyhlídky pro Isabelu tu však jsou - firma vzkvétá, zatímco Davidovo manželství ztroskotává. Vše ale zkomplikuje příchod Strykera McCabeho, neomaleného Američana s bláznivými nápady, který jim pomalu, ale jistě začíná přetahovat zákazníky. A navíc miluje Isabel. Isabel však chce především zachránit firmu, a tím i své šance u Davida. Podstupuje proto velkou hru. Zvládne těžký úkol, který si předsevzala, nebo si ukousla příliš velké sousto? Bláznivá zápletka a svérázný humor zaručeně udrží čtenářovu pozornost až do konce. Stejně jako napínavá partie pokeru.

The world is full of divorced women. But why do the new wives always get the blame? Tragedy robs the four Preston sisters of their only brother when the youngest, Leonora, is only eight. Blaming herself, their mother withdraws from the family, leaving scars that will take a lifetime to heal. Ten years later, Meg becomes the first sister to marry: to Charlie, who already has two children. Amy, too, has a daughter from a first marriage, while Beth completely shuns commitment. Leonora, beautiful and just eighteen, the only sister to hold happy memories of her mother, is desperately in love with a man twice her age.However an unresolved emotional legacy threatens to destroy them all. Because of her love, Leonora is the first victim, yet none will be unscathed by a desperate woman's search for revenge . . .

Isabel and David have an excellent working relationship as partners in the business they set just eight months ago. Trouble is, Isabel wants more. Although David is happily married and completely unavailable, Isabel has been in love with him since she first met him at a wedding fifteen years previously. Not coping easily with unrequited love, Isabel resolves to get her man, by whatever means necessary. When a rival American company arrives on the scene and threatens to poach David and Isabel's clients, she sees the perfect solution to her problem. If she can just ruin the competition, surely David will finally fall for her? It's a gamble, but desperate times call for desperate measures...

In the tradition of "Sleepless in Seattle" and "Four Weddings and a Funeral" comes this romantic comedy. When Clare James, British author and protege of a famous adventurer, answers a fan letter from American Carl Lioce, she begins a long-distance flirtation. But she already has a lover--and Carl's marriage and career are crumbling. Soon, Clare is fueling his fantasies of finding the perfect love. Martin's Press.