Daniella's review posted on Guilty Pleasures 
 Kristin Ashley is a card shark!!!! She takes your emotions and creates the perfect poker hand; she stacks the deck and deals from the bottom!! This time she has us betting on Nina and Max in The Gamble. 
 What if it is was the perfect combination of bad timing, bad weather and an illness? What if the holiday away from what you thought was the perfect British fiance turned into the perfect Mountain man rescuing you and caring for you? 
 Take a chance, Duchess. 
 What if the feelings for your Mountain Man Savior short-circuit everything logical and proper? And the voice of your beloved deceased brother Charlie that you hear in your head starts to talk to you more and more of what is so obvious to everyone else? 
 Take a chance, Duchess. 
 What if, because of what has happened in your past, you become a young girl's savior? A young girl, because of her past, thinks she has nothing. And what if that young girl is your Mountain Man's best friends sister? 
 Take a chance, Duchess. 
 What if your Mountain Man will do anything and everything possible to show you his love? He has no poker face; his cards are on the table, face up. 
 Take a chance Duchess. 
 And what if the world crashes in to the small town to conspire to you home? In the guise of the less then perfect British fiance and your own Father, who seems to be the mirror image of the fiance. And also, other ruthless and violent players with aces up their sleeves. 
 Take a chance, Duchess. 
 But, what if, the world crashes in to the small town to conspire to hand your wild cards to you, as well? In the guise of your Mother, stepfather, and almost the entire town. Small towns hold no secrets. 
 Take a chance, Duchess. 
 Take a chance, Duchess. Close your eyes and lay your cards down on the table. 
 Take a deep breath, open your eyes, look up and smile.