One Night Gamble by Katherine Garbera – a Review

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Description:
Talia Spencer’s life is the epitome of boring and predictable. But then she meets him…

The first time she meets Casey Waltham, she’s buying condoms…for her grandmother. And of course drops them accidentally at his feet. Face plant.

The second time she sees him, she’s this close to landing her dream job and is celebrating at a club. Two chance encounters in the same day–that’s got to be a sign, right?

He’s charming and flirty and just what Talia needs for the night.

But it was just supposed to be a hook-up. At least, that’s what she thought…until he turns out to be her new boss… 

Review;

One Night Gamble by Katherina Garbera is a new read/author for me.  I love all things Vegas and thought what the heck I’ll give this one a go.  I’m glad I did because it didn’t disappoint.  It’s a fun and fast read and I really liked the chemistry between Talia and Casey.  They were a fun, flirty and charming couple and they made if very easy to like both of them. 

Talia and Casey both come from troubled backgrounds and have an automatic pull towards each other from their first chance meeting.  They seem to understand each other and bring out the best in one another.  I also enjoyed the cast of secondary characters who helped to fill in the backstories of both Talia and Casey.  Talia’s grandmother and her friends who live in a retirement community are a hoot and watching Casey interact with them is even more entertaining.  I loved all these scenes as they gave me more insight and understanding to where Talia is coming from in terms of her inability to fully trust and get past the fact that Casey is a professional gambler.  

Casey’s friends who are more like brothers as they grew up together in a group home fill in the blanks and bring Casey’s rise to fame in the gambling world to light for us.  Casey’s friends allow us to see why it’s so important for Casey to get Talia to see things from his perspective and why she is so important to him.  I really liked his two friends, even if one of them was the reason for the drama and temporary split between Talia and Casey.  I enjoyed watching his friend come to the conclusion he was being a totally donkey and eventually apologized to Talia and helped Casey win her back.  I was glad to see he has some redeeming qualities in him and now I want to read his story to see why he’s got that impression where love is concerned.  Ms. Garbera does a good job of introducing his two friends and giving us just enough information on them that leaves us salivating for more where these to hunks are concerned. 

I kinda felt like One Night Gamble is Ms. Garbera’s starting block for a rather entertaining and sexy series for her Joker’s Wild books.  Yes she focuses on Talia and  Casey’s story in One Night Gamble and keeps us entertained by this couple, but at the same time she’s carefully and meticulously setting the stage for more to come in this series with her secondary characters. If you enjoy anything Vegas along with some sexy chemistry all mixed in with a little fun and drama then One Night Gamble by Katherine Garbera is a perfect fit for you. 

Until next time, happy reading my bookworms!!    

Reviewed by Marcie

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