Not a dizzying beauty, and besides with a dubious dowry—what else is she, if not a convenient bargaining chip for her stepfather? And Vassaria’s role as a submissive wife to an old husband would have been decided for her, if not for her adventurous temperament and the inheritance left by her grandfather. What inheritance, you ask? Skillful hands and the ability to run a game—traits found only in a real card cheat.
This is a story about one performer, two men, and a teenager, with a shuffle full of adventures, a full house of love, dealt out across fifty-two cards.