Gambler's Woman (Thorndike Famous Authors) [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Jayne Ann Krentz (Author), Stephanie James (Author)

Book Description

Series: Thorndike Famous Authors | Publication Date: May 2007

Dark, dangerous Jordan Kyle lived life on his own terms, setting his own rules and playing for high stakes. He’d moved through this world alone, and was satisfied to have it that way—until he encountered Alyssa Chandler. By day Alyssa was a cool, controlled mathematical whiz, sorting through facts and figures. By night it was a different story. At night she became a creature of beauty and passion who was more than a match for Jordan. But were Jordan’s seductive caresses enough for Alyssa to take a chance on a future together? Only time would tell…

--This text refers to the MP3 CD Library Binding edition.

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"One of the hottest writers of romance today." -- USA Today --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Jayne Ann Krentz is the author of fifty New York Times bestsellers. She has written contemporary romantic suspense novels under that name, as well as futuristic and historical romance novels under the pseudonyms Jayne Castle and Amanda Quick, respectively. She lives in Seattle. --This text refers to the MP3 CD Library Binding edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 277 pages
• Publisher: Thorndike Press (May 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786293853
• ISBN-13: 978-0786293858
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,145,871 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars 80's Reprint, October 30, 2006

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S. Feicht "seefeicht" (Rensselaer, IN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gambler's Woman (Mass Market Paperback)

Another reprint from Krentz's 1980s backlist. Alyssa Chandler is a statistician for a California company but on weekends she becomes a lady gambler in Las Vegas. She meets the mysterious Jordan Kyle and her life changes drastically. She cannot relegate him to her weekends and he has the ablility to ruin her corporate life. If you are expecting something of the caliber of current Krentz books, look in another place. This is not the best of her reprinted titles, "Fabulous Beast" comes to mind. Gambler is enjoyable but predictable. Wait for the publishing date of her newest book.

35 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Bizarre. Oh so bizarre., November 24, 2006

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KarLynP "romance books rule" (Bay Area, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gambler's Woman (Mass Market Paperback)

This was such a bizarre story - and not in a good way. It was down right awful. As one person already pointed out its an insult to women, which is just part of why this book was so bad. The hero was so awful that I kept waiting for her to get the restraining order and kick him and his dominating angry temper to the curb. But nooooooo, this brilliant modern woman must like abuse - despite her desire for a good decent loving man. Some how this book implies that he is a good man, but the story never shows it. And within a matter of days she turns her entire life upside down to be in this sick codependent relationship. It's such a poorly written story. It's not meant to be a dark scary story either. It really is meant to be a romance. But there is NO romance!!! They fall in love, but you never know why. He's abusive to the point of serial-killer scary, but she finds him charming. ?? She desperately wants a promotion, and then on whim (or what feels like a whim) she changes her tune completely. It's a bizarre awful book that no romance fan will enjoy. How it got published is beyond me.

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Insulting to Women! Don't waste your money, November 20, 2006

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This review is from: Gambler's Woman (Mass Market Paperback)

I can't believe Jayne Ann Krentz actually wrote this one. The women in the book were stilted characters who accepted abuse and asked for more. What's with this? How insulting. It never got better. This was supposed to be 'true love'? Give me a break. It's going in the trash can. I wouldn't even give this one away.