Lizabell's Gamble (Maple Ridge #3)

Bell hates being vulnerable, but she needs the help of a reclusive grump to save her father.

Bell’s plans for a summer with her family back home in Las Vegas are ruined when she finds out her father has gambled away the money for her plane ticket.

With nowhere to live, no job, and debt of her own, Bell needs to find a creative way to earn money.

Luckily, she learned how to play poker before she learned how to sing her ABCs.

She turns to Herc, a recluse with a house big enough to host poker games, to help her earn money. She might not have a roof over her head, but at least she has a plan.

It's clear Herc has no intention of helping Bell, no matter how many ultimatums their mutual friends throw at him, so she shows up at his door and doesn’t give him a chance to say no.

He's a means to an end and, if she finds herself liking him as much as she likes looking at him... Well, she's smart enough not to let emotion get in the way of her game.

He has secrets of his own, secrets that keep him in that house even when it's clear he'd like to leave, but that's none of her business. Even if the line between business arrangement and something more is getting harder and harder to find.

**This is the third book in the Maple Ridge Series, but it can be read as a stand-alone.**