Mallory Devereaux is one sassy leading lady in this off- beat novel set in Royal Flush, Louisiana. She's quite a "looker," which makes up for her notorious reputation for causing bad luck. It also serves her well working on her uncle's casino boat, especially when she's asked to "cool cards" for a tournament of gamblers of questionable character.

Every leading lady needs a guy and Mallory's is a handsome undercover agent posing as a card dealer named Jake Randoll. It doesn't take her long to think about getting this undercover agent, well...under the covers. Mix in a cast of characters with no scruples, a little romance, a touch of deceit and it is game on for UNLUCKY.

The setting for this novel is differently refreshing, and anyone with an affinity for casinos and card playing will enjoy the game references. Readers of Ms. DeLeon's UNLUCKY will consider themselves very lucky to have stumbled upon such an entertaining read.