The highest stakes... My father gambles every night, falling deeper and deeper into debt. Whenhe hits the bottom, he places a new bet: his daughter. I'm his entry bet to the biggest underground poker game. Every kind of danger circles the velvet-covered table, but only one man makes me tremble. A trailer park princess. The son of a criminal king. We don't belong together, but I'm caught in a twisted game. His eyes meet mine with dark promise. And when he puts down his cards, Iknow I'm going to lose more than my body. I'm going to lose everything. * * * * * THE KING is the first book in the new Masterpiece duet about risking yourheart and finding yourself. It's a spin-off from the USA Todaybestselling trilogy but can be read separately.