The highest stakes... Â 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. Â Every kind of danger circles the velvet-covered table, but only one man makes me tremble. Â A trailer park princess. Â The son of a criminal king. Â We don't belong together, but I'm caught in a twisted game. Â 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. Â * * * * * Â 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.