The sensational bestselling story of Little Nell, the beautiful child thrown into a shadowy, terrifying world, seems to belong less to the history of the Victorian novel than to folklore, fairy tale, or myth. The sorrows of Nell and her grandfather are offset by Dickens's creation of a dazzling contemporary world inhabited by some of his most brilliantly drawn characters-the eloquent ne'er-do-well Dick Swiveller; the hungry maid known as the "Marchioness";...

When I started to write The Looking Glass, I intended to create a story about the healing power of hope and love. But as this story developed, a message began to emerge that I had not foreseen, a message about the distorted mirror in which we view ourselves, binding ourselves with shackles of self-doubt and fear. The Looking Glass is aptly named, for it is about seeing the reality of ourselves: to see a true reflection of who we are. It is the story...

"A riveting true story of how a successful lawyer spent over 1,600,000, of his client's trust account funds on his gambling addiction and ultimately went to jail. His story is not all that unusual as many well to do lawyers are affected by a gambling disease. This book helps spot those with the disease, and offers help to those afflicted with it."--

"In 1888 in Victoria, Texas, for a simple job, a Chicago private eye gets caught up in much darker affairs and ends up in the poker game to end all poker games"--

A sweeping historical tale, based on the life and times of the daughter of a New York merchant, finds the orphaned Belle suffering at the hands of a rival cousin, before working as a prostitute and transforming herself repeatedly to win the love and life she desires.

William Tell is a gambler and former serviceman who sets out to reform a young man seeking revenge on a mutual enemy from their past. Tell just wants to play cards. His spartan existence on the casino trail is shattered when he is approached by Cirk, a vulnerable and angry young man seeking help to execute his plan for revenge on a military colonel. Tell sees a chance at redemption through his relationship with Cirk.

A therapist and best-selling author must confront her own demons when she meets a man who has gambling debts and she feels compelled to help him.

With ambitions far beyond backstreet card tables, Rory Connor learns that bigger games require higher risks--even losing his heart.