A Dead Game

This riveting story is based on true events in a page-turning, behind-the-scenes portrayal. It will have you sitting on the edge of your seat to the very last page.



Prey to the wolves of the trade, Jasmine Woods discovers dealing blackjack at the Paradise Palace is a death defying challenge after meeting Frank Pazzarelli, the hotel manager. His snake-charming charisma and her hunger for love lures her into his world-a world of corruption that knows him as Kingpin and Warlord. Unaware of his double life, Jasmine is now an innocent target of an insidious rivalry. With no other option, Frank is forced to do whatever it takes to protect her, even deal with the devil. But when Jasmine finds out the devil is a woman, Frank would have rather burned in hell. Not until a gunshot rings out in the casino do the tables start to turn...



Mira West, born a Texan in 1957, began her diverse life showing and training Arabian horses (to the winners circle) at her ranch in Missoula, Montana. However, her passion for writing never stopped, and she presented her first book at the Children's Book Writers Conference in San Francisco in 1987. An author of two previously published children's books, she embarked on her first full-length novel, A Dead Game, a story which brings to light her remarkable experience in the casino business. She is a member of Romance Writers of America and The International Women's Writing Guild...