The Wager — Metsy Hingle

The Princess -- New Orleans's most luxurious
hotel. Sixty years ago, ownership of the hotel was
lost to the powerful Jardine family in a wager that
cost its matriarch her greatest love. Now, in a
daring bid to keep the hotel, her legacy, and her
family together, she's made a new wager, betting
everything on a granddaughter she's never met.

After her mother's tragic death, Laura Harte learns
her life has been a lie. All she has left are
questions. Why did her mother hide the truth from
her? Why had her powerful father denied her? The
answers can only be found in New Orleans --
with a grandmother she never knew existed...and
a man she isn't sure she can trust.

Hotel magnate Josh Logan owns some of the
world's finest hotels -- but not the one he wants
most: The Princess. He'll stop at nothing to
reclaim his grandfather's legacy. Even if it means
winning the heart of the young woman to whom
The Princess rightfully belongs.

But as the secrets and sins of the past unravel,
Laura and Josh find themselves in a dangerous
game where no risk is too great and falling in love
is not an option.