Clarence L Cullen: 2 books

If you're a gambling man (or woman), the fast-paced stories collected in Taking Chances will hit you like a jolt of adrenaline. Originally published in the New York Sun, these tales of triumphs and defeats at the racetrack, poker table and other assorted venues are witty and entertaining.

After four years of finishing school, nineteen-year-old Louise Treharne is ready to make her mark on the world. But circumstances conspire against her, and she finds herself forced to move back home to stay with her mother, a childish, unpleasant woman of means. Will Louise's chipper attitude and wholesomeness prove to be contagious?