PLAYING THE ODDS


Nora Roberts (1985). Serena: Playing the Odds, & 

                                  Caine: Tempting Fate.


Roberts is a high school graduate (having attended Catholic school with nuns prior to that) with no formal college education. She worked as a secretary and clerk before raising 2 sons. With this background, she became one of the most prolific and famous women novelists of all time. 


These two novels are part of Robert's MacGregor series rooted in the war for Scottish freedom...these novels are set in modern day America.

Justin Blake (casino owner) meets Serena MacGregor (from a wealthy family, working as a card dealer on a cruise ship)..."love, she realized, was the ultimate adventure"...poker, odds, betting, gambling are themes...in love, you risk it all.

Diana Blade (Justin's younger sister--a Harvard lawyer) meets Caine MacGregor (Serena's brother)...with Daniel MacGregor (wealthy head of the MacGregor clan) "There's no fee for family"...themes of law, argument, evidence, cases, counselor, cross examination permeate the writing.


What are you willing to gamble on...what are the odds...are you a betting person? How much would you wager for love? Considering these things, we are "playing the odds" to some degree, every day, with every decision...let love and kindness be part of one intentional decision you make about one particular relationship today.




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