title: The Irishman's Christmas Gamble: A Wager of Hearts Novella (Volume 4)
author:  Nancy Herkness 
description: Nancy Herkness is the author of the award-winning Wager of Hearts and Whisper Horse series, published by Montlake Romance, as well as several other contemporary romance novels. She is a two-time nominee for the Romance Writers of Americas RITA award. Nancy is a member of Romance Writers of America, New Jersey Romance Writers, and Novelists, Inc. She has received many honors for her work, including the Book Buyers Best Top Pick, the New England Readers Choice award, and the National Excellence in Romance Fiction Award. She graduated from Princeton University with a degree in English literature and creative writing. A native of West Virginia, Nancy now lives in suburban New Jersey with her husband, two mismatched dogs, and an elderly cat. For more information about Nancy and her books, visit www.NancyHerkness.com.
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  ALSO BY NANCY HERKNESS
  
  
  
  
  
  Second Glances series
  
  
  
  
  
  _Second to None: A Novella_
  
  
  
  
  
  _Second Time Around_
  
  
  
  
  
  _Second Act_
  
  
  
  
  
  Wager of Hearts series
  
  
  
  
  
  _The CEO Buys In_
  
  
  
  
  
  _The All-Star Antes Up_
  
  
  
  
  
  _The VIP Doubles Down_
  
  
  
  
  
  _The Irishman’s Christmas Gamble: A Novella_
  
  
  
  
  
  Whisper Horse novels
  
  
  
  
  
  _Take Me Home_
  
  
  
  
  
  _Country Roads_
  
  
  
  
  
  _The Place I Belong_
  
  
  
  
  
  _A Down-Home Country Christmas: A Novella_
  
  
  
  
  
  Stand-Alone novels
  
  
  
  
  
  _A Bridge to Love_
  
  
  
  
  
  _Shower of Stars_
  
  
  
  
  
  _Music of the_ _Night_
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, organizations, places, events,
  and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or are used
  fictitiously.
  
  
  
  
  
  Text copyright © 2020 by Nancy Herkness
  
  
  
  
  
  All rights reserved.
  
  
  
  
  
  No part of this book may be reproduced, or stored in a retrieval system, or
  transmitted in any form or by any means, electr