The Serpent (Gameshouse Book 1)

The Serpent (Gameshouse Book 1)

In 17^th Century Venice exists a mysterious establishment known only as the Gameshouse. <br /><br /> There, fortunes are made and fortunes are broken over games of chess, backgammon and every other game under the sun.<br /><br /> But those whom fortune favours may be invited to compete in the higher league . . . a league where the games played are of politics and empires, of economics and kings. It is a league where Capture the Castle involves real castles, where hide and seek takes place on a scale as big as the British Isles. <br /><br /> Not everyone proves worthy of competing in the higher league. But one woman, who is about to play, may just exceed everyone's expectations.<br /><br /> Though she must always remember: the higher the stakes, the more deadly the rules . . . <br />