Queen's Gambit

by Marie Treanor

The Grand Master of her body—and her fate.

Ever since a jealous wife cursed her, Christi Blythe has lived seven hundreds years of a half life, trapped by day in the black queen of a chess set. She lives only between the hours of dusk and dawn, waiting for the one true love who is willing to sacrifice a vital game of chess to break the curse.

Now, years after she has given up hope, her remote Highland hotel is hosting a chess match between two high-profile Grand Masters of the game. One of them is the brilliant but erratic Russian, Andrei Zuvaran.

Andrei suspects there is something different about the luscious barmaid and her chess set. One hot night with her—and one shocking dawn—confirms it. But he can’t afford to lose this match. Not even to free her.

He’s got more riding on it than money, more than his heart. His next move could cost a life.

This book has been previously published and has been revised from its original release.

93 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 1, 2005

About the author

Marie Treanor lives in Scotland with her eccentric husband and three much-too-smart children. Having grown bored with city life, she resides these days in a picturesque village by the sea where she is lucky enough to enjoy herself avoiding housework and writing sensual stories of paranormal romance and fantasy.

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Reviews

[Coral · Rating 4 out of 5]

I came across this novella at the Dear Author site - the cover attracted my attention and the review was a B+ and sounded interesting.
Christi works as a bar maid at the Lock Foy pub; Andrei, the Russian Grand Master, comes to town for a rematch with the English champion. Can he save her from a 700 year old curse?
An entertaining and relaxed read, recommended.

[Book Utopia · Rating 3 out of 5]

As much as I like this author and loved the ideas in this, it was just too insta-love to really make it believable for me. An enjoyable voice, though.