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The Wild Card by Carolyn Brown

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The Wild Card

A Novel

Carolyn Brown

Amazon Publishing · Print & ebook · December 9, 2025

Reading lane: Contemporary Romance

When Lady Luck deals her a roadside diner in small-town Texas, a professional poker player discovers home may be the best win of all in this heartfelt romance by New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown.

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Why This Clicks

Why It Clicks

A warm, relationship-centered read with a collector-friendly genre blend.

Come here for

  • warm contemporary romance
  • Black women’s fiction with relationship stakes

Expect

  • emotional momentum
  • a steady, immersive pace

Book Details

Authors
Carolyn Brown
Publisher
Amazon Publishing
Published
December 9, 2025
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Contemporary Romance · Multicultural & Interracial Romance
Reading lane
Contemporary Romance

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Publisher Categories

  • Contemporary Romance

  • Women's Fiction

  • Small-Town Fiction

About This Book

When Lady Luck deals her a roadside diner in small-town Texas, a professional poker player discovers home may be the best win of all in this heartfelt romance by New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown. Professional poker player Carla Wilson’s luck runs dry in Tucson, leaving her with nothing but an SUV running on fumes and a deed to the Tumbleweed Bus Stop and Diner in small-town Texas. Her plan to sell the café and move on seems simple enough—until she meets the mo...

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When Lady Luck deals her a roadside diner in small-town Texas, a professional poker player discovers home may be the best win of all in this heartfelt romance by New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown. Professional poker player Carla Wilson’s luck runs dry in Tucson, leaving her with nothing but an SUV running on fumes and a deed to the Tumbleweed Bus Stop and Diner in small-town Texas. Her plan to sell the café and move on seems simple enough—until she meets the motherly cook who rules the kitchen with an iron skillet and the sunny waitress who treats her like a sister. Then there’s Jackson Armstrong. The ex-military heir of a wealthy oil family has green eyes that make Carla forget her cards and a smile that suggests he’s playing for keeps. With a pair of matchmaking senior citizens and the café’s morning regulars cheering from the sidelines, Carla’s wandering soul begins to feel at home. Now she’s discovering everything she never knew she needed—true friendship, a place to belong, and a love worth going all in for. Maybe Lady Luck knew exactly what she was doing from the start.

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