Going All In

by Stephanie C. Lyons-Keeley, Wayne J. Keeley

Overview

Three mismatched suburban couples, Steve and Katie, Marty and Erin, and Scarlett and C. Thomas, have been neighbors and friends for years. During a pummeling Connecticut Nor'Easter, the members of the bored triptych engage in a friendly game of Texas Hold'em in front of a fire and over more than a few bottles of Merlot. The impromptu get-together eventually leads to the institution of alcohol-driven, bi-weekly poker nights.

One evening on a lark, someone suggests an alternate payout – instead of pocket change, the winner may choose a player (other than his or her spouse) with whom to spend the night. The proposition takes shape, but complications arise as these things will.

All too quickly, friendships are strained and relationships begin to crumble. Lies are told, truths are exposed, and feelings are hurt. In the end, can anyone bear the weight of this wanton self-indulgence? They are six fully consenting adults, and after all, it's only a game. Or is it?

Product Details

BN ID:	2940158940866
Publisher:	Melange Books, LLC
Publication date:	09/28/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	813 KB

About the Author

Stephanie is an award-winning writer, director, and producer as well as a novelist, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, editor, and blogger. With a Master of Arts in counseling psychology, she currently also is a professor of psychology at two Connecticut colleges. Psychology and the human condition underscore her creative endeavors.

Wayne is a four-time Emmy-nominated, two-time winning writer and producer, as well as a novelist, filmmaker, playwright, screenwriter, blogger, and theatre producer/director who has worked with countless industry greats. He also is author of the legal thriller Mahogany Row. He currently works as a media attorney in NYC and is a part-time professor of communications at a Connecticut college.
Together the married duo (who are parents to a blended brood of seven children, three dogs, three ferrets, and a rabbit) pen “he-said/she-said” reviews for theatre, film, books, and other entertainment media on their website, Pillow Talking, where they also conduct celebrity and artist interviews.
Moreover, Stephanie and Wayne have combined their talents on myriad projects for film, theatre, and TV which are in various stages of development. In addition to Triptych: All In, as a literary writing team, they recently published an eBook on Amazon, the first of a four-part series titled Deadraiser: Horror on Jordan’s Bank.

Editorial Reviews

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In this book, the authors beautifully experiments, and bring us face to face with different human tendencies that anyone can or would exhibit. I'm sure that about eighty percent of the people I know are like Steve; they know what they really want but always try to do the right thing and not think about anything else really.
I'd recommend this book to all the contemporary readers and Poker lovers (you'd love the book just for the kicks alone.)
PS: The book is not outright erotica.

Heena Rathore