Book 2: Desert Diamonds (Currently Editing)

Rey and Rose Santos are sisters bound by their shared passion for dance. Both born and raised in Las Vegas, the Santos sisters are have spent their lives taking gambles. Growing sick of dancing for male creeps, Rey buys the infamous Desert Diamond club. Becoming the first female-owned burlesque club owner, with her sister Rose as its star performer.

Rose grows in popularity as one of the hottest after-hours attractions to see on the Strip, yet her past comes knocking in the form of Caleb, her high school sweetheart. Recruited by Rey to aid in expanding the reviving club. Caleb’s return ignites tensions and stirs up old emotions.

As the late ‘90s usher toward a new millennium for the city, the sisters face a whirlwind of challenges. News arrives that the Hacienda Resort, home to the sisters' beloved club, faces demolition to make way for the next mega-resort. With the club’s future hanging in the balance, Rey is determined to fight for her business, and is overcome when she begins to have feelings for her sister’s ex-beau.

Entangled in a web of romance and ambition, the questions abound: Will the club survive? Will Caleb get his girl? Or will all be gambled and lost in Sin City?