简介：RancherChuckRodwellisattheSandsResortHotelandCasinoinLasVegasonhisannualgamblinggetaway.EveryoneattheSandsknowsandwelcomesChucknotonlybecauseheisgood-natured,butbecauseheisaperpetualloserinthegamesofchanceinthecasino.ConcurrentlyattheresortisMariaCorvier,aUS-born,Paris-bredballerina,whosemanagerPierrebookedheronalucrative$60,000,two-weekstintattheresort'ssupperclubpurelyasaspringboardtoamoreprestigiousgighopefullyinNewYorkCity.Mariaisallworkandnoplay,doesnotlikethisgigofhavingtoperforminanoisysupperclub,anddoesnotlikethegeneralbrashatmosphereofLasVegas.WhenChuckandMariafirstmeet,shehasnotimeforhim,sheseeinghimasthetypicalLasVegastype.However,Chuck,basedoncircumstances,believesMariaishisluckycharm,hewinningatthosegamesofchancewheneverheholdsherhand.Maria,inturn,beginstobelievethesame,notonlythatsheishisluckycharm,butthathealsoishers.Despitetheirobviousdifferences,ChuckandMariastarttofallforeachotherbasedpartlyonthemagicfeelingoftheirwinningstreak.Theirattractionandthatmagicturnstotalkofmarriage.BeyondtheLasVegascasinoandhotelmanagers,includingtheSandsownTomCuldane,andPierrehavingtheirownviewsofwhattheywanttohappenbetweenChuckandMaria,thestrongestforcemaybethethirdthathasalwaysbeenintheirrelationship,LadyLuck,andwhatwouldhappenifshewereevertoleavethem. —Huggo…