title: The Real Beginning
author: Killian, T.E.
description: The effects of gambling on a family and how they finally find victory portrayed in a novel. Brian Jackson needs help  He thought he would always win the way he did when he first went to the casino. Soon, he isn't winning all the time anymore. Then he begins to lose more than he wins. Brian hits bottom when he realizes that he is in danger of losing everything, including his ten-year-old daughter and even his life. Will he allow Julie Walker to show him the way to victory?