Coming soon · A poker suspense thriller series
The Ripple by Larry McCracken
Same table. Same players. Same night. Pink, Blue, Red, Yellow, and Black begin with the same pivotal poker hand—but a different outcome sends each story into a completely different life.
Standard price: $29.99 per book. Signed Pink preorder: $25 plus standard one-book shipping.
Series introduction
ONE POKER HAND.
FIVE OUTCOMES.
FIVE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT LIVES.
At a poker table in San Antonio, a group of players sit down for what should be just another night of cards.
Then one extraordinary hand changes everything.
The cards are the same. The players are the same. The night is the same.
But one decision changes.
And with it, so does everything that follows.
THE RIPPLE is a five-book suspense series built around a unique idea: PINK, BLUE, RED, YELLOW, and BLACK each begin with the same pivotal poker hand—but the hand ends differently in every book.
A different player wins. A different player loses. Someone leaves the poker room earlier. Someone stays longer. A decision that never mattered in one version becomes life-changing in another.
And the ripple begins.
Love, money, betrayal, opportunity, crime, mystery, heartbreak and second chances all grow from those tiny changes. People who appear to lose may discover that losing was the best thing that ever happened to them. A winner may learn that getting exactly what they wanted comes with consequences they never imagined.
Each book is its own complete story, following the dramatically different lives created by that version of the hand. You can experience each novel on its own, but readers who follow the entire series will begin noticing connections, recurring moments and unanswered questions that take on entirely new meanings as the five realities unfold.
At the center of them all is Larry Legend, a longtime poker player who has spent years learning how to read people. Larry can spot nervousness, confidence, desperation and deception across a poker table.
Then there’s Samantha.
She’s the one person he can’t read.
Their slow-burning relationship follows Larry through all five versions of the story, along with a small detail that’s easy to overlook—until eventually it isn’t.
Because in THE RIPPLE, the smallest things can matter the most.
A few seconds.
One decision.
One card.
One person walking through the wrong door.
And sometimes the difference between the life you have and the life you could have had is nothing more than the turn of a card.
Five books. Five realities. One unforgettable poker hand.
Welcome to THE RIPPLE.
Be part of the first chapter
Begin with a personally signed copy of Pink. The rest of the five-book series is coming soon.
Signed Pink preorders: $25 plus standard one-book shipping, shown in Stripe before payment. Estimated shipping: December 2026. Payment is collected at checkout.
Book one · Personally signed
$25 preorder price
Standard book price $29.99
Estimated shipping: December 2026 · U.S. only
The complete journey · Five-book series
Coming soon
One unforgettable hand. Five different outcomes. Discover the interconnected worlds of Pink, Blue, Red, Yellow, and Black.
Release dates for the remaining books are to be announced. Only Pink is currently available to preorder.
Pink preorders are available to U.S. delivery addresses only. This is an upcoming release, not an in-stock book. Your Pink preorder uses a separate checkout from the regular book cart, so its delivery terms stay clear.
Questions about the series or a preorder? Email Larry directly
The Ripple series · Book one
SOMETIMES WINNING THE HAND IS ONLY THE BEGINNING.
Delinda came to the poker room expecting to play cards.
She never expected one hand to change her life.
Read the full story introductionPink · Book introduction
A standalone suspense thriller.
The beginning of a much bigger ripple.
When a massive pot falls her way at Table Seven, Delinda suddenly has the freedom to do something she’s wanted to do for years: take the Vegas poker trip she’s always talked herself out of.
For once, she doesn’t talk herself out of anything.
Vegas brings poker, nightlife, bad decisions, great stories—and Cole, a confident stranger who doesn’t seem particularly interested in chasing her.
Which, naturally, makes Delinda want to know why.
What begins as a carefree Vegas adventure becomes something neither of them planned when one outrageous night leaves Delinda waking up with considerably more than a hangover.
She’s married.
Her solution is simple: get divorced and return to real life.
Then Cole agrees.
And somehow, hearing him say “Okay” bothers her more than waking up married to him did.
While Delinda tries to figure out whether the craziest mistake of her life might actually be something worth keeping, the other players from Table Seven are experiencing ripples of their own.
Eddie leaves the game carrying a secret that could destroy his marriage. Desperation leads him to a decision involving a forgotten backpack and money that doesn’t belong to him—a decision that forces him to confront the difference between knowing the right thing and actually doing it.
Ryan leaves the poker room after losing with pocket queens and accidentally gets into the wrong car. That simple mistake delivers him somewhere he was never supposed to be, where an embarrassing misunderstanding introduces him to people who could change the direction of his entire life.
And Bernard is carrying something heavier than a poker loss. Haunted by what gambling once did to his family, he’s determined to protect the people he loves—even when protecting them may mean making decisions they never asked him to make.
Four lives begin moving in completely different directions.
All because of one poker hand.
But beneath everything that follows is a question no one at Table Seven realizes they should be asking.
What if Delinda didn’t win because she had the best hand?
Funny, sexy, emotional and filled with poker, romance, difficult choices and unexpected second chances, THE RIPPLE: PINK is a story about the strange ways our lives can change when one moment sends us somewhere we never intended to go.
Because winning and losing aren’t always what they look like.
And sometimes the hand that changes your life isn’t the hand you were supposed to win.
THE RIPPLE: PINK
One poker hand changes everything.
Before you preorder
Signed Pink preorders are estimated to ship in December 2026; the exact release day is to be announced. This is not a guaranteed arrival date. Blue, Red, Yellow, and Black are coming soon; their release dates have not been set yet.
An autographed copy of The Ripple: Pink for $25 plus the same standard one-book shipping as the rest of our books. The shipping charge is shown in Stripe before you pay. Payment is collected now, with estimated shipping in December 2026. Its standard book price is $29.99.
We will contact you if the December 2026 shipping estimate changes. You can consent to the revised shipping estimate or cancel for a full refund before shipment. Questions? Email Larry.
Not yet. The full series is coming soon, with release dates for the remaining books to be announced. Only the signed Pink preorder is available now.
Cancel your Pink preorder before shipment for a full refund. For cancellations, damaged items, or incorrect deliveries, email Larry with your order reference. This policy does not limit your statutory rights or change terms agreed on earlier purchases.
Preorders use a separate checkout. Your regular Poker Life cart remains unchanged, and your preorder’s delivery details are shown separately.