Every Saturday night, a group of couples let loose at their weekly poker night. The booze flows, the music plays and the flirting is mostly harmless...until Leslie Dearden gets fed up with the lackluster sex her husband Danny provides. Her dissatisfaction becomes the catalyst for the group to release their lingering inhibitions in search of their deepest desires. But the hunt for their ultimate pleasures will lead each one of them to their darkest truths.

{Ian} pushed his nose into Leslie’s hair, forced his lips forward until the brittle tips of his goatee brushed against the delicate skin of Leslie’s ear. Remembering his attraction to Leslie is what kept him there. He whispered deeply in Leslie’s ear. “You think your hubby’s holding or what?” The deep voice echoed in Leslie’s head and she was thankful that the top she was wearing had sleeves or else everyone at the table would have been able to see the goose bumps Ian had just sent across her skin. What is the deal with the Davis’s, Leslie thought to herself as she tried to control her breathing. Between Marla grabbing her crotch in the kitchen, Ian’s hot breath in her ear and her husband’s lackluster performance this afternoon, Leslie was going a little crazy with horniness. She allowed herself to think about what Ian’s touch would be like. She shook it off and straightened herself at the table. The thought didn’t feel right. It felt good...

Markus Redmond is an American actor and screenwriter. His career began on Steven Bochco's hit dramedy "Doogie Howser, M.D." He has since had television roles in shows such as "NYPD BLUE" and "CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM", as well as roles in feature films including "FIGHT CLUB" and "K-11". He has sold screenplays to Columbia Pictures and wrote and starred in "IF I HAD KNOWN I WAS A GENIUS", which had its premiere at 2007 Sundance Film Festival. Whoopi Goldberg and Sharon Stone were his co-stars. POKER NIGHT is Redmond's debut novel. He lives in Oxnard, CA.