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WHAT CAN YOU BET FOR LOVE??? In the high-stakes guyis world of 18th-century horseracing, when the bloodstream of the "leave kings" dominated the English grass, a hero returns from battle to maintain the lady he's loved since he first spied her driving hell-for-leather within the Doncaster heath. Decided to possess her at any price, he'll risk everything.         A tale of star-crossed lovers and horse-racing, THE GREATEST STAKES carries the audience to 18th-century England, a period notorious for crime, organized marriages, and high stakes betting; when racing and reproduction became the passion of the uppermost elite, and a complement competition may substitute a duel in deciding a place of recognition.         Through the fantastic love story of John Devington and Charlottte Wallace, an account of drama, danger, thwarted retribution unfurles, and love,