The Wedding Wager Published by Entangled Publishing (Amara), Entangled: Amara on October 25th, 2021 Genres: Fiction, Adult, Romance, Historical
Pages: 317
Format: eBook
Source: Netgalley
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All Lady Victoria Kirby wants is to dig in the dirt, take notations, and record history, thank you very much. Bumbling through ballrooms and getting disdained by the ton for her less than ideal looks, on the other hand, is the last thing she wants. But her reckless father has a different idea for her future when he puts up the ultimate ante—her hand in marriage—and loses. Over her dead body.
The Duke of Chase cannot bear to see a woman misused. After all, he saw that often enough as a child. So when he’s witness to a marquess gambling away his daughter to a lecher of a man, he has no choice but to step in and rescue her. Lady Victoria has a reputation for being as tart as a lemon and as bitter as one, too. So, he may have just found the perfect wife to keep a promise he made to himself long ago--to never have an heir. With her, surely, he'll never be tempted to take her to bed and break that promise.
But when he meets the wild, witty intelligent young lady he’s bound to marry, he knows trouble is headed his way... And everything he ever swore to uphold may very well come undone, especially his heart.
I received The Wedding Wager for free. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
Derek, The Duke of Chase, is not what he seems. To the world he is nothing more than a rake who has seen more married women’s bedrooms than their husbands have. In reality, he helps women out of terrible marriages or situations, sometimes even testifying in divorce trials. A man such as he has also made one vow, never to sire a child. When confronted with a father gambling away his daughter, Derek can’t look away. He never vowed not to take a wife.
Lady Victoria Kirby was raised to appreciate the artifacts of the past. She only wants to dig to her heart’s content for the rest of her days and thinks as the daughter of a wealthy marquess she will be able to do just that. That all comes crashing down when she meets The Duke of Chase when he crashes into her bedroom to tell her he has just won her from her father.
On the surface, Derek and Victoria believe they will have the best marriage of convenience, friends but never lovers. Of course, noting goes to plan.
Devon brings the romance, the mystery, and the fun with The Wedding Wager. She brings us two dynamic characters who the world would never think of pairing together who turn out to be the perfect match. While she gives us several twists and turns as we try to figure out why Derek made the vow he did, she gives us a steamy romance to give all our hearts a flutter. If you’ve never read an Eva Devon novel, this is an amazing book to start on!
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