Playing to Win
At the start of the 19th century love is a game to those rich enough to play it, and Trevor Whitlatch is an undefeated champion. His first glimpse of lovely, baseborn Clarissa fills him with desire -- and determination. She will be his next mistress. But love is no game to Clarissa. She has...
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At the start of the 19th century love is a game to those rich enough to play it, and Trevor Whitlatch is an undefeated champion. His first glimpse of lovely, baseborn Clarissa fills him with desire -- and determination. She will be his next mistress. But love is no game to Clarissa. She has suffered all her life from the choices her mother made, and vows that no child of hers will bear that shame. Irresistible force ... meet immovable object."Imagine Gigi transported to Regency England -- and done much better." --The Romance Reader "...an excellent traditional Regency, with an appropriate period tone and sizzling sexual tension -- not to mention having one of the very best last lines I've ever read." -- Karen Knows Best"... filled with wonderful repartee ... and characters who were real and likable. I thoroughly enjoyed this charming book." - All About Romance An earlier version of this work, FAIR GAME, was voted "Favorite Regency Romance" in the annual All About Romance Reader's Poll and was a finalist for the RITA award.
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Format: kindle
ASIN: B005KYZ9C0
Publish date: September 3rd 2011
Publisher: Diane Farr Books
Edition language: English
Clarissa, the heroine, is the daughter of a courtesan, and breathtakingly beautiful (think Elizabeth Taylor in her teens). Her mother gives her to the hero in lieu of payment of an old debt she owes him (no, he was never her customer). Trouble is, Clarissa was raised in an extremely strict girls' sc...
It’s interesting to compare this book to [b:An Offer From a Gentleman|110385|An Offer From a Gentleman (Bridgertons, #3)|Julia Quinn|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1306208628s/110385.jpg|846764] by Julia Quinn, which was published just two years later. Both have the same basic plot: a successful/high ...