The Duke's Wager
by:
Edith Layton (author)
Pursued by infamous bachelors Jason Thomas and St. John Basil St. Charles, both notorious rakes, Regina Berryman realizes that the only way to preserve her honor is to turn the tables on both suitors. Reissue.
Pursued by infamous bachelors Jason Thomas and St. John Basil St. Charles, both notorious rakes, Regina Berryman realizes that the only way to preserve her honor is to turn the tables on both suitors. Reissue.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780451145666 (0451145666)
Publish date: February 1st 1983
Publisher: Signet
Pages no: 224
Edition language: English
Series: Bessacarr (#1)
This book was simply great. I loved the twists and turns and surprises. I had a guess at the outcome, but it kept me guessing til almost the last page.
I, honest-to-God, loved this book. It's hardly a love story, and definitely not a regency romance, but I thought it was fantastic! I do believe I'm in the minority, however.
5 stars for The Duke's Wager. What an awesome story, and what beautiful writing! Totally different from anything else I've ever read in the romance genre. The 2 "heroes" are both quite disgusting each in their own way, but only one of them redeems himself enough to be worthy of the heroine, even tho...
In her enthusiasm to see the sights while she's in London, country mouse Regina Berryman accidentally attends the opera on the night where mistresses and the demimonde are on display. Dressed smartly in the fancy clothes her uncle bought her, she unwittingly draws the attention of two of London's mo...