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Author : Olivia Fontayne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (988 download)
Download or read book The Scandalous Wager written by Olivia Fontayne and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Christy Carlyle
Publisher : Entice Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 55 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Scandalous Wager written by Christy Carlyle and published by Entice Publishing. This book was released on 2014-01-18 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scandalous Wager is a short, sensual novella of approximately 17,000 words. Set against the backdrop of London's dangerous East End in 1888, Victorian propriety and passions collide when a spinster strikes a scandalous bargain with a detective caught up in the investigation of the Ripper mystery. Elizabeth Ainsworth has decided she will never marry. Years spent on the shelf have taught her plain looks and a distinct lack of ladylike talents won't win a proposal from any of the eligible young constables or inspectors her Detective Chief Inspector father invites to their home. Most of them are too busy staring at her younger, prettier sister anyway. And Lizzy is content to be a spinster, especially if it means she can continue with her charity work in Whitechapel. But she has one lingering regret. She wants to experience passion at least once in her life and, most of all, she wants to experience it with Ian Reed. Detective Inspector Ian Reed has aspirations to ascend the ranks of the Metropolitan Police, and he hopes proving himself to his superior, Detective Chief Inspector Ainsworth, will help him get there. A series of brutal murders plaguing Whitechapel have him working long hours, so when Ainsworth's daughter shows up on his doorstep and offers herself to him, he fears he might be dreaming. Fascinated with Lizzy from the moment he meets her, Ian is determined to spend more than one night in her arms, despite what it might cost both of them.
Author : Cassandra Samuels
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781458791771
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (917 download)
Download or read book A Scandalous Wager written by Cassandra Samuels and published by . This book was released on 2016-01-22 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the Black Raven, she's cold, distant and alone untouched by the gossip and scorn of her aristocratic peers. Until he enters her house - and her life - then suddenly her icy shell is no match for the heat of attraction ... Notorious Widow Lisbeth Carslake, Countess of Blackhurst was acquitted of her husband's murder, but no one believes in her innocence. Known as the Black Raven, bringer of bad luck and death, she is eviscerated by the gossips and mocked in the clubs. She's also the subject of London's most scandalous wager. Oliver Whitely, Earl of Bellamy, needs money, but it takes more than a few drinks to take on The Black Raven Wager. He finds himself drunk, at her house, and - more surprisingly - agreeing to a business proposal at the end of a fire poker. She will let him win the wager, and he will help find her husband's killer before the killer finds her. But business agreements don't mean trust, and Lisbeth certainly doesn't trust Oliver, her body's reaction to him, or her heart. Love may be the biggest gamble of their lives, but is it a wager their hearts can afford to lose?
Author : Jane Charles
Publisher : Timeless Romance, Inc.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Scandalous Wager (Observations of a Wallflower #3) written by Jane Charles and published by Timeless Romance, Inc.. This book was released on 2023-11-13 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Observations of a Wallflower Journal Entry of December 5, 1816 Society can be odd and those within the ton do not always behave as expected. For example, Lady Violet Claxton spent more time in the gardens admiring flowers, plants, and bushes than she did inside any ballroom, and I left London wondering why she preferred roses over bachelors. Though perhaps it’s because she’s grows bored with tedious conversation, as her intelligence is beyond most, she’s pragmatic, and lacks patience when time is wasted. Therefore, a London Season must be trying indeed for someone such as she. Then there was Lord Emory Talbot, Viscount Ferrard, who behaved exactly as one would imagine of a rake. Though he is expected to marry and produce an heir and a spare, Ferrard showed no interest in any lady or miss for longer than an evening. Further, I have it on good authority that he fears any form of commitment, which may explain why he’s not even kept a mistress or settled on a wife. However, rumors have recently reached me that he may no longer have the option of waiting. The details have not been shared, but I’m certain they are drastic as I’m to understand that he is to attend a house party where Lady Violet is in residence. And, I have also learned from the most trusted authority that Ferrard never attends house parties. I cannot begin to imagine how the two might get on when they do finally meet. Will he show interest for no more than a night or will she spend all her time in the gardens avoiding all guests? Regardless of any interaction the two may share, I’m certain nothing will come from their association as I can’t think of two less likely candidates to enter into a courtship.
Author : Eva Devon
Publisher : Entangled: Amara
ISBN 13 : 1649371950
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (493 download)
Download or read book The Wedding Wager written by Eva Devon and published by Entangled: Amara. This book was released on 2021-10-25 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All Lady Victoria Kirby wants is to dig in the dirt, take notations, and record history. What she doesn’t desire is having to bumble through ballrooms and tolerate the ton’s sly insinuations about her less-than-acceptable appearance. Victoria wasn’t certain what her rather reckless father has in mind for her future. But she certainly isn’t expecting him to gamble her hand in marriage—and lose. After all he witnessed as a child, the Duke of Chase cannot bear to see a woman misused. So when the marquess wagers 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. He might just have found the perfect wife to keep his age-old promise to never sire an heir. Surely he’d never be tempted to take this lady to bed... Then the duke meets the wild, witty, and intelligent young lady he’s bound to marry. Now trouble is certainly headed his way, and she won’t just threaten the very vow he swore to keep...she might just undo his heart, too. Each book in The Wedding Wager series is STANDALONE: * The Wedding Wager * The Duke's Accidental Bride
Author : Bess Willingham
Publisher : Zebra Books
ISBN 13 : 9780821767702
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (677 download)
Download or read book A Scandalous Wager written by Bess Willingham and published by Zebra Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ivy Littleton swore off the idea of marriage because of her parents' unhappy union--but it didn't stop her flirtatious streak. When her best friend challenges her to steal a smile and a kiss from an attractive stranger, she agrees--but she doesn't expect to fall in love.
Author : Gayle Callen
Publisher : Avon
ISBN 13 : 9780061783418
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (834 download)
Download or read book In Pursuit of a Scandalous Lady written by Gayle Callen and published by Avon. This book was released on 2010-04-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Entranced by a portrait, haunted by scandal, he would stop at nothing to learn the truth . . . even if it led to their utter ruin.
Author : Sandra Sookoo
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (179 download)
Download or read book The Balloonist's Wager written by Sandra Sookoo and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-09-13 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flying is wonderful, but romance is sublime if it's with the right person. Fearless and impulsive, Lady Anne Lewis, daughter of the Earl of Doverton, is not the usual ton lady. Nor does she want to be, for she's worked the bulk of her adult life at being a balloonist. At eight and twenty she wants to make her stamp as an inventor and more importantly, show the beau monde she's not a laughingstock for wanting to fly. What is romance compared to that ultimate freedom? Well-read Benedict Urquhart, Viscount Worthington is a man who values peace and order over all else in his life. After attaining the rank of captain in the military, he refuses to use it, for he was naught but a coward on the field. He wants a surcease from guilt and a way to gather the courage he lacked years ago, regardless of his dull work as an actuary. None of that can be found by marrying and furthering his line. When a freak accident throws Benedict from his horse, his placid life takes an abrupt turn upon meeting the distracting and unrepentant woman manning the runaway hot-air balloon. Anne's ecstatic about the new distance she's covered and gives the handsome, incensed viscount a field promotion to her unlikely assistant. Despite their differences as well as the desire simmering between them, they become allies when a wager is thrown down. If they're fortunate, the prize won at the end will bring exactly what they both needed all along but were too obstinate to see.
Author : Joe Streckert
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493046039
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)
Download or read book Storied & Scandalous Portland, Oregon written by Joe Streckert and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-02-24 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When vice and scandal are all fun and games. Portland, Oregon began as a town of itinerant young men who had no shortage of diversions at the end of the workday. This city grew up with lots of revelry and little regulation. After the last tree fell in logging season and after the workday ended on the docks, those young men broke out the cards. Saloon culture quickly took hold in Portland, offering alcohol, sex, gambling, and other diversions. This book traces the storied and scandalous history of Portland, from the underground and elite saloons and gambling rings to the vice, scandal, and fun they brought. Readers will meet the impresarios, gangsters, and racketeers who colored Portland’s history.
Author : Alyssa Clarke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (124 download)
Download or read book Love Me, If You Dare written by Alyssa Clarke and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-22 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They are wallflowers, bluestockings, merry widows, and debutantes--members of a secret, exclusive Lady's Club in Berkeley Square! There ladies indulge in daring wagers, learn to fight, read scandalous books, and learn the art of wooing the gentlemen they will bring to their knees...Sebastian Crawford, Duke of Hartford, cares about his duty, honor, and family. He has everything planned: his sister is engaged, and now plans to select his duchess from a list of eligible debutantes. The last thing he expects is his sister to go missing a few weeks before her wedding!Lady Theodosia Winfern is upset when a devilishly attractive duke accuses her of persuading his sister to run from her duties. He declares that Theo won't leave his side (even if it means sleeping in his chamber) until his sister is found. Theo has little choice but to go along with his scandalous demands. The last thing she wants is the powerful duke as her enemy, especially as he knows about her secret lady's club!Both are quick to deny the increasingly fiery attraction between them until temptation becomes irresistible and passion can no longer be denied...
Author : David Grann
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 1400078458
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Lost City of Z written by David Grann and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2010-01-26 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Killers of the Flower Moon comes a masterpiece of narrative nonfiction that unravels the greatest exploration mystery of the twentieth century—the story of the legendary British explorer who ventured into the Amazon jungle in search of a fabled civilization and never returned. “Suspenseful…rollicking.” —The New York Times In 1925, Percy Fawcett went into the Amazon jungle, in search of a fabled civilization. He never returned. Over the years countless perished trying to find evidence of his party and the place he called “The Lost City of Z.” In this masterpiece, journalist David Grann interweaves the spellbinding stories of Fawcett’s quest for “Z” and his own journey into the deadly jungle. Look for David Grann’s new book, The Wager, coming in April 2023!
Author : Mary Balogh
Publisher : Class Ebook Editions Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1944654011
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (446 download)
Download or read book The Double Wager written by Mary Balogh and published by Class Ebook Editions Ltd. This book was released on 2016-08-23 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Double Wager is the digital reissue of a previously published and long out-of-print novel by New York Times Bestselling author Mary Balogh. Henrietta Tallant has always preferred the company of her brother and his rough-and-tumble friends to that of other ladies. She rebels at the prospect of making her debut into London society and the great marriage mart. However, when her brother’s friends challenge her to entice the toplofty, unattainable Duke of Eversleigh into offering her marriage within six weeks, she recklessly accepts and wagers her beloved horse. The Duke of Eversleigh, who has always adamantly proclaimed his determination never to marry, is beginning to feel the pull of duty and the need to produce an heir. His friends do not believe he will give in so easily, however, and wager with him that he will not make a marriage offer within a month. When Henrietta deliberately collides with the duke in a London ballroom, then, each is intent upon winning a wager--without any thought to what will happen after it is won.
Author : Kathleen Ayers
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (776 download)
Download or read book The Theory of Earls written by Kathleen Ayers and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-08-21 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Chemise. Stockings. Piano." Three words, uttered by the beautifully rakish Lord Welles, leave Margaret Lainscott speechless. His improper request, that she play the piano for him in her...underthings is as shocking as it is titillating. Margaret should never have asked his help in reintroducing her to Lord Carstairs. But his friend meets all of Margaret's criteria for a husband; passably attractive, of below-average intelligence, and possessed of an obsessive outdoor hobby which will leave her free to pursue her own life. Welles is one of London's most committed bachelors, known for his notorious dealings with women and his part ownership of one of London's pleasure clubs. He's long admired Miss Lainscott's unrestrained passion at the piano; a passion he suspects is not reserved only for her music. Welles is certain Miss Lainscott will not entertain his improper request despite the attraction burning between them. A young lady such as Miss Lainscott would never ruin herself willingly. And Welles? Nothing would make him compromise his heart... Until a duet with a passionate pianist changes his mind. The Theory of Earls is a steamy, sexy regency romance with a guaranteed happily ever after and the first in a new series, The Beautiful Barringtons by Kathleen Ayers.
Author : Theresa Romain
Publisher : Kensington Publishing Corp.
ISBN 13 : 1420131338
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (21 download)
Download or read book Season for Surrender written by Theresa Romain and published by Kensington Publishing Corp.. This book was released on 2012-04-24 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a proper lady attends a rakish lord's holiday party, the fun and games lead to a gamble for love in a “charming Christmas Regency confection” (Publishers Weekly). Alexander Edgware, Lord Xavier, has quite a reputation for daring, wagering, and delightful wickedness. But the wager before him is hardly his preferred sport: Xavier must persuade a proper young lady to attend his famously naughty Christmas extravaganza—and stay the full, ruinous two weeks. Worse, the lady is Louisa Oliver, a doe-eyed bookworm Xavier finds quite charming. Unable to refuse the challenge, he will simply have to act as Miss Oliver's protector . . . Louisa knows her chance for a husband has passed. But she refuses to retire into spinsterhood without enjoying a few grand adventures. When Lord Xavier's invitation arrives, Louisa is more intrigued than insulted. And once inside the rogues' gallery, she just may teach her gentlemen friends a thing or two about daring . . .
Author : Caroline Linden
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062672932
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (626 download)
Download or read book My Once and Future Duke written by Caroline Linden and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-02-27 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens at the infamous Vega Club . . . Sophie Campbell is determined to be mistress of her own fate. Surviving on her skill at cards, she never risks what she can’t afford to lose. Yet when the Duke of Ware proposes a scandalous wager that’s too extravagant to refuse, she can’t resist. If she wins, she’ll get five thousand pounds, enough to secure her independence forever. Stays at the Vega Club . . . Jack Lindeville, Duke of Ware, tells himself he’s at the Vega Club merely to save his reckless brother from losing everything, but he knows it’s a lie. He can’t keep his eyes off Sophie, and to get her he breaks his ironclad rule against gambling. If he wins, he wants her—for a week. Until now. A week with Jack could ruin what’s left of Sophie’s reputation. It might even cost her her heart. But when it comes to love, all bets are off . . .
Author : Celeste Bradley
Publisher : St. Martin's Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 1429901861
Total Pages : 381 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)
Download or read book To Wed A Scandalous Spy written by Celeste Bradley and published by St. Martin's Paperbacks. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lovely, high born Willa Trent was an orphan, raised by a local, somewhat odd family in the country, who want nothing but the best for their girl. So when she drags the unconscious man she accidentally hit with a slingshot home, they arrange a hasty marriage and pack the couple off with best wishes. Armed with a groggy husband and a new future, Willa's pie-eyed optimism has no limits...until she discovers the secret, dangerous world of Nathaniel Stonewell, Earl of Reardon, a.k.a. "Lord Treason." Though Nathaniel is reviled by most of England for his devious plot against the Crown, he is, in reality, a member of an elite cadre of secret royal defenders on a daring undercover mission. He must keep his secrets at all cost, especially from Willa. And yet, he is enchanted...though he stubbornly refuses to surrender to his passion. Far better, he tells himself, to turn his back on love than risk everything for it. Luckily, his bride has other plans...
Author : Carole Mortimer
Publisher : Harlequin
ISBN 13 : 145921000X
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (592 download)
Download or read book A Wickedly Pleasurable Wager written by Carole Mortimer and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: England, 1796 Miss Trudie Faraday has admired handsome Bastian Wilson for months, despite the aloof way he treats the rest of Society. She is surprised to find him at the same week-long house party she's attending—and is even more shocked by his scandalous views on love and desire. While Trudie believes only love can guarantee compatibility in the bedchamber, Bastian vows to prove her wrong—by wagering that he can give her sexual satisfaction before the week is out!
