ISBN: 978-0-7499-4286-1
This is the first time that I have flirted with this new author, and as with all new friendships/loves there is a certain amount of steps back and forth and round and round to assess whether you will both suit.
In the end I think that we suited very well indeed. Certainly less raunchy than the other ladies work recently, but charming and entertaining no less.
Another series of works based around a family, the Huxtables', but not the first book in the particular series.
After a night of drunken revelry to celebrate his 25th birthday, notorious gamester and womaniser Jasper Finlay (Baron Mountford) gambles that he can seduce an innocent and virtuous woman into full intercourse within a fortnight. The poor unfortunate woman named in White's gambling book is Miss Katherine Huxtable.
He engineers a meeting with them, and sets to seduce her fully against a tree, but for some reason gets cold feet and withdraws, and takes the consequences at the club. He then retires to his estate to lick his wounds for a year of so.
Meanwhile, whilst avoiding the possible scandal, Katherine retires from public life for three years.
They eventually meet again in London and they decide on a joint only wager to make the other fall in love with them. All goes sadly awry and Katherine's reputation is ruined when the original bet becomes very public knowledge.
To avoid the scandal they are forced to marry and the prizes becomes nothing less than both of their hearts.
Exceedingly well written and thoroughly enjoyable.
4 stars ****.
I had a happy weekend watching Pride & Prejudice, and am now sadly behind with my reading, but have just started Miss Wonderful by Loretta Chase. Hopefully I can get a good way through it tonight.
33 books so far since September is not a bad tally is it?
Happy reading.
Hugs
Kay
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