Knaves' Wager

A Romance Novel by Loretta Chase

Subgenres & Tropes:

Regency Romance,
Wager/Bet Romance,
Enemies to Lovers

Published 1990

Length 277 pages

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This book is for you if you're into...

Regency romances built around a scandalous wager
Icy heroines who hide secret warmth and wit
Schemes and seductions with high emotional stakes

Publisher Description

Live the romance. Read Loretta Chase

The traditional English Regency from New York Times bestselling author, Loretta Chase, is back…

Lilith Davenant, has ample reason to detest Julian Wyndhurst, Marquess of Brandon: he's exactly the kind of man who hastened the demise of her profligate husband, and the debt he owed to Julian has forced her to an engagement with a wealthy suitor for the sake of supporting her beloved nieces and nephews. Besides that, Lord Julian somehow manages to ignite disturbing...feelings...she's never felt before!

Lord Julian used his considerable skills and cunning in the war against Napoleon. Now he's obliged to use the same talents to save his young cousin from a disastrous marriage to a scheming mistress — who makes him a wager: If Julian can seduce the famously icy Lady Lilith Davenant, the lady will release his cousin from the engagement.

But very quickly, Julian discovers Lilith's hidden warmth, kindness and humor. Will he be able to prove his heart to her before she learns of his recklessly shameless wager?

with Loretta Chase

“ I want the (story's) history to be authentic, so that my readers feel they're time traveling to early 1800s England, although it's an idealized version of that world. ”