The wager has been set and the battle has begun between
four friends struggling to remain single for as long as
possible. Each knows that eventually they will have to
succumb to the shackles of matrimony, though each is
certain that dreaded state is in the very distant future.
Of course, the wager of a shilling a piece and a fine
Cognac makes each even more determined to win. Gideon,
Nigel, Oliver and Daniel -- who will be the Last Man
Standing?
Gideon Pearsall, Viscount Wharton, is sure he has a good
chance of winning the wager, until he encounters the lovely
Lady Chester. Judith intrigues Gideon from the moment he
sees her sneaking from the room to avoid a boring poetry
reading. A widow for the past 10 years, Judith lives by her
own code, maintaining her respectability in society yet
enjoying a few adventures through the years. Gideon admires
her independence and desires his own adventure with the
beauty. They enjoy their time together until a woman from
Gideon's past returns to London, seeking to make him her
second husband through fair means or foul.
Victoria Alexander's A LITTLE BIT WICKED is a
delightfully fun romp through Regency England. The rules of
society are simply made to be broken, and Judith and Gideon
set out to discretely do just that! Ms. Alexander imbues
their story with wit and romance that will keep you turning
the pages and trying to guess who will be the next to fall
in the battle to be the last man standing.
No man in his right mind would want to get married, but
every duke, earl, and viscount knows that a fellow must do
his duty in the end. So four of London's most desirable
gentlemen make a wager—the prize going to the one who
remains unwed the longest.
Gideon Pearsall, Viscount Warton, thinks he has a fair shot
at winning. After all, he's managed to enjoy the favors of
many a lady while resisting the parson's noose. Even when
he's stopped dead in his tracks by the most scandalous
woman in all of London—Judith, Lady Chester—he vows to have
her bedded but never wedded.
Beautiful, and more than a little bit naughty, Judith has
always kept herself within the bounds of respectability,
even while playing by her own rules. And the experience has
taught her to avoid marriage. She has no desire to resist
Warton's hot kisses, and his tempting touch is impossible
to ignore.
But soon both Judith and Gideon can't help but wonder . . .
is it possible to be a little bit wicked and still follow
your heart?
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