When wealthy Jamaican plantation owner Harry Carstairs goes
missing everyone wants to know where he is. Lady Celeste
Rosington's fiancée, Raphael, wants to keep Harry alive and
he pushes Celeste to charm Lord Peregrine for answers. This
throws Celeste into the company of dangerous Lady Busselton
who wants to keep Harry quiet. Celeste and Peregrine start
to fall in love but will all the secrets be too much to
overcome?
WICKED WAGER by Beverley Eikli is a charming romance with
great characters and many intriguing secrets. Celeste is a
sweet, innocent heroine who is innovative and resourceful.
Readers will enjoy her spirit right from the beginning. Lord
Peregrine is witty, delightful, and handsome; everything a
romance hero should be. His character growth will make him
relatable to readers. The intriguing secrets will have
readers wondering who the real bad guy is, and the many
different personalities will have readers guessing
everyone's true motives.
There is more banter than romance between Celeste and Lord
Peregrine but it is engaging and well written. The romance
that does happen between the two does not disappoint and is
steamy and tension filled. Eikli includes a bit of
excitement and danger into WICKED WAGER, creating a story
readers won't be able to put down.
A dissolute rake, a virtuous lady, a ruthless society beauty
and a missing plantation owner with secrets — just another
day in Georgian England…
1780
Wealthy Jamaican plantation owner Harry Carstairs has
disappeared — and everyone wants to know where he is…
Celeste Rosington knows her place in society, and while she
may not be overjoyed at her upcoming wedding to her detached
cousin Raphael, she nonetheless hopes the marriage will be
successful. When Raphael asks her for her help to save
Harry, she agrees. But her decision costs her more than she
knows…
Celeste’s clandestine visit to Harry’s home is witnessed,
and her connection to Harry misconstrued. Harry’s secrets
put Celeste into more danger than even Raphael understands,
and throws her into the path of the ruthless, cunning,
beautiful Lady Busselton and the dissolute, dangerous Lord
Peregrine.
Raphael is invested in keeping Harry alive. Lady Busselton
is invested in keeping him quiet. Lord Peregrine is invested
in anything that staves off boredom. And Celeste is becoming
increasingly invested in Lord Peregrine. After all, what
resistance does an innocent young woman have against
something so deliciously wicked?
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