Trials and tribulations of a love struck rake!
Wagering For Miss Blake (Lords and Ladies in Love #4 )
by Callie Hutton
Out of left field cupid's arrow strikes the 'marriage is not for me' confirmed rake, Mr. Giles Templeton, third son of the Earl of Wexford. A position Giles is thoroughly content with. It gives him room to be himself without the larger responsibilities of being the heir or spare.
The object of his desire is Miss Suzanna Blake, who becomes more attracted to him as time goes on, particularly as he is genuinely a nice person. Early on Giles starts referring to Suzanna as his bride-to-be, completely ignoring the fact that she has already told him she will only marry a 'titled' man. However our hero is not to be deterred! Giles plans his campaign with no stone left I turned, including wagering with Suzanna about her falling in love with him. Giles asks his friend Lord Hawkins to ensure Suzanna is invited to Hawk's mother's house party, the type of event that Giles generally eschews like the plague. The house party is all that one would expect with a few surprises thrown in. The scene where Suzanna becomes stuck in a tree is quite hilarious, leading to the almost farcical.
Unfortunately, Giles, our erstwhile love tactician did not take into account that it's Suzanna's mother who wants a titled suitor for her daughter-- nothing less will do! And Suzanna's mother is quite a nasty piece of work who seems to have decided to vicariously atone for her failure to secure a titled husband through her daughter. So Giles surely has his work cut out for him to have his HEA, even Gretna Green might not be off the table.
Great read!
A NetGalley ARC
****
by Callie Hutton
The object of his desire is Miss Suzanna Blake, who becomes more attracted to him as time goes on, particularly as he is genuinely a nice person. Early on Giles starts referring to Suzanna as his bride-to-be, completely ignoring the fact that she has already told him she will only marry a 'titled' man. However our hero is not to be deterred! Giles plans his campaign with no stone left I turned, including wagering with Suzanna about her falling in love with him. Giles asks his friend Lord Hawkins to ensure Suzanna is invited to Hawk's mother's house party, the type of event that Giles generally eschews like the plague. The house party is all that one would expect with a few surprises thrown in. The scene where Suzanna becomes stuck in a tree is quite hilarious, leading to the almost farcical.
Unfortunately, Giles, our erstwhile love tactician did not take into account that it's Suzanna's mother who wants a titled suitor for her daughter-- nothing less will do! And Suzanna's mother is quite a nasty piece of work who seems to have decided to vicariously atone for her failure to secure a titled husband through her daughter. So Giles surely has his work cut out for him to have his HEA, even Gretna Green might not be off the table.
Great read!
A NetGalley ARC
****
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