A Rogue's Wager [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Valerie King (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2003

Had he risked his honour...WWhen Lord Connought gallops into Harriet Godwyne's cherry orchard, only to dismount and sweep her into a scandalous kiss, she's furious. How dare the arrogant cad presume to trifle with her after his abominable behaviour seven years past? She had loved him then, until a foolish wager drove them apart. Harriet has never quite forgiven Connought, and when her friends lay odds that she must charm him out of three of his prized possessions of marry him, she cannot deny the temptation to beat the handsome - and still endearingly infuriating - man at his own game...

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The Earl of Connought was Harriet Godwyne's first love, until she caught him kissing her cousin Margaret mere hours after he proposed to her. Harriet immediately broke their engagement, and for the last seven years she has tried everything she could think of to get the infuriating rogue out of her thoughts. Yet each time she visits Margaret, Harriet is reminded of how much she loved him. Connought always regretted the foolish wager that caused him to lose Harriet's affections, but no matter how hard he tries, the stubborn lady won't forgive or forget. When his friends propose another wager involving Harriet, Connought agrees to it, thinking it will provide the opportunity to finally settle things between Harriet and himself. What Connought doesn't know is that Harriet has accepted a wager of her own! With a little help from an engaging group of friends, an equally stubborn hero and heroine gradually realize it is never too late for true love in King's latest charmingly sweet Regency romance. John Charles
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 363 pages
• Publisher: Thorndike Press (October 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786258845
• ISBN-13: 978-0786258840
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,388,202 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Wager, or Two, or Three..., March 25, 2003

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Brittney Hinson "garnet17" (Ashford, Alabama) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Rogue's Wager (Zebra Regency Romance) (Paperback)

When Harriet was a young woman, she fell madly in love with a well known rogue. They were engaged soon after meeting and the very next day, he was caught in a passionate embrace with another woman...Harriet's own cousin.

Seven years later, Harriet is still unwed...and very much in love with the heartbreaker, dash it all! To make matters worse, her dearest friends are determined to throw the two together by convincing Harriet to weigh in on a shocking wager. She must gain her ex-fiance's three most prized possesions in a single week. And if she doesn't? She must agree to marry the fiend...

As for the aforementioned fiend? He has agreed to a wager too. His friends have bet him that he can not regain the beauty's love. And now he is quite determined...

This is a novel of misunderstandings, tangles, triangles, and second chances at love. It's not the best Regency romance that I've ever read, but it's very amusing and not a waste of time at all.

4.0 out of 5 stars Very entertaining !!!, August 2, 2004

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Claudia (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Rogue's Wager (Zebra Regency Romance) (Paperback)

A Rogue's Wager is a delightful read with very good characters. I found myself completely entertained with this sweet romance.


Actually, I didn't read this book in english, I've read a copy in Portuguese (It was translated).