The Wager [Mass Market Paperback]

Metsy Hingle (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2001

Sixty years ago, ownership of New Orleans's most luxurious hotel -- The Princess -- was lost in a foolish wager, chosting its matriarch her greatest love. But now she's betting everything on a granddaughter she's never met. But hotel magnate Josh Logan wants the hotel, too. He'll stop at nothing to reclaim his grandfather's legacy. Even if it means winning the heart of the young woman to whom The Princess rightfully belongs.

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"Ms. Hingle brews up a fiery chemistry between appealing lovers, delivering snappy repartee and a nifty touch of mystery." -- Romantic Times

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Mira (August 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1551668262
• ISBN-13: 978-1551668260
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #949,024 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fun read, July 28, 2001

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Wager (Mass Market Paperback)

The car accident killed her mother Juliet and injured Laura Harte. Before dying, Juliet told Laura to see attorney Paul Shaw and to forgive her. Paul gives Laura a box containing newspaper clippings about Andrew Jardine, who died five years ago in New Orleans and who turns out to have been her father. Laura is shocked because her mother told her that her father was a Richard Harte who died in Nam just after their marriage.

Olivia Jardine won the Princess Hotel from Josh Logan's grandfather over sixty years ago. He is obsessed in his zeal to buy back the property, but Olivia refuses to sell though the hotel is losing money. She asks Josh to go to San Francisco and persuade her "other" grandchild to come to New Orleans. In turn, she offers Josh the same wager that won her the Princess. He accepts the terms, but soon Josh falls in love with Laura and she with him. However, once she learns the other condition of THE WAGER, she will probably flee back to California with a bitter taste in her mouth.

THE WAGER is an entertaining contemporary romance centering on the human ability to weather emotional storms and adapt to changes caused by them. The delightful story line is fun to read though Olivia's obsession with the Princess seems stretched even if it serves as the plot's prime catalyst. Laura and Josh are a fine couple and the secondary characters bring New Orleans to life, as Metsy Hingle shows she really knows the city. Fans will want Ms. Hingle to write a sequel or two after this joyous experience.

Harriet Klausner

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Me too!, June 25, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Wager (Mass Market Paperback)

I read the other reviews before I decided to write mine and was struck by how many people could not put the book down- literally! Me too! I started it around 11:00pm and was still up reading the last page at 3am! Please more books with these characters!!!!

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Wager, August 2, 2001

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Brenda L. Lester - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Wager (Mass Market Paperback)

I thoroughly enjoyed The Wager. I got a copy of it at 6:30 p.m., started reading it at 7:30 p.m. and finished the book at 2:00 a.m. the next day. I could not put it down. I've been a fan of Ms. Hingle for a number of years and I have all her books. They just keep getting better and better. I truly believe this is her best book yet. Once again, I loved the way she develops the characters. Laura and Josh are a great, magnetic couple. You really care about them. Ms. Hingle makes you feel their emotions. When I saw Ms. Hingle at the recent RWA literacy booksigning in New Orleans, I asked her if there would be additional books based on other characters in this book. I really can see other books. I'd personally stand in line to get additional books about Katie or Alison and especially Nick Baldwin. He wasn't the hero in The Wager but he made my heart go pitter pat!!!