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To Gamble On An Earl is the much anticipated second story in Award- winning author Diane Dario’s “Men Of Waterloo” series.

Evan, The Earl Of Foxington, had only one mistress, Lady Luck. When she deserted him at the Battle Of Hougomont he was left scarred in more ways than one.

Lady Phoebe Collins has loved Foxington since she and her best friend, his sister, dogged his footsteps as children. When she received a request from him for a tryst at a ball, what seemed to be the answer to her dreams turned out to be a nightmare.

Will Evan be able to overcome the thrill of gambling to earn Phoebe’s trust? Will Phoebe ever learn to feel safe enough to live again?

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January 18, 2019
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ASIN : B07MXT29N1
Publisher : Nazzaro and Price (January 18, 2019)
Publication date : January 18, 2019
Language : English
File size : 2828 KB
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Print length : 161 pages
Page numbers source ISBN : 1796958964
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Cynthia

Enjoyable Regency romance

Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2019

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I have enjoyed The Men of Waterloo series so far. Although this is the second book, I think it can be read as a stand-alone.

Diane has researched the Regency and in particular Waterloo. It’s the historical aspect of these romances that help to immerse you in the time period and add to the joy of reading. I thought Phoebe and Foxington were a well-matched couple. The plot had some moments of suspense and was interesting.

I am looking forward to the next in the series.

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Sunshine1006

Mystery, romance, intrigue

Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2019

Lady Phoebe and Lady Lettice are best friends. Lettice's brother, Lord Foxington has been enchanted by Phoebe since they were small. He likes to gamble, whether it's during war or at the gaming table. He is usually lucky and expects it to continue. He hopes are that he and Phoebe will become betrothed. Foxington plans to take Phoebe into dinner, but he is playing cards. When she receives a note to meet Lord Foxington in a room for a tryst, she is very surprised. When she gets there, she is confronted by a man in military clothing that she doesn't know . He has nefarious intentions for her. She barely saves herself and she could be ruined if anyone found out. When she sees Foxington, she is angry for him putting her in this situation. He didn't come for her when he promised. Her father has gambled just about everything away and she fears that Foxington will be the same. Will the mysterious man who tried to hurt her be found and why would he hurt her? Can she ever trust Foxington enough to forgive him? I enjoyed reading this book. It was more than a romance. There is danger, mystery and intrigue. It's a steamy romance and I loved it. I received this book from Net Galley and BooksGoSocial for a honest review. The review is voluntarily given.

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DIreland

Pass - not worth your time

Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2019

I don't know what to say. In the hands of a better writer, this may have been good. Childhood friends, grew up to be attracted to each other, heroine suffers a tragic event, hero is troubled; all classic romance novel recipe. But they way it was told was so poor that you're not really sure of any of the above.
Does the earl really have a gambling problem? Halfway through the book, I still can't tell. He plays cards at balls, but don't all the gentlemen at that time do to pass the time if not in a market for a wife? There are a few missing pieces of items in the earl's house that he may have sold, but he hardly ever gambled in the story that I don't know when he would have needed the money.
Are they really attracted to each other? They shared a kiss sometime in the past, and then the next time they see each other is 4-6 months later to dance a waltz. Whatever happened to morning calls and afternoon rides in the park if he was really attracted to her? She is not ready to go walk in the garden with him, but willingly goes to meet him in a room alone the same night?
This was a poorly written story that was disappointing. I just found the heroine irritating despite the tragic event that should have made her more sympathetic. The hero was just a confused soul that I didn't even care whether he won the girl or not. I don't know if this book has any redeeming value.

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Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2019

I am of several minds about this book. I think the author did an excellent job showing the heroine in a light that seemed more realistic to Regency times than contemporarily written Regency romances tend to be. I thought that her reaction to the traumatic event the ball turned out to be seemed realistic for a sheltered woman, no matter how vivacious she had been before. Even the way that she turned down her friend at first for a social call—how it was handled in that scene—seemed very accurate to Regency to me.

There were other aspects, however, that didn't seem as true to Regency, including how the hero acted when he found out about the incident. Knowing that the heroine’s reputation was on the line, would he really have talked with his friends about it in such detail? He could ruin her so easily by telling such information to a wider group of people. If one word got out...

Other parts of the story felt scattered. The story jumps forward without much preamble, and that was confusing. Besides what happened at the ball, too, it felt like not much really happened for much of the book. In the first third, we get to see the heroine’s reaction to what happens to her, see her reveal the incident to the hero, and get a little slice of life for the both of them. But nothing really happens in the romance department—which I never like in a romance—and, honestly, nothing much happened at all.

One aspect of the book that I did like was the way the author handled the wounded warriors of Waterloo. Two of the characters are former military, the hero and his friend. Both suffered physical and mental wounds from their experience. The hero has a large scar on his face, and the friend has lost part of a foot. The heroine’s friend suggests the heroine come over for a dinner party because that friend is now awkward in society due to his wound. The hero has come back a changed man, becoming what we might call an adrenaline junkie. This was spurred on by his time in the military, but now he can only feel that excitement he had felt in battle when he gambles. The author also took great pains to show some of the aftereffects of war, namely the widows and orphans home that the heroine and her good friend, the sister of the hero, had chosen as their particular charity. These little moments, with the hero, his friend, and the widows and orphans, show part of the devastation of war. For a romance novel, I thought it was realistic. All in all, I didn't really like the book as much as I should have because I felt like not much happened, but I did enjoy the window onto what happens after the war for a variety of people.

I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.

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cheryl

An entertaining read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 30, 2019

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This story moved along at a good pace, the characters were likeable. I like the camaraderie between the men and the women. There is a dangerous enemy that causes concern for Phoebe and Evan. This was an entertaining read. I hadn’t read the previous one in the series but this didn’t hinder my enjoyment.

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