A Wicked Game
The Ruthless Rivals
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3.0 • 3 Ratings
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
A Wicked Game marks the third book in Kate Bateman's popular regency romance series, Ruthless Rivals.
If there’s one thing impossible for a Davies to resist, it’s a challenge from a Montgomery. . .
A teasing bet.
Shipwrecked and imprisoned thanks to an incorrect map, Captain Morgan Davies has returned to London to exact sweet revenge on the cartographer responsible for his suffering. He’s also vowed to claim the winner’s prize—three kisses—in the bet he made with his long-time nemesis, the prickly, smart-mouthed Harriet Montgomery. His incarceration has clarified his feelings for her, but convincing the infuriating woman he wants to marry her is going to be his greatest challenge yet. When Harriet’s revealed to be the very mapmaker he seeks, Morgan decides to combine revenge and seduction into one delightful package. . .
A dangerous enemy.
Harriet’s always wanted witty scoundrel Morgan, and now he’s back; as handsome and as taunting as ever. She has enough on her plate dealing with her father’s failing eyesight and a rival mapmaker copying her work to play wicked games with a dastardly Davies—however tempting he might be. But when a threat from Morgan’s past puts them both in danger, Harry discovers that she and Morgan might not be enemies at all . . .
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A childhood rivalry evolves into a passionate attraction in Bateman's effervescent third Ruthless Rivals Regency (after A Daring Pursuit). Harriet Montgomery and Morgan Davies spent their childhood in Wales trying to best one another in a series of escalating bets. Their highest-stakes wager comes in young adulthood: with Morgan off to fight against Napoleon in the Royal Navy, Harriet challenges him to come back alive—if he does, she'll grant him three kisses. Morgan returns from his harrowing experience two years later and heads to London determined to track down R. Crusoe, the mapmaker whose incorrect map led to his shipwreck and imprisonment. He's shocked to learn that R. Crusoe is none other than Harriet herself, who's been working with British intelligence to put false maps into French hands. Morgan is dismayed at Harriet's involvement in this dangerous endeavor, which has made her the target of a Frenchman seeking buried treasure. He's determined to protect her—while also cashing in on his promised kisses. The duo's barbed banter and constant competition proves a delicious prelude to seduction and love. Regency fans will be drawn in by this fast-paced romance and its strong-willed heroine.
