A Wager at Midnight
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- $179.00
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- $179.00
Descripción editorial
The stakes are high in this dazzling and diverse Regency romance, in which a clever duke has made a wager with the now-widowed Viscountess who is the love of his life: To win a second chance with her, he will find husbands for her two sisters—or resign himself to a life of longing in this enchanting tale from award-winning author Vanessa Riley.
Scarlett Wilcox is willing to live out her life as a spinster if it means being able to continue her medical research to help a friend in need. After all, few husbands would tolerate her dressing as a man to attend lectures at the Royal Academy of Science. If the Duke of Torrance finds her such a specimen, she'll agree to a marriage in name only, much to the dismay of her elder sister, the Viscountess.
When she's unmasked at a lecture on ophthalmology, Scarlett prepares to be disgraced, but she's saved by Trinidadian-born physician Stephen Carew who claims her as a cousin. Dedicated to caring for his community, Stephen has no wish to marry a frivolous and privileged lady, no matter how many fall for his disarming accent and seductive charm. But Scarlett proves the opposite of any he’s ever met before. Yet the pressure to marry blinds them both to the chemistry growing between them, pitting their brilliant minds against their reluctant hearts—as the Duke and Viscountess await with bated breath to see who will win . . . A WAGER AT MIDNIGHT.
RAVES FOR VANESSA RILEY
“I'm a huge [Vanessa Riley] fan . . . Her books are exquisitely written and painstakingly researched.”—Julia Quinn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Bridgerton books
“Riley gifts readers a sparkling love story.” —Entertainment Weekly on A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby
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Riley follows A Gamble at Sunset with this flirty frenemies-to-lovers Regency. Scarlett Wilcox is determined to pursue scientific research and find a cure for a friend who's losing his vision. To do so, however, she must disguise herself as a man and sneak into medical lectures. When Stephen Carew, her family physician and favorite verbal sparring partner, discovers her secret, she worries the jig is up—the older Stephen has a history of not treating her as an equal. But he surprises her by offering to help maintain her cover. As they work together, he realizes he loves her and becomes determined to marry her. Wooing Scarlet, however, means proving he'll support her in all her endeavors. The couple's sharp banter and sizzling chemistry keeps the pages turning. In the background to their norm-bucking courtship is a bet between Scarlett's sister and her ex about whether Scarlett will find happiness, a running thread that will especially please returning series fans. This captivating tale of love and empowerment delights.
