Lara Lanson

During a game of whist, John Cressy, Earl of Swanham, is plunged into a dilemma when his opponent offers his daughter in marriage, as his stake. John needs a wife, but not one who will interfere with his single life. Winning the game will rest on the turn of a card, but will he win the compliant wife he wants or a burden? If he wins, he will be bound to marry the lady. Should he accept or refuse?Grace Hervington plans to marry for love.
A betrothal to the most notorious rake in London is something that she has never anticipated.285 pages