The Devil’s Wicked Wager

A bankrupt Earl. A brilliant wallflower. One wicked wager that changes all the rules. Julian Thorne, the "Devil of Mayfair, " is a man of many secrets and even more debts. After a decade of scandal and exile, the ton's most notorious rake has returned to London to find his family estate in ruins. His only hope? A marriage of convenience to a woman with a fortune large enough to bury his past. Elara Vance is a wallflower who prefers mathematical equations to the mindless chatter of the ballroom.
She knows exactly how much the Earl owes-because she's the one who bought his debt. Trapped by a predatory cousin and a social clock that's ticking toward spinsterhood, Elara proposes a business arrangement: a fake engagement to secure her freedom and restore his name.