Love is always a gamble.

Louisa Babcock is determined to return a cursed brooch that has plagued her family for two generations. Having lost both her parents, she and her sister Kitty reside with their impoverished, albeit titled Uncle Malcom in London. Without any prospects, Louisa believes that once the brooch is returned, she and her sister will be free to live their lives in peace.
And the Widow of Whitehall, touched by the young woman’s honest, knows just how to repay her.

Lieutenant Rhys Carlyle must marry. Having returned to England as a hero from the Napoleonic wars, Rhys is set to be honored with the Order of Bath. It’s rumored that the queen herself hopes to see the lieutenant married quickly, to inspire the prince regent to find his royal bride. Thus, Rhys has come to the Lyon’s Den seeking to discuss what he wants in a spouse, but things quickly get out of hand.

When the former solider wins a game of chance, he’s rewarded with the beautiful, impoverished Louisa as a wife. Now, faced with a wayward sister, a crumbling estate, and a deceitful peer, can the Louisa and Rhys learn to trust one another enough to find their happily ever after?

Tropes You’ll Love:

• Marriage of convenience
• Forced proximity
• Winning a wife
• Slow burn
• War hero
• Impoverished heroine

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