Mr. Giles Templeton, third son of the Earl of Wexford, is a rake of the highest order and a confirmed bachelor. Yet, marriage-minded-mamas continue to drag their daughters to his attention. He’s everything a young lady of the ton could want—handsome, wealthy, charming, and kind. For Miss Suzanna Blake, though, Giles is missing the one thing her parents require in a potential son-in-law—a title.
Giles has a golden touch—investments, horses, connections but when he falls…hard for Suzanna, she turns him away, despite the passion sparking between them. At wit’s end, Giles wagers her that not only will she marry him but he’ll make her fall in love with him. If Suzanna wins, she gains a sizable fortune for her favorite charity but she faces a loveless marriage to a titled man. Though her heart yearns for a true love-match with Giles, she has never gone against her parent’s wishes. All bets are off when happiness lies in losing a wager.
Each book in the Lords & Ladies in Love series is STANDALONE:
* Seducing the Marquess
* Marrying the Wrong Earl
* Denying the Duke
* Wagering For Miss Blake
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Sexual Content - 2.5/5
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Violence - 0/5
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Language - 1/5
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Drugs and Alcohol - 1/5
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Summary
Wagering for Miss Blake by Callie Hutton was such a beautiful book. I loved with the hero is trying to win over the heroine. Giles knows he wants to get to know Suzanne more. They have a great chemistry together but she lets him know up front that she cannot marry him because he does not have a title.
He challenges her with a wager that not only will she marry him she will fall in love with him. If not, he will donate a sizable amount to her favorite charity.
Their scenes in the ballrooms when he always gets a waltz with her are adorable. The scenes with Giles and his friends are entertaining. They give him quite the hard time but come through for him when he needs them.
Even after their ‘experience’ in the garden she still refuses to marry him. My favorite part was the ending. Yes it is a happy ending as you hope for in a romance but how he goes about it and asked for his mom’s help surprised me and I loved it.
I highly recommend this book. I have already downloaded the book before this one and bought The Pursuit of Mrs. Pennyworth.
Sexual content - there is a physical scene with some details, well written, not crude
Language - damn 3 times
drinking - at the dances, nothing that distracted from the story, and he drinks to much at one point when he thinks he has lost her.