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Lord Rotham's Wager
288 pages
A tense, emotionally guarded Regency romance where a cynical wager accidentally reignites a long-lost love.
What it feels like
This Regency romance delivers a steady, emotionally guarded experience built entirely around the delicious tension of a second chance at love. The mood is steeped in the lingering hurt of past misunderstandings, balancing the cynical premise of a marriage wager with the earnest vulnerability of two people who never truly forgot each other. The prose reflects the formal manners of the era, serving as a polite veneer over the simmering resentment and undeniable sparks between a reluctant widow and a prideful lord. It is a story of healing from past heartbreak and navigating the treacherous waters of pride. Readers who devour historical romances featuring complicated reunions, stubborn protagonists, and the slow melting of icy defenses will find themselves thoroughly swept away.
- Mood
- emotionally guarded
- romantic
- tense
- nostalgic
- Tone
- romantic
- dramatic
- wry
- earnest
- Pace
- steady
- Themes
- second chances · healing from past heartbreak · pride and vulnerability · rekindled romance
- The writing
- Classic historical romance prose that balances the formal manners of the Regency era with the simmering internal emotions of its protagonists.
- The arc
- Moves from guarded resentment and cynical wagers to the vulnerable rediscovery of a lost, enduring love.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love the delicious tension of second-chance Regency romances where past misunderstandings collide with present-day sparks.
Content notes
- past unhappy marriage
- past heartbreak
About the book
Lord Rotham must marry to secure his inheritance, and decides to turn the search for a bride into a wager with his cronies. As he follows through with the terms of the bet, he is horrified when the woman he chooses by chance turns out to be none other than his first love, who he believes jilted him for no reason six years earlier. Claire Ellison is now a widow after an unhappy marriage, and is determined not to let Lord Rotham steal her heart again.
Description from Open Library.
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