The Courtesan's Wager by Claudia Dain
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- Pub. Date: February 2009
- 368pp
- Sales Rank: 72,332
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: February 2009
- Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
- Format: Paperback, 368pp
- Sales Rank: 72,332
- Series: The Courtesan Series
- ISBN-13: 9780425225806
- ISBN: 0425225801
Synopsis
Award-winning author Claudia Dain brings back her deliciously improper ex-courtesan for another delightful matchmaking scheme.
If Lady Amelia is to marry before another Season passes, she'll need help from infamous courtesan-turned- matchmaker Sophia Dalby. But Amelia is shocked when Lady Dalby informs her that they'll hold interviews for the post of husband-and only dukes need apply.
The plan may ruffle some feathers, but that doesn't keep the men from lining up, especially once the hopeful bride-to-be rejects one eligible duke after another. Only Lord Cranleigh shuns the proceedings, setting his own course of action. But convincing the lady to pursue different interests leads to even more outrageous behavior. Lady Dalby is delighted-and the ton is abuzz: Will Amelia become a duchess, or will other desires consume her?
Kristin Ramsdell - Library Journal
Once again, the notorious Lady Sophia Dalby (courtesan-turned-aristocratic matchmaker) makes sure the appropriate pairing results when Lady Amelia Caversham comes to her for help in securing a duke in this funny, sexy romp that has noble candidates lining up to interview for Amelia's hand. Rejection is what she offers most, of course. Still, when the Earl of Cranleigh tries to prevent his brother from falling under her spell, Lady Amelia rises to the challenge. Slightly outrageous, offbeat, hilarious, and sinfully sensual, this romance employs lively, sassy dialog, rare wit, and an effervescent sense of fun. The latest in Dain's popular "Courtesan" series (The Courtesan's Secret), this story adds another winner to her list.
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Claudia Dain is a two-time RITA Award finalist.
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well written amusing Regency romanceby harstan
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December 24, 2008:
In 1802 London, Lady Amelia Caversham perfectly meets the criteria for a duchess. She has excellent breeding as the daughter of a duke, no whiff of scandal, polite, and most important is that she has a sizable dowry. In spite of her assets, no male seems interested in her.
She decides she needs help from a professional when it comes to the males of the Ton. She asks notorious courtesan turned notorious matchmaker Lady Sophia Dalby to assist her. Dalby agrees feeling this will liven up a slow season. She arranges interviews of men who must meet her eligibility criteria to become Amelia?s husband. The Ton explodes with delight and men line up for the job. Alas only Lord Cranleigh refuses to make a fool of himself except wanting to protect his reticent younger brother from doing so. His plan is to seduce the twit only he finds the seduction too enticing to walk away from.
Once again though a secondary player, Dalby steals the show (see THE COURTESAN'S DAUGHTER and THE COURTESAN'S SECRET) in this well written amusing Regency romance. The frolic is fast-paced from the moment a desperate Amelia turns to the notorious one and never slows from that first encounter. Readers will enjoy this terific jocular caper as Cranleigh?s behaves as amusingly shameful as Dalby and Amelia do.
Harriet Klausner
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