Once Upon A Wicked Wager: Regency Historical Romance: 1

If love is a gamble, this is one wager they cannot afford to lose.Notorious widow and social pariah, Lisbeth Carslake, Countess of Blackhurst, was acquitted of her husband's murder, but no one believes in her innocence. Known as the Black Raven, bringer of bad luck and death, she is the topic of gossip and wagers. She knows the only way to prove her innocence beyond doubt is to return to society and find her husband's killer.Oliver Whitely, Earl of Bellamy, is well and truly in dun territory and drunkenly takes on The Black Raven Wager and ends up agreeing to a business proposal at the end of a fire poker, to escort Lisbeth back into the viper's pit known as the ton. Together, they must find her husband's killer before the killer finds them. That is, if her schedule allows and they don't kill each other first.Tropes:Enemies to loversSecond ChanceGrumpy HeroineSunshine HeroSpies Like Us SeriesBook 1 - Once Upon a Wicked WagerBook 2 - Once Upon a Scandalous SecretBook 3 - Once Upon a Reckless RogueBook 4 - Once Upon a Devilish Duke

Pagina's: 288, Paperback, Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.