Review: The Wedding Wager by Eva Devon

Synopsis

All Lady Victoria Kirby wants is to dig in the dirt, take notations, and record history, thank you very much. Bumbling through ballrooms and getting disdained by the ton for her less than ideal looks, on the other hand, is the last thing she wants. But her reckless father has a different idea for her future when he puts up the ultimate ante—her hand in marriage—and loses. Over her dead body.

The Duke of Chase cannot bear to see a woman misused. After all, he saw that often enough as a child. So when he’s witness to a marquess gambling away his daughter to a lecher of a man, he has no choice but to step in and rescue her. Lady Victoria has a reputation for being as tart as a lemon and as bitter as one, too. So, he may have just found the perfect wife to keep a promise he made to himself long ago--to never have an heir. With her, surely, he'll never be tempted to take her to bed and break that promise.

But when he meets the wild, witty intelligent young lady he’s bound to marry, he knows trouble is headed his way... And everything he ever swore to uphold may very well come undone, especially his heart.

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Review

It's a beautiful romance between two people who have yet to discover their true strengths. Lady Victoria and the Duke of Chase are two of the most interesting fictional characters I have ever come across. Their story isn't the one to be missed by any historical romance fan. I found the way they interact with each other to be very amusing. Honestly, they kept me entertained and it was so hard to put this book down once I started reading. Although I can't say that I understood the marquess, Victoria's father, at all. But still, I loved the story. The whole premise is interesting and something I thoroughly enjoyed.

P.S. I received a complimentary copy of this book via NetGalley.