Review: The Twelth Night Wager
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 29, 2014
Just who is the object of a wager between ladies' man, Lord Eustace and Lord Ormand that Eustace can seduce, bed, and walk away from a certain lady of Ormand' s choosing.  All of London society is trying to find out who it is.  Eustace was seen with a number of women all of whom hoped they were the one, but that was all to protect the idenity of Lady Grace Leisterfield who was a widow just out of mourning her late and much older husband's death.  She has a 15 year old stepson who she considers as a younger brother.  The Lord and Lady meet at the theatre during an interval and hfor Eustace the race is on.  Grace has heard of the wager, and was on her guard.  When she is suddenly blackmailed, something that could destroy not only her, but her stepson as well, she is wondering who she can turn to for help.  She attends a weeklong party that Eustace also attends and they are drawn  to each other.  Eustace inadvertently learns of the blackmail and offers to help deal with the man involved.  When they arrive, he has been shot dead and they leave to escape speculation and enquiries by the police.  They do fall in love, but while they are returning to London, she gets cold feet and fearing she is going to be dumped, she dumps Eustace, thus causing him to lose the bet. He does not want to lose her and does all he can to convince her that bet or no bet, he loves her and wants to marry her.  He does and now bets are being set as to when their first child will be born!  This book was a fun read and fans of Regan Walker are sure to like this book as well.  Readers who like Recency romances and Christmas themed books should give it a,try as well.  I like her books very much.