num_pages: 560
description: WHAT WOULD YOU WAGER FOR LOVE?In the high stakes gentleman's world of 18th century horseracing when the blood of the desert kings ruled the English turf a hero returns from war to claim the girl he has loved since he first spied her riding hell-for-leather over the Doncaster heath. Determined to have her at any cost he will risk everything. A story of star-crossed lovers and horseracing THE HIGHEST STAKES transports the reader to 18th century England an era infamous for corruption arranged marriages and high stakes gambling; when racing and breeding became the obsession of the uppermost elite and a match race might replace a duel in settling a point of honor. Through the fictional love story of Robert Devington and Charlottte Wallace a tale of drama danger thwarted love and retribution unfurls...
language: English
title: The Highest Stakes
publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark