The Wedding Wager (Harlequin Historical Series, No. 563)
When bluestocking Leonora Freemantle's uncle wagers her enough  money for her girls' school and her independence against  marriage to a man of his choice that she can't take a common  soldier and after three months' education pass him off as a  gentleman for a whole season in Bath, she boldly accepts and  then falls in love with her creation. This charming twist on the  traditional Pygmalion story takes a pair of wary protagonists  with serious past issues to resolve, forces them to work  together, and lets nature take its course. While everything is  tied up just a bit too conveniently in the end, this delightful,  well-paced historical will leave readers smiling and satisfied.  Hale (The Elusive Bride), a Golden Heart winner and a RITA  finalist, lives in Lower Sackville, Novia Scotia.Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.