- Mass Market Paperback
- Publisher: Fanfare (Oct 1 1996)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0553575775
- ISBN-13: 978-0553575774
- Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 10.4 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 181 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,347,257 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
A gambler's disgraced widow and an embittered Napoleonic war veteran are scarred by their pasts but willing to bet on the future in this sensitively rendered romance. When Lady Emma Tarrant sees her younger brother lose a fortune at cards, she challenges Colin Wareham, the fifth baron of St. Mawr, to a game of chance that could cancel her brother's debt or end in disaster. With a delicately depicted Regency setting interwoven with a tender love story, this novel provides a passionate portrayal of marriage partners who learn how to love and cherish one another in the face of society's disapproval and family entanglements. Exceptional characters and beautifully crafted historical details ensure a delightful read for Judith McNaught and Mary Balogh fans.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Seeing her husband gamble his life away, Lady Emma Tarrant is determined to prevent another young man from doing the same and challenges the scoundrel who holds his debts, a move that intrigues and arouses Lord Colin Wareham.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Loved this book,
By Margaret "10 Year Amazon Browser" (New Bern, NC USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Marriage Wager (Mass Market Paperback)
For all the reasons that we read books like these, I loved this book.There was an honorable, admirable heroine and an imperfect yet extremely attractive hero. The details provided, as well as the secondary characters, provided motivation(s) for both the hero and heroine. These were much more than three-dimentional and created an engrossing story. This is the first book I read by this author, and it has made me keep an eye open for any books published by this author since then.
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4.0 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews) 6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Loved this book,
By Margaret "10 Year Amazon Browser" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Marriage Wager (Mass Market Paperback)
For all the reasons that we read books like these, I loved this book.There was an honorable, admirable heroine and an imperfect yet extremely attractive hero. The details provided, as well as the secondary characters, provided motivation(s) for both the hero and heroine. These were much more than three-dimentional and created an engrossing story. This is the first book I read by this author, and it has made me keep an eye open for any books published by this author since then.
3.0 out of 5 stars
It's OK but I couldn't finish it.,
By Deborah Rimmer "eclectic choices" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Marriage Wager (Mass Market Paperback)
I bought this book because I have liked some other stories Jane Ashford wrote. She does write well, wonderful similes, but all the elegant prose in the world will not make an unbelievable story better.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Well written and very engaging,
By Sarah1989 - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Marriage Wager (Mass Market Paperback)
I don't know what the 3 star reviewer was talking about that it's a good book for being 10 years old and that much has changed in romance writing. The things that have changed are things that, in my opinion, should not have changed. Things like making sure all the parts of the story tie together and that the conflicts the characters have, both internally and with others, drive their actions.
Newer romances often seem to rely on explicit sex, and the characters having strange appendages or incredible abilities to cover over the lack of craft in the fiction. Oh, and the lack of correct punctuation. I have pretty much stopped reading new romance novels even though I enjoyed the sex scenes. The run on sentences and the grammatical errors make me grit my teeth. The way some authors throw in big or little used words, but do not use the words correctly. Oh, and the way characters' actions make no sense, but are excused because the character is an alien, or a vampire, or a spy. Jane Ashford is a good writer. I guess that's why the 3 star reviewer enjoyed it even though it WAS 10 years old. |
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