Lord Ashford's Wager

A Bad Bet in Love

Lady Joanna Barrand knew all the terrible things about Lord Tony Ashford. It was bad enough that the dazzlingly handsome, dismally impoverished earl looked on Joanna as a childhood chum, not the lovely young woman she'd become. It was even worse that he was a confirmed gambler, and was seeking the hand and fortune of a beautiful older widow to save him from ruin. And worst of all, there was shocking evidence that the outrageous Ashford was guilty of a crime that made all his other sins seem innocent.

To come to Ashford's aid was folly. To fall into his arms was madness multiplied. But Joanna gave one reason for taking the plunge with the odds against her. What did she have to lose when she already had lost her heart?