{"product_id":"9781944973902","title":"The Wallflower's Wicked Wager","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHe loved her beyond anything and everything-precisely why he couldn't ever marry her.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA wounded hero.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLove-sentimental drivel for insipid, weak, feckless fools.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince an explosion ravaged Captain Morgan Le Draco's face and cost him his commission in the Royal Dragoons, he's fortified himself behind an impenetrable rampart of cynicism and distrust. Now destitute and shunned by the very society that once lauded his heroics, he's put aside all thoughts of marrying and having a family. Until he risks his life to save a drowning woman. At once, Morgan knows Shona's the balm for his tortured soul, but as a wealthy, titled noblewoman, she's too far above his humble station and can never be his.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn intrepid wallflower.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLove-a treasured gift reserved for those beautiful of form and face.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScorned and ridiculed most of her adult life, Shona, Lady Atterberry believes she's utterly undesirable and is reconciled to spinsterhood. She hides her spirited temperament beneath a veneer of gauche shyness, until a strapping, scarred stranger saves her life, and she can't deny her immediate, powerful, and sensual attraction to him. Despite how ill-suited they are and innuendos that Captain Le Draco is a fortune-hunter, she cannot escape her growing fascination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo damaged souls searching for love.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOthers are determined to keep them apart, and Shona is goaded into placing a wicked wager. One that sets her upon a ruinous path and alienates the only man who might have ever loved her. Is true love enough to put their pasts behind them, to learn to trust, and heal their wounded hearts?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWarning:\u003c\/strong\u003e This book contains one devilish, seemingly irredeemable rogue, an on-the-shelf wallflower who dabbles in wicked wagers, an unexpected and most enticing swim in a lake, a villainess you'll want to shove into said lake, and a cast of captivating secondary characters with their own tantalizing romantic tales.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor a heartwarming, inspiring story about the power of love, purchase your copy today of THE WALLFLOWER'S WICKED WAGER, the fifth installment in Collette Cameron's romantic historical Regencies A Waltz with a Rogue Novella series.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blue Rose Romance LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47055823929584,"sku":"9781944973902","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781944973902_p0.jpg?v=1763795611","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781944973902","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}