He loved her beyond anything and everythingprecisely why he couldnt ever marry her.
A wounded hero.
Lovesentimental drivel for insipid, weak, feckless fools.
Since an explosion ravaged Captain Morgan Le Dracos face and cost him his commission in the Royal Dragoons, hes fortified himself behind an impenetrable rampart of cynicism and distrust. Now destitute and shunned by the very society that once lauded his heroics, hes put aside all thoughts of marrying and having a family. Until he risks his life to save a drowning woman. At once, Morgan knows Shonas the balm for his tortured soul, but as a wealthy, titled noblewoman, shes too far above his humble station and can never be his.
An intrepid wallflower.
Lovea treasured gift reserved for those beautiful of form and face.
Scorned and ridiculed most of her adult life, Shona, Lady Atterberry believes shes 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 cant 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.
Two damaged souls searching for love.
Others 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?
Warning: 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 youll want to shove into said lake, and a cast of captivating secondary characters with their own tantalizing romantic tales.
For a heartwarming, inspiring story about the power of love, purchase your copy today of THE WALLFLOWERS WICKED WAGER, the fifth installment in Collette Camerons romantic historical Regencies A Waltz with a Rogue Novella series.