Review of The St. Nicholas' Day Wager by Em Taylor
Pages: 107 Novella/Christmas Pub: November 26, 2014 Amazon Digital Services, Inc. Language: English ASIN: B00Q8V1VOO Sexual Content: 4/5 Genre: Historical/Regency FREE on Amazon Synopsis As the clock in White’s hallway chimes midnight on St Nicholas’ Day morning, Lord Nicholas, Viscount Eastden makes a stupid wager. Somewhat foxed, he agrees to a wager which states that he can marry the spinster sister of the Earl of Thornwich by Christmas eve. If Thornwich wins the wager and Eastden fails in his quest to marry her, he will get ten thousand pounds and vice versa. Having grown up on neighboring estates, Nicholas can’t figure out why a nice girl like Gabriella failed for so many seasons on the marriage mart. Gabriella appreciates the viscount’s honesty when he explains the wager. Knowing the dire straits of her family’s finances and her brother’s addiction to gambling, it seems that marriage to Nick may be the only option. Can she overcome his cruel word...