A young woman uses her late father's blackmail files to compel a lord to sponsor her London season, seeking marriage to support herself and her sister amid romance and danger.
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A young woman uses her late father's blackmail files to compel a lord to sponsor her London season, seeking marriage to support herself and her sister amid romance and danger.
But the writing is excellent, being published in 1998, it does not have the tongue-in-cheek, wink-wink aspects of so many current Regencies. If you like early Amanda Quick Regencies, you most likely enjoy The Gamble.
will contain mild spoilers
Central courtship and romance with kisses and implied intimacies.
Mystery subplot includes threats and an attempt on a life.
No profanity depicted
No substance use depicted
No LGBTQ+ representation
No religious themes present
No magic or witchcraft elements
No occult content
Class, marriage, and social expectations in Regency England.
No self-harm or suicide depicted
Blackmail, coercion, threats; sister with a disability.
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