Lady Katherine’s Wager

She lost her heart to a man she can never marry, or can she?

Beautiful, cultivated, and heiress to a fortune, Katherine Feversham, Marchioness of Raycliffe expects her hand to be given to one of England’s noblest sons. Though raised by Lord and Lady Knolls, in the eyes of the law Katherine is an orphan and her future is in the hands of the Court of Wards.

Harold Hexwane, Earl of Umberland an uncouth, uneducated northerner had to grease many a palm to secure Katherine’s hand for his son Edward. But Edward is in love with Lady Elizabeth (Bess) Dunroy the sister of William Dunroy, Earl of Sanding, and he despises Edward.

When Katherine arrives at Brey castle her future seems as cold and bleak as the castle itself. Unexpectedly though she finds a friend in Edward. As Edward talks endlessly about his sweet Bess Katherine is curious to meet the girl that causes him to spew florid prose in one breath and call her brother a monster in the next breath.

Katherine has only to hear Dunroy’s deep rich voice to know that the man Edward vilifies is no monster but the man she will love for the rest of her life.

Women lust after William Dunroy, and he never disappoints them. He never loves them either - until Katherine.

For their love Katherine will risk all...