much better than the first. ( )

Lady Serena Grantley has fallen on tough times. Her mother's fatal choice of a spouse tied Serena to General George Hayward. In the years after her mother's death, Serena has been under her stepfather's control and has worked as a faro dealer in his numerous gaming hells. Her beauty has drawn many wealthy young men to his gambling tables. While in her own way Serena has tried to offset the damage her stepfather has done to the fortunes of young innocents, she has suffered her own loss. At her stepfather's command, Serena broke things off with her first love, the Honorable Sebastian Sullivan.
Years later, when Serena and Sebastian meet in London, the two find that they have a chance at happiness. But Serena's escape will require careful planning and courage - will the two young lovers be able to buy their happiness? Or will the cost be too great?

A Wedding Wager gives us a strong, determined and likable heroine in Lady Serena Grantley. While her accommodations to her stepfather's unreasonable demands had me quite angry and frustrated, Jane Feather shows that Serena's failure to fight back comes from her desire to subvert her stepfather's plans. While the love story between Serena and Sebastian progresses, Jane Feather supplements the plot with the budding romance of Abigail and Jonas. Light, romantic and satisfying, A Wedding Wager is a fun escape!

ISBN-10: 1439145253 - Mass Market Paperback $7.99
Publisher: Pocket; Original edition (June 21, 2011), 464 pages.
Review copy provided by the publisher. ( )

A WEDDING WAGER hy Jane Feather is an exciting historical romance set in 1762 London. It is the second in the "Blackwater Brides" series,a Georgian trilogy,but can be read as a stand alone. #1 "Rushed To The Altar". It has romance,sweet sensuality, family loyalty,redemptation,forgiveness,love,and a wedding wager.Lady Serena Grandley was born to be nobility but was placed in the control of her gamester stepfather.She is beautiful,intelligent,and dismissed her first love,Sebastian,at her stepfather's command.Sebastian Sullivan,had Serena's heart captured from the start,but when she dismissed his love,he was heart broken.Three years later Serena and her stepfather reappear with a new gambling hell. While Sebastian is torn between family loyalty and his first love,Serena,he will make the right decision. Serena needs Sebastian's help to save another young woman from her stepfather's evil clutches. Sebastian needs Serena to complete his ailing uncle's demand that each Blackwater brother must marry a fallen woman,thus redeeming her in order for them to inherit is lavish fortune at his death. This is a fast paced,story of love and redemption. This is a fun and exciting trilogy that will leave you breathless. A must read. This book was received for the purpose of review from the publisher and details can be found at Pocket Books,a division of Simon & Schuster,Inc. and My Book Addiction and More. ( )