Sarah Wellingford did her duty and married the compelling Marquess of Englemere, a man who awakens passions within her. Nicholas Stanhope's tragic past has convinced him that women are not to be trusted. But this marriage of convenience is becoming very inconvenient, as he is perilously close to falling for his wife.
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The plot of The Wedding Gamble is inventive and fast-moving, the setting alive with detail and color, and Ms. Justiss has expertly created a likeable, believable cast of characters. I felt torn with Sarah over Sinjin, her first love, and Nicholas, her new husband of whom she is very unsure. Her villain is truly rotten and definitely added punch to the story. And, Ms. Justiss, if you have the time, would you write a story for your secondary character, Hal? I eagerly look forward to reading more books by this bright author.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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A wonderful plot will wrench emotion from you. It will make you, laugh, cry, fall in love and keep turning the pages. Julia Justiss' characters speak and behave like real people. The situations they find themselves in are realistic, you believe that actual people would get themselves into such strairts. The period detail is accruate. Warning: this is a two-boxes-of-kleenex book. Very moving. I do wonder who 'Julia Justiss' is and what else she has written. This is a polished, professional performance, not the work of a novice.
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I enjoyed The Wedding Gamble so much. It was cleverly written--both sweet and steamy. The humor was wonderful and the author shows an immense knowledge of the Regency period. I recommend this book to anyone who loves a good Regency romance.
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Excellent book. Well written and refreshingly different. The author brings Regency London alive. Both Nicholas and Sarah are strong characters and Sarah is no simpering Miss, but a vital, intelligent woman who is a good match for Nicholas. Julia Justiss draws an excellent villain, as well. Hard to believe this is Justiss's first book. I'm looking forward to her future ones.
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I usually do not read Historical romance and The Wedding Gamble is the first Regency Romance I have ever purchased. After reading about Sarah's plight, during the Marriage Mart season, I would like to read more books in this time period. Ms. Justiss did a wonderful job with descriptions and she portrayed Sarah as a strong heroine who knew how to go about getting what she needed and wanted. Ms. Justiss also did a splendid job making me hate the villian and love the Marquess of Englemere. I look forward to reading more books by this author.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I liked it a lot. I admit that it did bother me that Sarah never really seemed to let go of Sinjin. But I liked it anyway. I liked Nick.
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I really enjoyed this even though I don't usually read Harlequin Novels. This book's plot is is very refreshing. The heroine is very likable as is the hero. The only thing I really didn't like was that for most of the novel she thought she was in love with her childhood sweetheart and it never said that she stopped loving him. Besides that it was very good.
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In the beginning, this was a great book which kept me reading and not able to put down. However, the Heroine (Sarah) becomes rather annoying after marriage to the Hero with her unshakeable sense of "DUTY". Also, the whole plot regarding the past love she was not able to get over and ignored due to her "duty" to her husband was pathetic. Almost everytime she ran into her lost love, she almost immediately ran to her husband for sex (please - get real!) Portraying the Heroine as such a lost, sad and tragic figure due to her lost love was BORING!! I liked the characters of Nicholas and Sinjin. However, although Sarah started out as a very likeable character, I ultimately ended up despising her for her misguided sense of duty,her inability to leave behind her lost love (especially since she had already admitted that she loved her husband) and her misuse/abuse of Sinjin. Why run to him when she has a husband more than capable of taking care of her? Especially at the end when she confronted Findlay? Why ask Sinjin to be there to help her and not Nicholas, her husband - but yet, she writes a really sappy disgusting goodbye love letter to her husband, Nicholas, describing where she is and what she is doing. Great book up to a certain point, then proceeds to become annoying and ridiculous. At one point, I was so frustrated and angry with Sarah that I wanted to throw the book away without finishing it. However, I made myself finish it and really wish I hadn't!!! Hope to see a book about Sinjin.
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