Both Ambrose and Alexandra want nothing to do with falling in
love, but will a “gentleman’s bet” cause the stakes to be higher than either
bargained for? Find out in RAKEHELL’S SEDUCTION, book 2 in Lauren Smith’s Seduction
series.
Giveaway:
Synopsis:
HE’S MADE A DANGEROUS WAGER
Ambrose
Worthing is no gentleman. He’s a proud cold-hearted rake who’s determined to
stay a bachelor forever. He enjoys bedding a different woman every night
without the risk of falling in love. When he hears about a wager over the
seduction and ruination of the daughter of his father’s best friend, he knows
he must intervene. Committing himself to the bet, he agrees to seduce Lady
Alexandra Rockford—for her own good. He never expected the lady in question to
be a beautiful, fiery creature who has passions of her own that call to his
guarded heart.
SHE’S VOWED NEVER TO FALL IN LOVE
AGAIN
Alexandra
Rockford has sworn off men, her heart still broken from the false promises of a
childhood sweetheart who left her to marry an heiress. When she stumbles into
Ambrose outside of a country ball, she knows the rake is trouble. His smile,
his touch, his forbidden kiss are all too tempting but being with him would
ruin her. Determined to enjoy herself without falling in love, Alex can’t help
but let her defenses down with the too charming rake. But when she discovers
Ambrose is seducing her to win a bet, it will take everything Ambrose has to
prove to her that he is worthy to love her.
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Betting Book of Whites aka How Gentleman Were Wicked- Lauren Smith
In Regency England gentleman often went to clubs where
they believed they could escape the rigors of their home lives and find solace
among their peers. They also got up to no good when they went to these clubs.
Rumors were spread, gambling was made, and they placed wagers in what were
called “betting books.” The title explains exactly what the book’s purpose is.
A gentleman would go to the book and write down what he wanted to wager. Then
other man could respond to the bets and try to win them. Some of those entries
were on sports, but more often on political developments, especially during the
chaotic years of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars. A good many
were social bets, such as whether a friend would marry this year, or whom.
In my story, The Rakehell’s Seduction, I included a wager
made in a betting book at whites where a mean spirited man placed a wager that
if any man ruined the heroine Alexandra publically, that man would get five
thousand pounds. This is by no means a real bet, but there have been some
exceedingly strange bets that were actually placed in the betting book of
White’s Gentleman’s club. One of which involved a man betting £3,000 as to
which of two raindrops would first reach the bottom of a pane of a bow window
at the club. Can you imagine betting that much on raindrops? The amount today
would be closer to ten thousand pounds! It’s reminds me a lot of the wild and
crazy betting that can happen in Las Vegas Nevada.
Since women weren’t allowed in these clubs (and still
aren’t even today), it was considered rude to even mention women in
conversation to other men in the club. But they were mentioned in the betting
books from time to time, such as when a certain woman would get married etc. So
when I wrote my story, I thought I’d would make it as scandalous as possible
and have the bet center on a woman’s ruination.
If you could bet on something wild and crazy, what would
you wager in a betting book?
About
Lauren Smith:
Amazon Best-Selling Author Lauren Smith is an attorney by day, author
by night, who pens adventurous and edgy romance stories by the light of her
smart phone flashlight app. She’s a native Oklahoman who lives with her three
pets: a feisty chinchilla, sophisticated cat and dapper little schnauzer. She’s
won multiple awards in several romance subgenres including being an Amazon.com
Breakthrough Novel Award Quarter-Finalist and a Semi-Finalist for the Mary
Wollstonecraft Shelley Award.
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