The Wagered Widow

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Summary: witty, laugh-out-loud fun
Review: I have been a long-time Patricia Veryan fan and this particular book is my favorite. The hero is suitably tormented by his undeclared love for the plucky heroine, and general mayhem occurs throughout. If you like absorbing, well-researched historicals that let you have FUN while you read, then this is a great choice!

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Summary: No review can do this book justice
Review: I loved this book. It expertly combined humor with romance. If you're a romantic to the core I guarentee that you'll this book. Enjoy!

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Summary: Loved it!
Review: Of course, I've pretty much loved all of Veryan's books, but this is my favorite. Rebecca is a smart, funny heroine who is neither overly prudish nor overly argumentative, the kind of heroine you don't find every day. And Trev- smart, funny, a rogue, handsome but human. I thought the story was very entertaining without being contrived, and Veryan's prose is very pleasant. I'm one of those readers who skims a lot when she starts getting bored by description, but I read and enjoyed every word of this book.

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Summary: I LOVE this book!
Review: Rebecca Parrish is a beautiful young woman who, although fond of the foolish husband who'd gotten himself killed in a duel, was finally ready to re-enter life after a year of mourning. Nearly destitute, the bills were piling up due to her late husband's mismanagement and gambling. She now is determined to find a wealthy father for her six-year-old son Anthony.

On her first foray out of widow's weeds she attracts two suitors: the dashing but impoverished Trevelyan de Villars, whose intentions are far from honorable, and the handsome, very rich, and impeccable gentleman Sir Peter Ward. Trevelyan, very cynically made a wager with Sir Peter involving the lovely widow and when Rebecca's beloved brother found out, he challenged Trevelyan to a duel. Rebecca believing all of the gossip of the sins attributed to Trevelyan, thought him a blackguard and made to feel uncomfortable over his ribald remarks and double entendres. These tended to only infuriate her more, but for the sake of her beloved brother she would do whatever she could to save him even if it meant compromising herself to the infuriating rake!

Meanwhile, danger lurked in a more sinister manner as treasonous Jacobites are pursued, captured and executed. Rebecca soon realizes that she has far more to worry about than snaring a future husband. Bravely, she must use all her wits and risks her very life to save a desperate, fugitive Jacobite. She soon realizes that people are seldom what they seem as she willingly is ready to toss aside security for love.

This was a most splendid tale of love and danger by one of the most accomplished romantic novelists writing today. I thoroughly enjoyed being propelled back into the Georgian period by the well researched and beautifully described costumes, palatial homes and events from that period. While such a plethora of secondary characters emerged, the reader is made to feel at ease with each and every one through a deft hand with the dialogs and cant of those times. This was truly an adventure in `time travel, fraught with comical situations, adventure, intrigue and a beautiful and tender romance. For those lovers of true historical romance genres, this is not to be missed and although out of print, it would prove to be worth the effort to locate a copy to relish a true master at her art!

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Summary: Wonderful tale of Georgian England
Review: Rebecca Parrish is a beautiful young woman who, although fond of the foolish husband who'd gotten himself killed in a duel, was finally ready to re-enter life after a year of mourning. Nearly destitute, the bills were piling up due to her late husband's mismanagement and gambling. She now is determined to find a wealthy father for her six-year-old son Anthony.

On her first foray out of widow's weeds she attracts two suitors: the dashing but impoverished Trevelyan de Villars, whose intentions are far from honorable, and the handsome, very rich, and impeccable gentleman Sir Peter Ward. Trevelyan, very cynically made a wager with Sir Peter involving the lovely widow and when Rebecca's beloved brother found out, he challenged Trevelyan to a duel. Rebecca believing all of the gossip of the sins attributed to Trevelyan, thought him a blackguard and made to feel uncomfortable over his ribald remarks and double entendres. These tended to only infuriate her more, but for the sake of her beloved brother she would do whatever she could to save him even if it meant compromising herself to the infuriating rake!

Meanwhile, danger lurked in a more sinister manner as treasonous Jacobites are pursued, captured and executed. Rebecca soon realizes that she has far more to worry about than snaring a future husband. Bravely, she must use all her wits and risks her very life to save a desperate, fugitive Jacobite. She soon realizes that people are seldom what they seem as she willingly is ready to toss aside security for love.

This was a most splendid tale of love and danger by one of the most accomplished romantic novelists writing today. I thoroughly enjoyed being propelled back into the Georgian period by the well researched and beautifully described costumes, palatial homes and events from that period. While such a plethora of secondary characters emerged, the reader is made to feel at ease with each and every one through a deft hand with the dialogs and cant of those times. This was truly an adventure in 'time travel, fraught with comical situations, adventure, intrigue and a beautiful and tender romance. For those lovers of true historical romance genres, this is not to be missed and although out of print, it would prove to be worth the effort to locate a copy to relish a true master at her art!

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Summary: really funny and enjoyable
Review: this is a great book and you'll not want to put it down. :)

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Summary: Veryan does it again
Review: This is a prequel of sorts to the Golden Chronicles series by Patricia Veryan and in it we get to see the beginnings of Treve's derring do to help the hunted Jacobites escape from England and get a glimpse of some of the other characters from later books. Treve is your typical cynical rake who's been wounded in love but he's also a man whose eyes show his sadness and longing for a wife and family of his own. Rebecca is a woman forced to seek out the biggest matrimonial fish she can land in order to pay her bills and keep the constable from the door. But she's also a woman who has known love in her family and marriage and longs for it again.

Veryan does a great job with the secondary characters and if you love descriptions of Georgian style clothes then this is the book for you.


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Summary: I LOVE this book!
Review: This is the story of Rebecca Parrish, who is widowed, has a five year old son, and a mass of debts since her husband was killed.
After the customary year of mourning, she comes back into society looking for a man to help pay her debts. She sets her eyes on Sir Peter Ward, handsome and RICH. But she is also drawn to Trevelyan deVillars (whom I love and is a great character) who is pennyless and a rake.
During Rebecca's quest to win Sir Peter, there is much hilarity, as well as duel and the appearance of Jacobite rebels.
I really recommend this book, which is probably my favorite by Ms. Veryan. But don't miss her other books, and you can find Trevelyan deVillars :) in her Golden Chronicles books.

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Summary: A must for Veryan fans!
Review: Young widow Rebecca Parrish is impoverished with a young son. On the lookout for a wealthy husband and father for her son, she is thrown in the path of two men. Sir Peter Ward, a handsome, steady, and very rich gentleman, and Trevelyan de Villars, a charming, rakish ne'er do well with a reputation for outrunning the duns. Set amidst the Jacobite Rebellion, which will entwine all their lives in adventure, Rebecca learns that appearances can be decieving, and that she should follow her heart.