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To win a bet with friends, a duke pretends to be a groomsman...then his ex-flame discovers him in the stables.
He's posing as a groomsman.
Rhys Sheffield, the Duke of Worthington, has bet his friends an ungodly sum of money that despite his loftiness, he can pass himself off as a servant at the house party of the Season. But when his clever ex-flame arrives and recognizes Rhys in the stables pretending to be a groomsman, she realizes it’s the perfect opportunity to pay him back for breaking off their engagement.
She’s the bride-to-be.
The lovely Lady Julianna Montgomery may be the only young woman at the house party who’s not in the market for a husband. She’s quite happily engaged to a marquess, thank you very much, and scarcely remembers the pain of being callously tossed over by the Duke of Worthington nearly two long years ago—till now.
All bets are off.
Rhys seems to be everywhere, flexing his muscles, laboring in the sun—and Julianna has never found him more appealing. With his signature charm, he persuades her to keep his secret. But when she learns he’s determined to win a bet of honor, she can’t resist playing a game of her own. She’ll spend the next fortnight tempting Rhys at every turn and making him lose his precious wager. Even if it means she must lose her heart in the process…
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6 primary booksThe Footmen's Club is a 6-book series with 6 primary works first released in 2020 with contributions by Valerie Bowman.
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4.25/5
It was so good!! I was hoping I would like it more but it seems to be missing something. Not sure what, but I didn't like it as much as I wanted to. Mostly I was frustrated that they broke up because of the misunderstanding and Rhys was so damn stubborn he almost destroyed everything. But Julianna too, at the end! Just call of the wedding, girl! You already know that the Marquess won't make you happy.
I was kind of hoping for more about Juliana and Rhys dealing with Julianna's father. Instead we got Bell and the maid - which I'm interested in but I wanted to see more of a resolution to Julianna and Rhys's story. It kind of feels like it ended in the middle.
But FRANCE?? WHY DOES BELL HAVE TO GO THERE?? I NEED ANSWERS