The Earl's Wagered Bride

In full disclosure, I received a copy of this book for review. All opinions are my own.

The premise of this book / series is rather interesting. You have three sisters who don't particularly want to marry and a aunt who decides to throw a house party to find them spouses. Then you have three war heroes who attend the party... and since we're talking about a romance, we know they're going to pair up.

All three books happen simultaneously over the course of a couple days. It was actually quite interesting to read books one and two back to back and to read about what was happening at this house party through the eyes of the different characters. Scenes were practically repeated, some almost word for word, but the internal thoughts and observations shifted slightly.

In this book, we have Marjorie who has the brilliant plan to gamble with the house party guests in order to win enough money for her sisters and herself to buy a house. Enter Griffith. He's attending the house party his step-mother is throwing with a couple of his friends. As kids they were friends of sorts... and now as adults, there are definite sparks between them. Marjorie is set on her gambling plan and Griffith is determined to stop her, sure that's it is going to end in disaster.

So, I liked the idea of the three books happening at the same time. That's a winner for me. The whole gambling plot was interesting enough, but something about it didn't work as well as I'd have liked. I think it was the reckless attitude that Marjorie had me on edge.

I mostly enjoyed the play between Marjorie and Griffith. There was a developed romance and character growth, which was much appreciated.

All in all, it was a solid set up for the series and an enjoyable Christmas romance.