Her Wanton Wager

Persephone Fines, called Percy by everyone who knows her, is an heiress with a temper and a brother in trouble. He has fallen into the hands of the gamester Gavin Hunt, and she will pay almost any price to get him back.

Hunt names his terms. If Percy can hold out against his seduction for six nights, her brother goes free. She accepts, unaware that the wager is a cover for something else.

Hunt grew up in the violent stews of London and later served ten years on a prison hulk for a crime he did not commit. He blames one man for his ruin, and that man is Percy's adopted father. Through her, Hunt means to get his revenge.

The six nights turn into a contest of wits, and the contest soon becomes a physical, uncontrollable attraction. Both of them have a hidden enemy in their pasts, and neither can beat that enemy alone. Gavin and Percy have to find a way to trust each other first.

This is a Regency romance in the enemies-to-lovers mold, with an open, steamy treatment of the love scenes. It is the second book in the Mayhem in Mayfair series.