Back to the Beginning
In honor of the book she’s currently completing, THE MARQUESS’S FORBIDDEN BRIDE, this month Julia will be giving away three copies of her very first book, THE WEDDING GAMBLE. The first book’s heroine, Sarah, is the sister of Emma, heroine of MARQUESS, who is finding navigating the social waters with sponsorship and a dowry as difficult as Sarah did without one—for very different reasons.
Sarah Wellingford wanted to wait for the return of her neighbor and childhood love, Sinjin—but the imminent bankruptcy of her family’s estate makes it imperative that she wed someone with the money to tow them out of River Tick—and SOON. Unfortunately, the one who’s eager to rescue her is the unsavory Sir James Findley, whose first wife died under “mysterious” circumstances. Nevertheless, Sarah is prepared to do her duty—until an unlikely savior steps in.
Before the tragic death of his younger brother, embittered by the betrayal of his first wife, widower Nicholas Stanhope, Marquess of Englemere, had no desire to remarry. But faced with the need for an heir, he’s become engaged to beautiful, fiery Clarissa. So what’s he to do when his volatile fiancée, in a fit of pique, throws his betrothal ring back at him? Maybe the answer to both their dilemmas is for Nicky to offer his hand instead to his Clarissa’s best friend--safe, steady, reliable Sarah.
But when Sarah’s first love returns and her spurned suitor plots against them, what began as a friendly bargain becomes a dangerous imbroglio. Can a marriage begun on such prosaic grounds survive the odds against its success and lead to a lifetime of happiness?
For a chance to win one of three copies of THE WEDDING GAMBLE, click below.