The Wallflower Wager: Girl Meets Duke

by Tessa Dare (Author)

They call him the Duke of Ruin.
To an undaunted wallflower, he's just the beast next door.
Wealthy and ruthless, Gabriel Duke clawed his way from the lowliest slums to the pinnacle of
high society—and now he wants to get even.
Loyal and passionate, Lady Penelope Campion never
met a lost or wounded creature she wouldn’t take into her
home and her heart.
When her imposing—and attractive—new neighbor
demands she clear out the rescued animals, Penny sets
him a challenge. She will part with her precious charges,
if he can find them loving homes.
Done, Gabriel says. How hard can it be to find homes for
a few kittens?
And a two-legged dog.
And a foul-mouthed parrot.
And a goat, an otter, a hedgehog . . .
Easier said than done, for a cold-blooded bastard who
wouldn’t know a loving home from a workhouse. Soon
he’s covered in cat hair, knee-deep in adorable, and
bewitched by a shyly pretty spinster who defies his every attempt to resist. Now she’s set her
mind and heart on saving him.
Not if he ruins her first.
Review
―Dare’s inimitable wit, charm, humor, and emotional intensity are on full display, and readers
will be smitten. Another sparkling success for Dare and her delightful Girl Meets Duke
series.‖ (Kirkus Reviews (starred review))
―Dare outdoes herself with the scintillating third Girl Meets Duke Regency romance This
riveting romance may be Dare’s best yet.‖ (Publishers Weekly (starred review))
―RITA Award–winning Dare’s flair for ingeniously inventive and wonderfully whimsical story
lines is on full display in the latest of her marvelous Girl Meets Duke books, which
distinguishes itself with a plot with a serious side while still delivering just the right ratio of
lushly detailed love scenes to laugh-out-loud moments.‖ (Booklist (starred review))
―Dare has created a deliciously sexy take on Lady and the Tramp. Laugh-out-loud scenes
involving a runaway otter, a foul-mouthed parrot, and a scene stealing hedgehog balance
out the darker, more introspective topics of the characters’ childhood abuse and neglect.‖
(Library Journal (starred review))
―Alex and Chase are playful, intense and stubborn--their flaws make them a magical match,
not perfect but perfect for each other.‖ (New York Times Book Review on The Governess
Game)

Product details
 File Size: 3778 KB
 Print Length: 368 pages
 Publisher: Avon (August 13, 2019)
 Publication Date: August 13, 2019
 Language: English

Biography author
Tessa Dare is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than twenty
historical romances. Her books have received numerous accolades, including Romance
Writers of America's prestigious RITA® award (twice) and multiple RT Book Reviews
Reviewer's Choice Awards. Booklist magazine named her one of the "new stars of historical
romance," and her books have been contracted for translation in a dozen languages.
A librarian by training and a booklover at heart, Tessa makes her home in Southern
California, where she lives with her husband, their two children, and a trio of cosmic kitties.