A wager he can’t afford to loseDevil-may-care rogue Lord Darius Alexander can’t resist a wager. When a game of cards is suggested at the remote inn where he’s stopped for the night, he antes up his family’s savings, certain his Town bronze will give him the advantage. He never expects to lose his fortune to the irritatingly confident, uncommonly beautiful hoyden daring to play with the men. …Nor … hoyden daring to play with the men. …Nor does he expect to lose his heart.
A woman he doesn’t deserve to win
Caitlin Hart is known for her good sense. When a ridiculous reprobate tosses his savings onto the gaming table, she doesn’t hesitate to divest him of it. But Lord Dare won’t accept defeat like a gentleman. He suggests a compromise, and before long the handsome scoundrel is working back his losses on her small farm. But her neatly plowed fields might be too close for her heart’s content, for soon she finds herself wondering if she can dare him to stay forever when the last of his coin is tucked safely into his pocket.
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I LOVE THIS BOOK!! Cate and Dare are so real….Dare isn’t a rogue, Dare is a gambling addict, who cannot take responsibility for anything when we meet him…he blames everyone else for his behavior…his greatest weakness is his addiction and his addict behavior. He can’t admit he has a problem and own that his family have very good reasons to feel how they do about his behaviour and for not trusting his judgment, or him…..but he does begin to take pride in honestly earning his way, working hard, paying off his debt to Cate, he WANTS to be a better man, to be the man Cate thought he was.. and he works hard to turn his life around, to be the man his family, and Cate know he can be. I think his greatest weakness is also his greatest strength…his pride…his pride is what kept him gambling, turned him into an addict, kept him thinking he was better than everyone else…and his pride made him go to Cate and work for the money to prove something, his pride in wanting to be better, to prove he could be better, to prove he was worthy of not just Cate, but his family’s forgiveness.
Cate is strong and very hard working, she is extremely independent……I would say her biggest flaw is…..she is very, very stubborn
I adore the secondary character of Lady Elizabeth…she came from a questionable background and managed to become something more.. she was accepting and understanding of both Cate and even Dare.
The picture this book paints a true portrait of addiction, it shows that it truly affects everyone, not just the addict but the whole family.. only it is set in regency times….and forgiveness is more than just saying the words, even though there was no such thing as a 12 step program, that is what Dare had to do, admit he had a problem, accept responsibility, make amends, apologize to everyone he hurt with his behavior…it was a beautiful story of recovery and forgiving yourself and others.I loved how this theme touched throughout the whole book
I love Cate’s honesty, Cate’s independence and her willingness to believe with her heart as well as her head.
Her BEST moment was the lemonade toss!!!!
I think her reaction to Dare saying I love you the first time and she told him she wouldn’t promise to wait…it broke my heart…even though I knew ultimately she would do what she could for Dare because she loved him…. still was surprised when it happened
This is such a great read…really a true journey, a hard won love story
This book has the potential to be a fantastic book. The writing really is good, and drew me in, the plot interesting. There are some fantastic characters but I wasn’t a big fan of Lord Dare, he was weak, pitiful, a slave to his addictions and and his woe is me act. I know that is kind of the point of his character and watching him grow into a better man and changed by love etc. I enjoyed seeing him grow as a character and fall in love but I just prefer a hero to be a man of substance. He was weak where Caitlin Hart was determined and strong. I just couldn’t fathom that she fell for him, it just wasn’t believable to me. I think if they weren’t so mismatched I would have liked it way more. There was some great chemistry though. Over all I thought it was was an alright read.