The Lady Plays Her Ace

Oliver “Ace” is a man who has made his fortune the hard way. He began with his fists, then by learning to be both a gentleman and a businessman before entering the fringes of London society. He is ruthless, determined and trusts only a select few. Lady Althea “Thea” (friend of the Langleys) is the only one person who unsettles his world. She is feisty, opinionated and beautiful. As a duke’s daughter, she is far above his reach. Determined to put distance between them, he pushes her away. Thea pushes right back, not willing to be set aside. Ace soon realizes that walking away from her is going to be the hardest challenge he has ever faced. – Althea was outspoken, brave, and unlike other ladies of the ton. She and her brothers were friendly with staff and others who most of the ton considered beneath them. Ace had a difficult time accepting that, and it caused problems. The first two-thirds of the book were very slow. I loved the last third. It was entertaining.

Made for gothic romance lovers. Neat story line

Ace Dillinger is an ex-fighter & self made man that has risen above his humble beginnings by investing his winnings wisely in businesses & forming friendships & business deals with high society’s titled men who know you must invest in new industries in order to survive.

A duke’s daughter, Lady Althea Ryder will not be deterred from something she wants – she is stubborn to a fault, outspoken, feisty but kind. When she meets Ace at a bare knuckled fight that she talked her footman in to taking her; Ace sees her & insists on getting her of there before someone sees her & a scandal will occur. Althea finds herself very interest in her brothers’ friend, Ace and although they have never personally met, she wants to find a way to spend more time with him. Ace knows he is not good enough to spend time with his friends’ sister but can’t seem to stay away.

The friendships, scandals, life threatening occurrences, romance & love for all times is a journey you won’t want to miss! I love Wendy’s style of writing & her characters are always ones you fall in love with & root for until the end. I highly recommend this book & all the others in this series.

The Lady Plays Her Ace is a fantastic historical romance by Wendy Vella. Ms. Vella has once again impressed me with her storytelling abilities. She has provided readers with a well-written book and furnished it with outstanding characters. Oliver fought for his fortune, with his fists and his brains. Althea is a Lady and Oliver has decided she’s not for him. Their story is loaded with drama, humor, action, sexy bits and suspense. I loved this story from the first page till the last and can’t wait to read my next book by Wendy Vella. The Lady Plays Her Ace is book 4 of The Langley Sisters Series but can be read as a standalone. This is a complete book, not a cliff-hanger.

The characters where witty and a joy to spend time with. While from different sides of society and Ace’s excuse, it only made you cheer for the lovely Lady Althea all the more. Definitely worth reading and now I want to know more about the Langley sisters.

Ace was a different type of hero for these books and I liked that he was different. He was a fighter, and then business man. It was a sweet story and a nice romance.

I’m a Wendy Vella fan and was not disappointed with this book. Enjoyed the story line and characters.

I loved this book! I loved the main characters and the supporting cast of charectors. It got me right from the beginning with the boxing match. Recommend it hot everyone.

A one note story without much of a plot. Characters keep saying the same things over and over again. I read 45 percent of the book, trying to give it a chance, but just had to give up. Boring.

Not a clean read.