Introducing “The Lady’s Gamble: Novel – Discover NOW The New Historical Regency Romance Book by Abby Ayles!Regina Hartfieldis living a nightmare.When Regina Hartfield’s father gambles away his fortune and land in a game of cards, it leaves her and her sisters distraught, facing destitution and an impoverished future.Despite being shy and introverted, Regina can see the dire predicament of her … introverted, Regina can see the dire predicament of her family and knows that she must do something to restore their pride and financial situation. But where to start?
The entry of the disreputable Lord Harrison into her life, changes all that. With a rightly earned reputation as a gambler and something of a scoundrel, Lord Harrison has designs on Regina’s sister, Bridget. But he has skills that Regina needs and now she hatches a plan to save the family honor and give the infamous Lord what he wants at the same time.
At a masquerade ball, where faces are hidden, Regina plans to win back their fortune. It’s a risky strategy and involves learning a skill that all but destroyed her family’s good name, but she is desperate.
But can she pull off the deception without ruining her own reputation still further? And what of Lord Harrison himself? He’s the first man Regina has ever found herself drawn to, But Lord Harrison is in love with Bridget, not Regina—isn’t he?
“The Lady’s Gamble” is a historical regency romance novel of approximately 90,000 words. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after.
Page Count: around 520+ pages
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Regina is probably the most memorable and realistic girl I have ever read. I don’t think I have ever met and an eighteen-year-old girl that didn’t feel weird, awkward or left out. A black sheep of the family. Insecure and quirky. She is relatable and real. Hidden potential that needs the right experiences and circumstances to just bloom. And bloom she does. Lord Harrison is an interesting character and exactly what Regina needs, and she is what Harrison needs to realize what love really is. I love that they break the norm with him teaching her something improper but not sexual. And they do not instantly fall in love, they experience getting to know one another! Which is amazing. I even loved the side characters and how things turn out for them. Completely amazing. I borrowed through KU but I will definitely be buying it once I bounce back from the holidays.
I enjoyed this sweet, clean Regency-era romance. The story was good, with the characters of Lord Harrison and Regina growing as the story developed. No need to fear allowing teens to read this story, as there is no overt cursing and only a passionate kiss at the end of the story. There is almost a fairy tale feel to the story, in that an evil man takes away the family home & lands, and the youngest daughter decides to come out of the cocoon in which she has been developing, becomes a beautiful young lady and regains the family honor. Along the way she finds love, and the story seems to end with them living happily ever after. There is an extended epilogue looking in on that couple several years down the road with 2 children, and still in love.
This is a pleasant read, that allows one to escape into this story and become entirely immersed in it. It does not go into any historical happenings, political or otherwise. Whether that is a plus or minus, depends on the reader.
I look forward to reading more of these delightful “candies” from time to time to escape from the darker things happening in the real world.
ONE AMAZING READ!!!
A wonderfully written, smooth flowing read with its many twists and turns and surprises that I was totally immersed. The scenes were so realistic I felt I had been transported back to that era. A fantastic story line that captures your attention from the beginning. The characters are well developed and relatable. I grew to love the main characters as the story continued along. As their personalities transformed it was like opening my eyes for after long while. The scenes were so detailed I could picture it as the tale unfolds. Abby definitely found her true calling and shows just how gifted and talented she really is with this read. Brilliantly put together in a unique and tantalizing way. Abby did an excellent job bringing this read to life.
Regina’s father gambles away his fortune and land in a game of cards. It leaves Regina and her sisters distraught. They face destitution and an impoverished future. Regina, though shy and introverted, knows she must do something to restore their pride and financial situation. Disreputable Lord Harrison enters her life. He has an earned reputation as a gambler and scoundrel, and he has designs on Regina’s sister Bridget. He has skills that Regina needs. She hatches a plan to save the family honor and give the infamous Lord what he wants at the same time. She hopes to pull off the deception without ruining her own reputation. As time goes on, Regina’s feelings toward Lord Harrison grow, but he is in love with Bridget. – This is an interesting tale involving five sisters. They are each different. Regina is shy, smart, and courageous. Lord Harrison is handsome, smart, and likeable. Regina and Harrison form a friendship, and he helps her overcome her shyness and learn confidence and other attributes. I loved the time they spent together. There is too much of Regina’s musings, but this is still a very good book. Like other Starfall publications, there is a link to an extended epilogue, and the link does not take you anywhere – frustrating!
Excellent story of a girl who learned to card shark in revenge for an unscrupulous man who took everything from her father at a gambling table. Of course, her teacher is a handsome Duke …
Abby Ayles just keeps getting better and better!