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How the Wallflower Was Won

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USA TODAY bestselling author Eva Leigh continues her Last Chance Scoundrels series with a steamy romance between two opposites—a rogue with a taste for wagers and a bookish wallflower—who marry for convenience... but neither bet on falling in love.

Finn Ransome is an expert on Lady Luck, which is why he refuses to take a chance on love. Experience has taught him that he's happier at a gaming table than around people he will, inevitably, disappoint. However, the clock is ticking on his father's matrimonial demands. But the only woman to catch his eye is a bluestocking who would never consider a rogue like him.

After a disastrous first Season, Tabitha Seaton decided to focus on books instead of ballrooms. She hopes to join the Sterling Society, a collective of the most brilliant, influential minds in London. Except, they will never admit an unmarried lady. Now Tabitha needs a husband, and a notorious, handsome gambler may be her best bet.

Finn and Tabitha are opposites who have no intention of wagering on a love match, and a calculated marriage of convenience solves all their problems—with no risk to their hearts. Once married, however, their potent attraction boils over into a deep passion that neither expected. When a painful mistake drives the new lovers apart, Finn will risk it all to prove a scoundrel and a wallflower are a winning pair...

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    • Booklist

      September 15, 2022
      Due to their masterminding a family wedding incident that went horribly awry, Finn Ransome, his brother Kieran, and their friend, Dominic Kilburn, have each been given one year to find respectable brides, or their families will cut off all financial assistance. So far, Kieran has succeeded in finding his perfect match, but Finn and Dom both are running up against the matrimonial clock. So when Finn discovers that wallflower and bluestocking Tabitha Seaton is in need of a husband to be considered for membership in London's prestigious Sterling Society, everything clicks into place. Finn will play matchmaker between Tabitha and Dom, who, unlike Finn, shares Tabitha's deep love of learning. It seems like the perfect plan, until Finn realizes he is spending more time with Tabitha than his friend. Readers who crave historical romances that are both cerebral and sensual will find that the latest insightful addition to Leigh's Last Chance Scoundrels series, following The Good Girl's Guide to Rakes (2022), perfectly hits their reader's sweet spot.

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      July 1, 2022

      Finn Ransome would much rather spend his nights gambling than dancing with debutantes at a society ball. His dream is to run his own gaming hell, but he needs to wed before he sees a penny of his inheritance. Enter Miss Tabitha Seaton, a bluestocking in need of a husband of her own. Tabitha is desperate to join London's most prestigious intellectual society, which will only consider her if she's married. Finn, who has a reading disability, is worried that he's no match for Tabitha's mind and tries to set her up with his friend Dominic. When it's clear there's no attraction between those two, but plenty between Tabitha and Finn, they nervously agree to marry. Their physical chemistry and lovemaking is explosive, but Finn continues to fear he's not smart enough for his wife, while Tabitha anxiously guards against a broken heart. VERDICT Leigh's second "Last Chance Scoundrels" Regency romance (following The Good Girl's Guide to Rakes) takes a classic marriage of convenience plot and enhances it with a likable couple who clearly care deeply for one another. Recommended for fans of emotion-driven historical romances.--Kathryn Howe

      Copyright 2022 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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