A Scandalous Wager

As the Black Raven, she€s cold, distant and alone€¦untouched by the gossip and scorn of her aristocratic peers. Until he enters her house €" and her life €" then suddenly her icy shell is no match for the heat of attraction...

Notorious Widow Lisbeth Carslake, Countess of Blackhurst was acquitted of her husband€s murder, but no one believes in her innocence. Known as the Black Raven, bringer of bad luck and death, she is eviscerated by the gossips and mocked in the clubs.

She€s also the subject of London€s most scandalous wager.

Oliver Whitely, Earl of Bellamy, needs money, but it takes more than a few drinks to take on The Black Raven Wager. He finds himself drunk, at her house, and€"more surprisingly€"agreeing to a business proposal at the end of a fire poker.

She will let him win the wager, and he will help find her husband€s killer before the killer finds her. But business agreements don€t mean trust, and Lisbeth certainly doesn€t trust Oliver, her body€s reaction to him, or her heart.

Love may be the biggest gamble of their lives, but is it a wager their hearts can afford to lose?