The Wallflower Win

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(65 65 65 1)><em>A wallflower challenges a rake to a game of chess. The prize? If he loses he must pretend to court her...and she's excellent at chess.</em></strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>She's a wallflower on a mission to win.</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Bookish Lady Elizabeth Whitmoreland has no interest in being a debutante. She'd rather immerse herself in the tranquility of a library than dance in a ballroom with some silly fop. But when she overhears a wager being placed on a game of chess she sees her chance to challenge the </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>ton</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>'s smuggest rake. If he loses he'll have to pretend to court her for the entire Season to fend off her relentless mama.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>He's a rake who's never been beat.</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Christopher St. Clare the Marquess of Claremont is a man who staunchly avoids the debutante scene and marriage altogether confident that his brother will carry on the family line. But when a spirited debutante challenges him to a chess match he can't resist. He's always been unbeatable but his world is turned upside down when he faces an unexpected loss. Now he must play the role of a devoted suitor for the entire Season.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>In a game that quickly turns to seduction the stakes have never been so scandalous.</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Lady Eliza might be beautiful clever and witty but she's still a debutante. One playing a dangerous game when she begins tempting him beyond all reason by asking him to kiss her. Despite their undeniable chemistry Christopher remains resolute. He will </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>not</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> touch her. But when Eliza steps up her attempts to seduce him how long will he be able to resist the undeniable attraction between them?</span></p>