Determined to convince his trustees that he is ready to settle down and take control of his estate, Julian Ardleigh, Viscount Debenham, proposes marriage to Harriet “Harry” Woodford, his childhood friend.
Since her one disastrous London Season, Harry has been content to live in the country breeding and training horses. She has no intention of marrying anyone, least of all her rakish friend.

Julian persists, so Harry tells him she will marry him if he can avoid so much as kissing another woman for three months. The wager is on, but neither gambles on losing their hearts!

THE WEDDING WAGER was originally published in the Zebra Regency anthology HIS BLUSHING BRIDE, a Romantic Times Top Pick. It won the National Readers’ Choice Award for Best Novella in 2001.