Victoria Alexander 
What A Lady Wants [EPUB ebook] 

"With witty dialogue and a true gift for storytelling, Alexander creates a world that enchants readers"-second in the series following A Little Bit Wicked (Fresh Fiction).One bachelor down . . . three more to go. Four most desirable gentlemen have wagered one shilling apiece and a bottle of cognac that will go to the last unmarried man standing . . .Nigel Cavendish knows he’ll marry one day, but hopefully that day is many years-and many women-in the future! Until then, the handsome, unrepentant rake intends to enjoy life’s pleasures to the fullest.From the moment Lady Felicity Melville spies the adventurous scoundrel climbing from a neighbor’s window-with his comely conquest’s husband in hot pursuit-she knows Nigel is the answer to her prayers . . . with a little reformation, of course. Felicity craves excitement and who in all of London is more exciting than the infamous Mr. Cavendish? So what’s a girl to do but hatch a scheme to win what she so fervently desires. But her plan works too well when a game of chance and an errant pistol shot abruptly make them husband and wife-but in a way neither wanted.Now Felicity has to prove to her wayward husband that she’s the only woman he could ever want . . . or need!"[A] delightful, witty Regency tale . . . A fine cast of supporting characters, including the elderly but mischievous card sharks Lord and Lady Fernwood, keep the laughs up throughout." -Publishers Weekly