The dangerous Lord Darrington isn't a man to be welcomed into a house of unprotected women! He may be an earl, but Beth Forrester has heard tales of the incorrigible rake that make her toes curl... Unexpectedly hosting such a scandalous celebrity is only the first of Beth's problems. Now the wicked Lord Darrington has found out about the dark secret she will do anything to protect. How to buy a rake's silence? There is only one way, with her body! Behind The Rake's Wicked Wager No London beauty has managed to tame the incorrigible Jasper Coale, though many have lost their reputations trying. In sedate Bath on a family errand, the viscount expects to find little in terms of entertainment, certainly no female company to tempt him. Miss Susannah Prentess's discreet card parties in Royal Crescent offer a welcome distraction. And, the glint in Susannah's hazel eyes tells Jasper he's met his match at last. But, is she game enough to accept the most outrageous wager of all?