Dukes and Secrets: Book 4
Publication Date: February 27, 2024
“I’ll be your scoundrel, not your hero.”
Broken and devastated, the former Duke of Grandhampton, Lord Spencer Seaton, returns home from the war to find he has lost everything. His only goal is to exact vengeance upon the man who took everything from him.
Nothing will stop Spencer… except, Miss Joanna Digby—intelligent, cunning, and mysterious. A wallflower, she conceals her true self behind a facade, only to have her family threatened by the same man who ruined Spencer.
But as fate would have it, Lord Seaton stands in her path, and she in his.
And yet, it is his unlikely rival that begins to revive Lord Spencer’s soul.
He proposes a deal: If he gets evidence against their mutual adversary first, she must surrender her virginity to him. If she is the first to procure the evidence, he will stop his chase.
One scandalous wager, two determined rivals, and three dangerous days spent in close proximity.
Can love resurrect the soul of the man who came back from the dead?
Lord Spencer Seaton lost his dukedom, his lady love, his health, and almost his life when he became a press-gang victim.
Now, he’s back with revenge on his mind. Author Mariah Stone uses Spencer’s deep-seated bitterness to depict a broken main character in Betting Against the Scoundrel. As the fourth installment in the Dukes and Secrets series, this Regency historical tale successfully wraps up the story that began with All Duke and Bothered.
While reading in sequence isn’t required, it is recommended to understand the nuances between the characters. Each book focuses on a different couple.
With this installment, Spencer’s revenge plot is interrupted by his target’s niece, Joanna Digby. She has her own reasons for seeking revenge against her uncle. The sparks fly between the two, leading Spencer to utter this swoon-worthy line: “I’ll be your scoundrel, not your hero.”
Ultimately, it becomes a redemption story as Spencer learns what love truly means. There’s plenty of spice and adventure as the storyline reaches a satisfying conclusion.
Betting Against the Scoundrel takes two people who make a wager based on revenge and sets the stage for them to both come out as winners of a lifetime prize.
When time travel romance writer Mariah Stone isn’t busy writing strong modern women falling back through time into the arms of hot Vikings, Highlanders, and pirates, she chases after her toddler and spends romantic nights on North Sea with her husband. Mariah speaks six languages, loves Outlander, sushi and Thai food, and runs a local writer’s group. Subscribe to Mariah’s newsletter for a free time travel book today!
