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Like everything daredevil Gabe Sharpe does, wooing Virginia Waverly is a high-stakes game. Ever since her brother, Roger, died racing Lord Gabriel, Virginia has yearned to take her revenge on the reckless lord by beating him at his own sport. But when she challenges Lord Gabriel to a race,... read more

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To fulfill his grandmother’s ultimatum, Lord Gabriel Sharpe pursues a spitfire he believes desperately needs him. Then the tables are turned....

Like everything daredevil Gabriel Sharpe does, pursuing Virginia Waverly is a high-stakes game. Ever since her brother Roger died racing Lord... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

To fulfill his grandmother’s ultimatum, Lord Gabriel Sharpe pursues a spitfire he believes desperately needs him. Then the tables are turned....

Like everything daredevil Gabriel Sharpe does, pursuing Virginia Waverly is a high-stakes game. Ever since her brother Roger died racing Lord Gabriel, Virginia has yearned to take her revenge on the reckless lord by beating him at his own sport. But when she challenges Lord Sharpe to a race, the hellion who has always embraced his dark reputation as the “Angel of Death” counters with a marriage proposal!

Gabe knows Virginia's family is in dire financial straits — why shouldn’t she marry him and solve both their problems? She claims to be appalled by his proposal, but her response to his kisses says otherwise. So when the two of them begin to unravel the truth behind Roger’s death, Gabe takes the greatest gamble of all, offering the cunning and courageous beauty something more precious than any inheritance: true love.

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  • Gabriel "Gabe" Sharpe: falls for Virginia Waverly; youngest man between the Sharpe children; racer
  • Virginia Waverly: falls for Gabriel Sharpe; the sister of the man that died while racing Gabriel
  • Minerva: married to Giles Masters; writes Gothic novels
  • Giles Masters: barrister; married to Minerva
  • Oliver Sharpe: Marquess of Stoneville; married to Maria Butterfield
  • Maria Butterfield Sharpe: American heiress; married to Oliver
  • Jarret Sharpe: second eldest; runs Plumtree Brewery; married to Annabel Lake
  • Annabel Lake Sharpe: married to Jarret Sharpe. Has a great deal of knowledge in running a brewery and making ale.
  • Hester "Hetty" Plumtree: matriarch of the Sharpe family. Gave ultimatum to her grandchildren that they must all marry within a year or they would all lose their inheritance.
  • Pierce Waverly: Virginia's cousin. Earl of Devonmount.
  • Mr. Pinter: Bow Street Runner that works for the Sharpe family
  • Celia Sharpe: youngest of the Sharpe children; adventurous. Excellent markswoman.
  • Chetwin: a weasel of a military man who harps on Gabe to race. A lieutenant in the Cavalry
  • Isaac Waverly: Retired General in the Cavalry. Virginia's grandfather who she refers to as Poppy
  • Lyons: Maximilian Cale, Duke of Lyons. Gabe's friend.
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First Sentence edit see section history

People were yelling again.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Prologue
Chapters 1- 22
Epilogue

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 4 of 5 in The Hellions of Halstead Hall. (standard series)

Preceded by How to Woo a Reluctant Lady, and followed by A Lady Never Surrenders.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Sabrina Jeffries (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Pocket Star
Country: USA
Publication Date: November 22, 2011
ISBN: 1451642407
Page Count: 384

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Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Adults

content and situations intended for adults

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • The Truth About Lord Stoneville
  • A Hellion in Her Bed
  • How to Woo a Reluctant Lady

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