Then Comes Seduction / Mary Balogh 419 p. December Challenge 5 Gold Rings

In this the second of the Huxtable quintet series features Katherine whom Jasper Finley, Baron Montford, has wagered he will seduce.  Monty claims defeat to clear her honor.  Fast forward three years when a new wager is made, she to make this rake fall in love with her.  The stakes rise when a scandal rises and she agrees to be his wife.  Mary Balogh writes sensuous Regency-era romances with flawed characters that charm the readers with their conversations, situations and issues.