Rating:  Summary: Devil's Wager Review: This book was horrible. I could not even get past the first three chapters. The writing was bland, the charectors unlikable and I could not get over the typo at the top of each page. Instead of the book being called "Devil's Wager" it was called "Devil Swager".
Rating:  Summary: Outstanding book Review: This is the best of the Wager series of books. Unfortunately, you have to read the other two to truly understand the development of the hero's character. Interesting and well written.
Rating:  Summary: What a wonderful book! Review: This is the third in a trilogy, following Mary Spencer's DARK WAGER and LADY'S WAGER. Admittedly, readers may understand the story more fully if they read those two before starting this one.This final book is about Lad, the Earl of Kerlain, who appeared in the first two books, and tells of how he came to England and becomes the lord of an English estate. What I loved best about the book is how Spencer shows how difficult this was for an average American man, and also how very different the thinking was then between the English and Americans. Spencer also brings the War of 1812 into the story, which is unusual for a Regency, and deftly shows how this influenced both societies at that time. This was so refreshingly different from the usual historical novel that I can't help but recommend it to anyone who loves a good Regency.
Rating:  Summary: A Nice Completion for the Wager Trilogy Review: While this wasn't my favorite of the series, I was very pleased with this book. It wraps up all the loose ends of the previous two books while managing to maintain the focus of the story on Lad and Diana. Theirs is a bitter sweet romance which is portreyed partly through letters. While they fall in love almost right away, most of their time is spent apart. I enjoyed this book very much and would recommend it to anyone who has read the other two books. If you haven't, I am not sure that you will appreciate some of the minor characters in this book.
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