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He lost the card game but won a bride.
The Marquess of Bromton has just learned that he’s a bastard. Feeling his honor is at stake, he attempts to bestow his estate upon a rightful heir by manipulating a high-stakes card game. But the winner demands more than Bromton bargained for—a marriage…to his spinster sister. Lady Katherine may be the least marriageable lady in all of England, but a child of their union would be a rightful heir…
Scandal has hardened Lady Katherine and narrowed her world to duty and family. There’s nothing to be trusted in the Society she left behind…especially not the imperious marquess with his single-minded pursuit. Or his knee-weakening kisses. Except, the more their connection deepens, the more Bromton surprises Katherine. But the truth about their courtship could destroy everything…
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Review Quotes
“Lusciously romantic and sparkling with wit, Scandal in Spades will captivate you until the very last page.”
–Anna Campbell, bestselling author of the Dashing Widows series
“It had my heart beating and my mind conjuring elaborate pictures, totally wonderful and brilliant writing.” – Maggie
“This was a fantastic story, well written, flowed great, had probably the most realistic sibling interaction that I have ever read in a book, steamy love scenes, great secondary characters, secrets, some groveling and an ending that gave me goosebumps and made me teary eyed.” – Flippin’ Pages Book Review Blog
“This story had me on pins and needles throughout it! I didn’t want to put the book down!!” – Historical Romance Lover
“Scandal in Spades by Wendy LaCapra is an outstanding historical romance. Ms. LaCapra has given us a book that is well-written and packed with amazing, lovable characters.” – Deb, BookLikes
“Spellbinding, Heart pounding, Entrancing.” – Lori D., Goodreads.com review
“This is the first book I’ve read by theds author & it had me gripped from the start.” – Janet, Goodreads.com review
“I loved how characters talk and interact in this story. All of them are simply amazing and well-written. For me characters made it an exceptional read.” – Books Eater
“I just love Wendy LaCapra stories! This author has one amazing gift in pulling you in her writing!” – Maria D., Goodreads.com review
“This was such a beautiful story, and one that I didn’t want to end but knew that it had to if all was to be restored between the pair… I have decided to fill the void of waiting for the next book in the series, by buying other books by Wendy LaCapra, my new favorite author.” – SH, Goodreads.com review
“Great storyline, characters you cheer for, and of course, a happy ending! Don’t miss this one!” – Dawn H., Goodreads.com review
Excerpt
He rubbed his cheek against hers. The sensual slide of skin-against-skin felt depraved, more so than anything she’d ever experienced. The hardness against her belly was nothing less than sin.
Primal seduction, on whole, executed by a man who admitted he had not, and likely could never, love.
“Lord Bromton,” her voice cracked, “my life is not a game.”
He conceded a paltry inch of space. “All of life is a game,” he replied. “A game you have ceased to play.”
“I play.” She ignored the fiery sensations racing through her chest. “I play by the rules—”
He raised his brows.
“—mostly.”
“You’ve roused a great deal more than just my interest, Katherine. Do you really wish to slink away?”
“I do not slink.”
“You do. You’ve been hiding behind these ridiculous clothes and now you are attempting to retreat into some darkened corner of your mind.”
Blast his powers of observation. “Bromton.” She, too, could shock with nomenclature liberties. “Every moment you spend under this roof puts me at risk.”
“Perhaps. Yet, where there is risk, there is reward. And, you long to take up my challenge, don’t you?”
Yes. She sucked in. “Your presence also endangers Lady Julia. That, I cannot forgive.”
His searching look returned.
“None of us,” she pressed her advantage, “can afford another scandal. Markham must marry well so Julia can be presented at court.”
“Markham will marry. Lady Julia will be presented at court. And what, dear hellion, will happen to you?”
The way he said hellion intensified the ache between her legs.
“Nothing will happen to me. My life will remain stagnant.”
“Are you satisfied with stagnant?”
Satisfied? Satisfied? She was not satisfied in any sense of the word. How could she be? Bromton had awakened every part of her she’d labored to suppress. It would be a long time before simple would satisfy again, the wretch.
He answered for her. “You could never be satisfied with stagnant. Not a woman as vibrant as you.”
A quiver of panic fluttered at the base of her throat. “I am not vibrant. I am ordinary.”
“You are far from ordinary.”
She must have released the table, because when she looked down, her fingers were caught in his. She scowled down at her hands as if they were misbehaving children. Even through kid leather, his thumbs—slightly rough, very hot—explored her knuckles.
She looked up, still scowling. “And you are unsettling.”
“Not half as unsettling—” he angled his head—“as you are…to me.”
His to was half-kiss, and his me, all pleasure. Sensation saturated her lips, sending spark-like shivers from her neck to her knees. Instinctively, she rose to her toes to meet him. He responded by deepening his claim. With his hand cupping her neck and his tongue parting her lips, all that had come before proved flicker to vivid flame.
If this was a kiss—a true kiss—than she’d grossly mistaken her experience. She had never been kissed like this before.
And she did not want it to stop.
“Katherine.” He caught her bottom lip between his—soft yet firm, like the skin of a sun-kissed grape. “Hellion.” Breath and smolder and crackle. “I want you to be mine.” And heat. So much heat.