In a less than sober moment, Londonโs two most notorious rakesโthe Earl of Manderville and the Duke of Rothayโplaced a very public wager on which of them is the superior lover. Now itโs too late to retract the foolish bet, but what woman of beauty, intelligence, and discernment, would consent to bed both men and declare which is more skilled in satisfying her deepest desires?
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Lady Carolyn Wynn is the last woman anyone would expect to step forward. Sheโs a respectable young widow with an icy reputation, which has kept her firmly off the marriage market. She may not desire another husband, but her brief marriage has left her with some scandalous questions about the act of love.
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If the men will keep her identity a secret, sheโll decide who has the most finesse between the sheets. But to everyoneโs surprise, what begins as an indelicate proposition turns into a most astonishing lesson in everlasting love.