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BEHIND THE RAKE’S WICKED WAGER is the story of Jasper Coale, Viscount Markham, the elder of the notorious Coale brothers.

When I decided upon my identical twin heroes I wanted the men and their stories to be anything but identical. Dominic is a soldier. He sustained horrific injuries during the Peninsular War, but he is surviving to build a new life for himself in England. By comparison Jasper has had an easy time of it. He has grown up knowing his role in life: he was born and raised to be Viscount Markham. Jasper has it all—money, position, good looks and an abundance of charm. He has been courted as a most eligible bachelor all his life and has never fought for any woman’s attention—if she does not welcome his advances he is happy to shrug and move on. Until he meets Susannah Prentess, who appears to be contemptuous of his charm, his money and his title.

Susannah has her own reasons for keeping the attractive Viscount at arm’s length. Her experiences have taught her to be wary of fashionable gentlemen like Lord Markham, and she has secrets that could ruin her standing in Bath society should they become known. At first she thinks Jasper is not so different from any other rich man—determined to get his own way at any cost—but when she finds herself in a difficult and potentially serious situation with him she finds the Viscount capable of some very unrakish behaviour!

I do hope you enjoy reading Susannah and Jasper’s story and I would be delighted to know what you think of it. You can contact me via my website: www.sarahmallory.com