![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She’s spontaneous, outspoken, and sometimes selfish. The way mythology, particularly the tale of Hades and Persephone, is woven into this sizzling romance is delightful, and the characters are captivating. As the bargain’s end draws near, neither wants to let go. Octavia and Gabriel know they should see each other as opponents, but their attraction is undeniable from the start. ![]() A household staff of locals moves in, and soon they all start to feel like a family. In the meantime, the pair will live in, and fix up, the long-neglected house, pretending they are engaged. Gabriel agrees to give Octavia one month to search for any documents that might prove otherwise. Gabriel Fallon, a scholar of Greek mythology, claims he is the rightful owner of the house because her father lost it to his father in a card game or a roll of the dice. Despite this, Octavia is certain he would have left them the house, so she’s shocked when she arrives and finds a naked man in the pond. She and her sister, Ivy, left years ago after their father nearly gambled them away as future brides. Octavia Holton, part owner of a gambling house in London, has a debt to pay, so when she learns her estranged father has died, she travels from London to the countryside to sell his house. A bargain, a fake engagement, gambling, and mythology are combined in the fifth Hazards of Dukes romance. ![]()
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