A card game traps a duke's son into marriage. But the stakes are raised when the intended lady plans to elope with another man! And that other man is his arch-enemy! A Regency Historical Romance series by an award-winning author! When the fourth son of a duke, Lord Stephen Clearbrook, loses at cards to a rich city merchant, he finds himself trapped into an engagement with the man's daughter. But nineteen-year-old Miss Elizabeth Shelby already has plans to elope with Stephen's arch-enemy! As the couple battle each other, they soon discover that nothing is safe from the outlandish wager...nothing, including their hearts...THE CLEARBROOKS – A sweet historical romance series by award-winning author Teresa McCarthy, where suspenseful, inspirational, and heartwarming love stories about a duke’s family bring the Regency period to life. As the tales unfold, the timeline soon turns to the edge of the Regency period while it prepares for the exciting Victorian Era.Book 1 - The Rejected SuitorBook 2 - The Wagered BrideBook 3 - The Convenient BrideBook 4 - The Mischievous BrideBook 5 - The Duke's BrideCLEARBROOK ABBEY - new exciting series following The Clearbrooks series.Book 1 - Rescuing Rebecca: a novellaCOLORADO CLEARBROOKS - Look for this small town contemporary romance series by Teresa McCarthy, which includes sweet and inspirational stories with the Clearbrook descendants.Book 1 - Almost MidnightBook 2 - Almost SundownBook 3 - Almost DaybreakA Regency Romance originally published by Penguin Putnam.