The Devil's Wager Author:Nancy Richards-Akers SHE WAS MARRIED, HE WAS A SCOUNDREL, AND THAT WAS ONLY THE BEGINNING... — Virginia, the lonely wife of a pious and elderly duke, welcomed the freedom a visit with her sister offered. But with the notorious rakehell Harry Davenant nicknamed Devil Davenant, in residence, her idyll would prove not particularly idle. — Virginia was faced with th... more »e most untoward behavior from the Devil himself, who was too drunk to recognize a lady when he saw one. Virginia discovered quickly how mistaken identity could lead to something monstrous, something no real lady could or should ever encourage under any circumstances -- unless, of course, the cad was truly sorry, and the lady was not quite as innocent as she seemed....« less