THE WAGER
Metsy Hingle 
MIRA 
ISBN: 1-551-66826-2 
August 2001 
Contemporary Romance 

After a tragic car accident robs Laura Harte of her mother, she is shocked at her mother’s last request; Laura must ask her Uncle Paul for a key to a lock box that contains a secret about Laura’s father. Already grieving, Laura learns that her father did not die in the war; Andrew Jardine lived a full life and raised twin daughters and a son. 

When Olivia Jardine summons her to New Orleans, Laura bitterly refuses; so Olivia strikes a deal with a prominent hotel owner, Josh Logan. He must convince Laura to return to New Orleans so that she can run Olivia's baby, the Royal Princess Hotel, with Josh for six months. At the end of the six months, Josh and Laura will draw cards and the high card wins the deed to the acclaimed hotel. 

Josh wants nothing more than to reclaim the hotel his grandfather built many years ago and lost in a foolish bet, therefore Josh intends to win this game. However as Josh spends more time with Laura, he begins to fall madly in love. Will a relationship survive when Josh has been keeping secrets? More importantly, Laura is hurting and unsure of her past and future, can she learn to trust another? 

THE WAGER is popular series romance author, Metsy Hingle’s first mainstream novel, and it shows great promise for a smashing mainstream career! Lively characters that you either love or hate, a fun, fast-paced plot, and smooth narrative interlace into a book that I couldn’t put down. I wanted to strangle Olivia, adored Josh’s straightforward sisters, and thoroughly enjoyed the reactions between Laura and her newly discovered siblings. Each wove a special place in my heart, and I am crossing my fingers that Josh’s sister, Faith, and Laura’s boss, Nick, get their own story in the future! 

 

Reviewed by Tracy Farnsworth

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