The Highest Stakes

By Emery Lee

WHAT WOULD YOU WAGER FOR LOVE? In the high stakes gentleman's world of 18th century horseracing, when the blood of the "desert kings" ruled the English turf, a hero returns from war to claim the girl he has loved since he first spied her riding hell-for-leather over the Doncaster heath. Determined to have her at any cost, he will risk everything. A story of star-crossed lovers and horseracing, THE HIGHEST STAKES transports the reader to 18th century England, an era infamous for corruption, arranged marriages, and high stakes gambling; when racing and breeding became the obsession of the uppermost elite, and a match race might replace a duel in settling a point of honor. Through the fictional love story of Robert Devington and Charlottte Wallace, a tale of drama, danger, thwarted love, and retribution unfurls...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402236425
• ISBN13: 9781402236426
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark
• Length: 542 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 1.5" x 5.5"