Is Clara ready to risk it all on love?Balking at expectations, Clara Vincent is “the artful dodger” when it comes to marriage. In the summer of 1813, she emerges from a period of isolation and discovers that her father is bent on match-making. Will her attitude change when she meets not one, but two, eligible suitors and is drawn into the lives of intensely competitive families? Clara finally opens herself to the possibility of love – but which man will earn her affection?
When fortunes are reversed and relationships up-ended for James Brantford, Clara needs to sift through misunderstandings and lies. Can she trust someone who is seeking retribution? Or, is Robert Langley, the man her family picks, in fact the ideal match? As wagers unfold and lay bare the history of past relationships, Clara at last learns the truth and is free to choose the path to her own happiness.
Publishing Date: January 20, 2022
See my Blog post relating to the January 22, 2022 launch party.
As Nadine Kampen’s début novel, the writing has a fresh feel to it, yet it also feels ‘old,’ as though you discovered a book lost in the attic for a century or two. If you like a story driven by character and relationship development, with a bit of intrigue, and if you are game for a fun read along with the romantic adventure, then you will enjoy The Brantford Wagers.
The romantic storyline combines with late-Georgian vocabulary (‘see you in a fortnight’), English-UK/CA/AU spelling choices (neighbour and favourite instead of English-US-style neighbor and favorite), and Regency-style sentence construction (check out ‘The Old Book in the Attic Ploy’ blog entry) to take you on a delightful journey to the heart of historical fiction’s beloved Regency era.
Cover design
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Many thanks to Peter and Caroline O’Connor for this beautiful cover.
Interior book design
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Thank you to Sarah Peters for the elegant interior layout for The Brantford Wagers.
eBook copies of The Brantford Wagers are offered on Kindle, Kobo, Google Play, and other online venues with paperbacks available on Amazon and via IngramSpark’s distribution network.
