A review by meganpbennett
The Wallflower Wager by Tessa Dare

4.0

I really enjoyed this book - charming Penny with all of her rescue animals and the ruthless Duke of Ruin make a great couple. Penny meets him, but they don't hit it off until he helps her, starting the titular wallflower wager: Penny's aunt has said that, if Penny can find homes for all of the animals she is caring for before her brother arrives in town and gets her name in the society pages for the ton, she will help convince Penny's brother to allow Penny to stay in town. Gabriel Duke offers to help, if only because Penny's returning to the country will drastically lower the resale value of his house next door. Sparks fly, though they are helped along by the particularly foul-mouthed parrot Penny cares for, and it has a well-earned HEA. While it is Book 3 of the Girl Meets Duke series, it stands on its own, and I read The Duchess Deal because of how much I enjoyed this book. 

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