She'll do anything to be a doctor; he'll do anything for her.

With her hopes of being a doctor wrecked, it's up to Miss Tamara Patterson to save her family in the time honored way for young ladies: finding a rich husband. She has one night before news of the bankruptcy spreads. 

Every Christmas eve, the Duke of Newton indulges in spending the evening with the ambitious young woman who holds his heart, despite the fact that she hates him. But when he hears Tamara's plan, he sees red.

If she's marrying, she'll marry him. 

The Duke Wager is an age gap Victorian romance short read featuring a rake hero with possessive tendencies, a quirky bluestocking heroine in need a husband to save her family.