This is a voluntary review of an advanced copy.

An interesting story but a bit far-fetched that such an odd wager extended a generation to the next daughter, Louisa. If you overlook that part, then the book is entertaining.

One event, you could just see was going to be misunderstood and cause problems, but there were a few surprises along the way which made the story more intriguing.

It was kind of sad to see Louisa's family so loving and ready to defend her and poor William only had his servant's that cared for him.

The only thing that kind of turned me off was the family expecting Alex to marry a young girl (at some future date) that was fifteen years old while he was probably 10 years or more older.

Wager for a Wife is a sweet, innocent love story of two strangers who become betrothed and then fall in love. Louisa is almost engaged to an earl, heir to a duke until William comes along with a vowel forcing their marriage. William has become a viscount upon the death of his father. He holds a vowel put together by his father and her grandfather over a wager. He forces the marriage in order to save his family estate and those dependent upon the viscountcy.

Louisa is appalled at first, but slowly accepts the betrothal. She believes she has the need to honor the marriage just as a man would due to family honor. During time of waiting for the banns to be read, she begins to see that her prior beau wanted her due to her lineage and family connection. She, also, wants to get to know William before the marriage.

William is an extremely caring, young man who was treated horribly by his unscrupulous father. Having lost his mother while young and knowing she was treated just as badly by his father weighs heavily on his heart. Although caring and responsible, William seems to have a shell around his heart and continues to not let Louisa get to know him.

This begins to be a serious problem for her. It becomes worse when her former beau accuses William of a horrible situation. Louisa’s brothers seem to agree with the former beau.

William’s elderly servants stayed with his father due to loving William. They knew he would come back to the estate some day. This is a huge clue into his true character. You realize William and Louisa are more alike than even they realized.

This is one of those books you know will end with a charming HEA. It’s the journey that is enjoyable.

The Honorable William Barlow, age 24, became the fourth Viscount Farleigh when his father recently passed away. Now, he is traveling to Farleigh Manor to face what he knows will be huge debts left by his father.

Lady Louisa Hargreaves, daughter of the Marquess of Ashworth, is preparing to attend the first ball of her first season. Judging by the number of floral arrangements delivered the next day, Louisa was a great success at the ball. She is surprised when one suitor, the Earl of Kerridge, and heir to a dukedom, proposes to her and she accepts.

Before the betrothal can be announced, Viscount Farleigh and his solicitor arrive to inform Louisa’s family that he has a vowel saying that the daughter of the Marquess of Ashworth must wed Viscount Farleigh. The vowel had originated between their grandfathers. William fully expects to the thrown out, but realizes that Louisa and her family believe in honor and, thus, respecting the vowel. William wishes he didn’t have to resort to this, but his home and the people who depend on him need him to press forward with this. Louisa has a very large dowry that can help greatly with the debts run up by his father.

Louisa agrees to marry him in three weeks time. Slowly they get to know one another and they both realize they are attracted to one another. However, Louisa wishes she didn’t have to do this. But when William with a young woman and two children, people and Louisa wonder what he could be hiding.

This is a clean and wholesome novel which I enjoyed. With two older brothers, Louisa has been allowed to be a bit of a chatterbox and is very special to her brothers and parents. William’s childhood was sad as his father was distant and broke his mother’s heart leading to her early demise. William is an honorable man and wants to see his home and employees do well. I think readers will enjoy this story and the ups and downs that both the hero and heroine face.

Copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

This was an enjoyable book. The characters were wonderful and I loved reading about Louisa's family dynamic. The growth and change were touching though the ending was a little forced. Would definitely look into more by this author.

Louisa Ashworth is ready for her first season in London. With her beauty, title and wealth, she is one of the top prospects for the season. Within three weeks, she finds her self having accepted a proposal from Lord Kerridge, also wealthy, titled and good looking. It seems to be the perfect match.

William Barrow,Jr. has lived as far away from his degenerate father as possible since his mother's death. With the death of his father, William is now Lord Farleigh and finds his estate mortgaged to the hilt. There is only one way to keep his estate and beloved servants, and that is to ask for payment on a wager his father made with Louisa's grandfather. The wager enabled the viscount of Farleigh to marry the daughter of the marquess of Ashworth. Louisa agrees to break her betrothal and marry William for the honor of the family. She does ask for three weeks to allow for the bans to be read at church and to get to know one another.

What follows is a study in the value of women during Regency England, the impact and influence parents have on their children, and lessons on how to open your heart to others. Louisa's older brothers, Alex and Anthony, provide comic relief in their teasing of Louisa, even though they love her dearly. If you enjoy stories set in Regency England, you will certainly love this one.

Thanks net galley for the advance reader copy of this novel. I enjoyed this regancy romance. It took a while for this story to come together for me and found myself wondering when the climax would happen. Loved the sibling love between main character, Weezy aka Louisa, and her brothers. I wanted to strangle Lord Farleigh at some points and just tell him to speak to his intended frankly. Overall a good clean read. I will look for more by this author.

I had so much fun reading this book. It was just what I wanted! A silent, broken leading man just doing his best and an open honest fun leading lady. Both doing what has to been done in their time. Tuft is very good at writing deep characters. I felt like I could have had a little more from them both but was very satisfied. The ending was just what I wanted and needed from the whole story. It felt like it came full circle to me. I just love a good chaste regency romance and this did not disappoint.