{Rogues to Riches Review} Lord of Chance by @EricaRidley

Lord of Chance (Rogues to Riches, #1) by Erica Ridley
Series: Rogues to Riches #1
Published by WebMotion on April 11th 2017
Pages: 300
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Disguised as a country miss, Charlotte Devon flees London, desperate to leave her tattered reputation behind. In Scotland, her estranged father’s noble blood will finally make her a respectable debutante. Except she finds herself accidentally wed to a devil-may-care rogue with a sinful smile. He’s the last thing she needs…and everything her traitorous heart desires.

Charming rake Anthony Fairfax is on holiday to seek his fortune…and escape his creditors. When an irresistible Lady Luck wins him in a game of chance—and a slight mishap has them leg-shackled by dawn—the tables have finally turned in his favor. But when past demons catch up to them, holding on to new love will mean destroying their dreams forever.

The single title 2017 release is an expanded "Author Edition" of the story that first appeared in the Scandal's Daughters anthology.

I received Lord of Chance (Rogues to Riches, #1) for free. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

Also in this series: Lord of Pleasure

Miss Charlotte Devon lives in the world in-between society and poverty. The daughter of a famous courtesan, her only chance to live a respectable life is to find the father she believes is a Scottish Laird. She travels from London to Scotland for the sole purpose of finding her father. She finds herself a husband instead.

Anthony Fairfax is a charming gambler who owes more money than he ever has to the kind of people who break legs or worse. Fairfax journeyed to Scotland in hopes of winning a fortune and keeping out of prison. When the tantalizing Miss Devon sits to play a round of cards, his life is turned upside down. Once the pair find themselves accidentally married, they have more problems than they did before.

I cried a lot while reading this story. These two characters were formed with devastating back stories, yet their optimism kept them going. Each of them lost a bit of their light at one point in the tale only to have the other bring it back again. I wasn’t sure there could ever be a positive outcome when the two found themselves in such desperate circumstances, but Ridley didn’t let me down. She really did take a lemon and made the sweetest lemonade!