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    The Bet
    The Bet
    SowmyaVenkatesan1
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    • Reads
      Reads 69,347
      69,34769.3K
    • Votes
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    • Parts
      Parts 28
      2828
    • Time
      Time 2h 22m
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    SowmyaVenkatesan1
    Complete
    Complete, First published Apr 09, 2021
    Marcus Paulen, Earl of Brentwood was handsome, clever, proud, and needless to say arrogant. When he intends to seduce innocent Miss Frances Hill, he finds himself falling for her. Will he be able to swallow his pride and follow his heart?
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    • 18th
    • 18th-century
    • aristocracy
    • bridgerton
    • comedy
    • comedy-romance
    • debutante
    • duke
    • dutchess
    • earl
    • england
    • feelgood
    • happilyeverafter
    • happyending
    • historical
    • historicalfiction
    • historicalromance
    • london
    • rake
    • regency
    • regency-england
    • romcom
    • royalfamily
    • royalty
    1800s18th18th-centuryaristocracybridgertoncomedycomedy-romancedebutantedukedutchessearlenglandfeelgoodhappilyeverafterhappyendinghistoricalhistoricalfictionhistoricalromancelondonrakeregencyregency-englandromcomroyalfamilyroyalty
    Table of contentsLast updated Mar 17
    • Chapter 1: Wellington Ballroom, London
    • Chapter 2: Lord Marcus Paulen
    • Chapter 3: Chestnut House, London
    • Chapter 4: Hyde Park, London
    • Chapter 5: The Royal Opera house, London
    • Chapter 6: The Courting
    • Chapter 7: Kenston ball
    • Chapter 8: Somewhere on the road to Nottingham
    • Chapter 9: The Smith Estate, Nottingham
    • Chapter 10: The Plunge
    • Chapter 11: The problem
    • Chapter 12: Windsor Castle, London
    • Chapter 13: Lady Martha Paulen
    • Chapter 14: Garden, Brent Castle, London
    • Chapter 15: Small Wing, Brent Castle
    • Chapter 16: Richmond Park, London
    • Chapter 17: White Lodge, Richmond Park
    • Chapter 18: The Squabble
    • Chapter 19: The Charity auction, Brent Castle
    • Chapter 20: The Bet
    • Chapter 21: Liverpool, England
    • Chapter 22: Master Kenworthy
    • Epilogue
    • Author's Note
    • New Story - With love Emma
    • Bonus chapter 1: Somewhere on the road to Liverpool
    • Bonus Chapter 2: The Shell Cottage
    • Spin-off: Star crossed

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    • Chapter 1: Wellington Ballroom, London
    • Chapter 2: Lord Marcus Paulen
    • Chapter 3: Chestnut House, London
    • Chapter 4: Hyde Park, London
    • Chapter 5: The Royal Opera house, London
    • Chapter 6: The Courting
    • Chapter 7: Kenston ball
    • Chapter 8: Somewhere on the road to Nottingham
    • Chapter 9: The Smith Estate, Nottingham
    • Chapter 10: The Plunge
    • Chapter 11: The problem
    • Chapter 12: Windsor Castle, London
    • Chapter 13: Lady Martha Paulen
    • Chapter 14: Garden, Brent Castle, London
    • Chapter 15: Small Wing, Brent Castle
    • Chapter 16: Richmond Park, London
    • Chapter 17: White Lodge, Richmond Park
    • Chapter 18: The Squabble
    • Chapter 19: The Charity auction, Brent Castle
    • Chapter 20: The Bet
    • Chapter 21: Liverpool, England
    • Chapter 22: Master Kenworthy
    • Epilogue
    • Author's Note
    • New Story - With love Emma
    • Bonus chapter 1: Somewhere on the road to Liverpool
    • Bonus Chapter 2: The Shell Cottage
    • Spin-off: Star crossed
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