Bridal Favors #4 February 2014 On Sale: February 4, 2014 Featuring: Jacob Teel; Wendy Drew 416 pages ISBN: 1402283784 EAN: 9781402283789 Kindle: B00FG9GUQ8 Paperback / e-Book Add to Wish List Romance Historical Buy at Amazon.com Romance blooms on Wednesdays What The Groom Wants by Jade Lee There can only be one winner in this game of hearts Wendy Drew, co-owner of A Lady’s Favor dress shop, is working at a gambling den to help pay off a relative’s debt when she catches the eye of the den’s owner. Wendy is attracted to his dark, dangerous ways but she has no idea how far he’ll go to make her his. Seaman Jacob Teel has been in love with Wendy from the first time he met her. Now he’s home, done with the seafaring life, and has recently inherited a Welsh title. Finally, he can court Wendy for real-if he only he knew about his deadly competition. Fortunes change. Love grows. And hatred can destroy it all. A seaman inherits a title – so how can he marry a seamstress? Previous Picks

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