I PLEDGE IN PAYMENT THE MAIDENHEAD OF MY DAUGHTER ...

Chaperon Diana Price knew she was teetering on the edge of ruin. Her father had staked his fortune, and her virginity, at the card table --- and lost! To the most notorious gamester in town ...

Nathan Wardale had money, plenty of it, but it was a long time since he'd been considered a gentleman. Still, he never intended to pursue this debt. Until he met Diana Price, 27, in the flesh --- and began to wonder just how long his honor would hold out ...