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- Hodder Paperbacks
- Hodder & Stoughton
Fiction, Romance, Historical romance, Historical fiction
New York Times bestselling romp set amongst the high society of 1780s London - Dangerous Liaisons meets Jilly Cooper!
It is Spring 1783 . . . Jemma, Duchess of Beaumont, has just returned from Paris and is planning to shock all of London High Society - not to mention horrify her husband - with scandalous soirees and a debauched Grand Ball.
But irritating her husband comes naturally, and she needs a challenge. When her country cousin Lady Roberta St. Giles asks for help seducing the Duke of Villiers into marriage, Jemma jumps at the chance. She transforms Roberta into the most delicious and desirable woman in town. Then she lures Villiers to the house, ostensibly to play chess.
But the plan backfires. Villiers responds enthusiastically to Jemma's challenge and, ignoring Roberta or indeed Jemma's husband, offers her a match - the third game of which is to be played blindfolded.
And in bed.
Praise for Desperate Duchesses: A Steamy and Pageturning Regency Romance Book
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Spicy, charming piece of romantic escapism History has never been so much fun. - Australian Women s Weekly on An Affair Before Christmas
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Romantic - Weekend Gold Coast Bulletin on An Affair Before Christmas
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'If Shakespeare had written an 18th-century romantic comedy, it might look something like this . . . colourful, spirited romance that will leave readers desperate for a sequel' - Publishers Weekly
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So full of dashing cads in breeches that it's guaranteed to get me hot under the collar . . . Bravo for Eloisa - Fiona Walker
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I found myself devouring the book like a dieter with a Hershey bar - USA Today
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'Great fun. I couldn't put it down!' - Daisy Waugh
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'Hurrah! Romance is back in fashion. No grisly body count, no lurking serial killer. The only four-letter word is love. Choc-full of romantic heroes that would give Darcy a run for his money. Sheer joy from beginning to end.' - Carole Matthews
Eloisa James
Eloisa James is a USA Today and New York Times bestselling author of historical romance-when she's not being a Shakespeare professor and chair of Fordham University's English Department. She is the mother of two and, in a twist that could be pulled straight from the pages of a popular romance, her husband is a genuine Italian knight!
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