Books by Eloisa James
Good lord, was this charming! I fell fairly quickly for The Reluctant Countess, with its likable characters and high angst quotient. However, I was a little disappointed by the way the conflict balances itself on misunderstandings and outside interference.
Lady Yasmin Régnier was coaxed into a f ...
While I've long been a fan of Eloisa James, I have to admit that How to Be a Wallflower is not among my favorite of her works. This upbeat tale about an English heiress marrying an American businessman is sweet, but didn't bring enough genuine conflict to the table to hold my interest.
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Wilde Child is the latest in Eloisa James’ series of historical romances following the Duke of Lindow’s many children as they fall in love and start their own families. This book is a fun, lighthearted romp as one of the wildest Wildes meets her match.
Lady Joan Wilde is already infamous in t ...
My Last Duchess is a wonderful, engaging story about finding new love after heartbreak, and taking a risk on happiness instead of contentment. It is a sweet, hopeful book that shows that love comes around more than once.
Lady Ophelia Astley is a respectable widow, raising her daughter alone after ...
I’ve read most of the ‘big’ names in historical romance, but somehow I hadn’t read an Eloisa James novel before Say Yes to the Duke. My romance reader friends are evenly split between those who read her and those who skip her newest releases, and I thought it was time I formed my own opini ...
Since I was first introduced to it, I’ve always loved Eloisa James’ characteristic mix of historical detail and humor. Too Wilde to Wed felt skewed a bit more toward humor than reality, but I enjoyed it nonetheless as an escape from ordinary life.
Although it is by no means necessary to read ...
When I saw that Eloisa James planned to start a new series this fall, I was immediately intrigued. Once I managed to get my hands on a copy of Wilde in Love, I started reading and found myself instantly charmed. I loved the universe of characters introduced in this novel and finished reading with a ...
Seven Minutes in Heaven is the third in Eloisa James’ Desperate Duchess by the Numbers series which is a kind of Desperate Duchesses TNG – the heroes and heroines featured in these books appeared as children in some of the earlier stories and are now grown up and getting their own. This mean ...
In this deftly crafted and expertly plotted novella, Eloisa James demonstrates her ability to know her characters and build them quickly. This particular tale involves Oliver, a gentleman who lives with regret over a youthful indiscretion, and Lizzie, who lives with shame regarding her first marriag ...
The repartée at the beginning of My American Duchess is some of the most witty and snappy dialogue I have ever read in a historical romance. So much so, it may have been hard for the author to go anywhere but down from there. As I settled into the middle of the book there was just the slightest let ...