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Eloisa James






Eloisa James

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born
January 01, 1962

gender
female

place of birth
The United States

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genre
Romance

influences
Shakespeare


about this author

New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James writes historical romances for HarperCollins Publishers. Her novels have been published to great acclaim. A reviewer from USA Today wrote of Eloisa's very first book that she "found herself devouring the book like a dieter with a Hershey bar"; later People Magazine raved that "romance writing does not get much better than this." Her novels have repeatedly received starred reviews from Publishers' Weekly and Library Journal and regularly appear on the best-seller lists.

After graduating from Harvard University, Eloisa got an M.Phil. from Oxford University, a Ph.D. from Yale and eventually became a Shakespeare professor, publishing an academic book with Oxford Unive...more




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avg rating: 3.76 | 4,525 ratings | 437 reviews | 20 distinct works | 56 fans
Duchess By Night Duchess By Night (Desperate Duchesses, #3)
by Eloisa James
avg rating 3.87 — 328 ratings — published 2008
6 editions
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Much Ado About You Much Ado About You (Essex Sisters, #1)
by Eloisa James
avg rating 3.75 — 317 ratings — published 2005
7 editions
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Desperate Duchesses Desperate Duchesses (Desperate Duchesses, #1)
by Eloisa James
avg rating 3.67 — 319 ratings — published 2007
6 editions
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The Taming of the Duke The Taming of the Duke (Essex Sisters, #3)
by Eloisa James
avg rating 3.77 — 307 ratings — published 2006
5 editions
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Pleasure for Pleasure Pleasure for Pleasure (Essex Sisters, #4)
by Eloisa James
avg rating 3.93 — 284 ratings — published 2006
3 editions
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When the Duke Returns When the Duke Returns (Desperate Duchesses, #4)
by Eloisa James
avg rating 3.68 — 301 ratings — published 2008
2 editions
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Kiss Me, Annabel Kiss Me, Annabel (Essex Sisters, #2)
by Eloisa James
avg rating 3.77 — 281 ratings — published 2005
6 editions
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An Affair Before Christmas An Affair Before Christmas (Desperate Duchesses, #2)
by Eloisa James
avg rating 3.56 — 297 ratings — published 2007
6 editions
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Duchess in Love Duchess in Love
by Eloisa James
avg rating 3.67 — 267 ratings — published 2002
2 editions
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This Duchess of Mine This Duchess of Mine (Desperate Duchesses, #5)
by Eloisa James
avg rating 3.87 — 228 ratings — published 2009
3 editions
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"Sometimes I spend all day in my dressing gown. But if I do dress, I make myself ravishing because then, I feel ravishing."
Eloisa James
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""Yes Leopold," Eleanor said in a low, mocking voice. "Do start to shine, please. I think I saw the rising, but I definitely missed the shining."
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Eloisa James (A Duke of Her Own)
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"A fit encomium for marital bliss," Beaumont said, putting down his knife and fork. "Dancing to a tune one neither likes nor understands, with a partner who thinks you a cadaver."
Eloisa James (Desperate Duchesses)
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