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Eloisa James

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http://www.goodreads.com/EloisaJames

born

January 01, 1962 in The United States

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female

website

http://eloisajames.com

genre

Romance

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Shakespeare

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May 2010

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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 University Press. Currently she is an...more

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Paris in Love is a Bestseller, New Contest, and more…

May 7, 2012 • Paris in Love is a bestseller! Thank you so much to all of my wonderful readers who put Paris in Love on the New York Times extended bestseller list for THREE weeks!

• Haven’t picked up a copy yet? People Magazine gave it one of their coveted (and rare) 4-star reviews, and USA Today said Paris was an enchanting memoir, "written like a spool of lovely prose haiku." Why not try it ou...

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Books by Eloisa James

Average rating: 3.83 · 35,707 ratings · 3,506 reviews · 33 distinct works

	When Beauty Tamed the Beast (Fairy Tales, #2) by Eloisa James (Goodreads Author), James Griffin (Illustrator) 4.13 avg rating — 3,204 ratings — published 2011 — 8 editions	My rating:
	A Kiss at Midnight (Fairy Tales, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 2,765 ratings — published 2010 — 13 editions	My rating:
	Duchess By Night (Desperate Duchesses, #3) 3.90 avg rating — 1,978 ratings — published 2008 — 9 editions	My rating:
	A Duke of Her Own (Desperate Duchesses, #6) by Eloisa James (Goodreads Author), James Griffin (Illustrator) 4.06 avg rating — 1,793 ratings — published 2009 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Much Ado About You (Essex Sisters, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 1,809 ratings — published 2004 — 12 editions	My rating:
	Desperate Duchesses (Desperate Duchesses, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 1,683 ratings — published 2007 — 12 editions	My rating:
	Pleasure for Pleasure (Essex Sisters, #4) 3.95 avg rating — 1,528 ratings — published 2006 — 8 editions	My rating:
	When the Duke Returns (Desperate Duchesses, #4) 3.73 avg rating — 1,552 ratings — published 2008 — 9 editions	My rating:
	The Taming of the Duke (Essex Sisters, #3) 3.82 avg rating — 1,488 ratings — published 2006 — 9 editions	My rating:
	This Duchess of Mine (Desperate Duchesses, #5) 3.88 avg rating — 1,434 ratings — published 2009 — 8 editions	My rating:

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Series by Eloisa James

Desperate Duchesses (7 books)
by Eloisa James (Goodreads Author)

3.82 avg rating — 9,815 ratings

Fairy Tales (5 books)
by Eloisa James (Goodreads Author)

3.94 avg rating — 8,579 ratings

Essex Sisters (4 books)
by Eloisa James (Goodreads Author)

3.85 avg rating — 6,181 ratings

Duchess Quartet (5 books)
by Eloisa James (Goodreads Author)

3.71 avg rating — 4,785 ratings

Pleasures (3 books)
by Eloisa James (Goodreads Author)

3.78 avg rating — 3,058 ratings

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Eloisa James wrote a new blog post: Paris in Love is a Bestseller, New Contest, and more… Paris in Love is a Bestseller, New Contest, and more… May 7, 2012 • Paris in Love is a bestseller! Thank you so much to all of my wonderful readers who put Paris in Love on the New York Times extended... read more »
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Eloisa James gave to: The Duke Is Mine (Fairy Tales, #3) by Eloisa James (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
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Eloisa James gave to: Slow Ride (Fast Track, #5) by Erin McCarthy (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
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Eloisa James gave to: Lady Sophie's Christmas Wish (The Duke's Daughters, #1)(Windham, #4) by Grace Burrowes	My rating:
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Eloisa James gave to: Flawless (The Christies, #1) by Carrie Lofty (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
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Eloisa James gave to: Never Love A Highlander (McCabe Trilogy, #3) by Maya Banks	My rating:
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Eloisa James gave to: The Very Virile Viking (Viking II, #3) by Sandra Hill	My rating:
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Eloisa James gave to: Midnight (Dark Age Dawning, #2) by Ellen Connor	My rating:
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Eloisa James gave to: Serpent's Kiss (Elder Races, #3) by Thea Harrison (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
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Eloisa James gave to: Beauty Dates the Beast (Midnight Liaisons, #1) by Jessica Sims (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
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Quotes by Eloisa James

“I didn't realize you needed a response. When Hamlet is giving a monologue, he just goes on and on by himself.”
― Eloisa James, When Beauty Tamed the Beast

27 people liked it

“I love you," he said, his voice catching. "When I thought you were going to die, I wanted to die.”
― Eloisa James, When Beauty Tamed the Beast

tags: death , love , relationships

15 people liked it

“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

10 people liked it

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Lisa Kleypas

45 votes, 20.9%

Nora Roberts/ J.D. Robb

44 votes, 20.5%

Judith Mcnaught

38 votes, 17.7%

Johanna Lindsey

25 votes, 11.6%

Linda Howard

24 votes, 11.2%

Sandra Brown

14 votes, 6.5%

Diana Palmer

12 votes, 5.6%

Eloisa James

10 votes, 4.7%

Penny Jordan

3 votes, 1.4%

Sharon Kendrick

0 votes, 0.0%

215 total votes

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