false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176651676m/641455.jpg 641455 6 <p> <i>Welcome to a world of reckless sensuality and glittering sophistication . . . of dangerously handsome gentlemen and young ladies longing to gain a title . . . of games played for high stakes, including&#8212;on occasion&#8212;a lady's virtue.</i> </p> <p> A marquess's sheltered only daughter, Lady Roberta St. Giles falls in love with a man she glimpses across a crowded ballroom: a duke, a game player of consummate skill, a notorious rakehell who shows no interest in marriage&#8212;until he lays eyes on Roberta. </p> <p> Yet the Earl of Gryffyn knows too well that the price required to gain a coronet is often too high. Damon Reeve, the earl, is determined to protect the exquisite Roberta from chasing after the wrong destiny. </p> <p> Can Damon entice her into a high-stakes game of his own, even if his heart is likely to be lost in the venture? </p> 627645 book 1 6 2007 Desperate Duchesses total:337|5:67|4:132|3:101|2:29|1:8| 337 1232 489 38 3 5 false false Wed Mar 04 12:11:40 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 12:27:36 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 2 false false Sun Dec 14 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 01:36:45 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 22:27:54 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jul 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 10:02:27 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 18:43:49 -0700 2009 entire series! As the first installment in Ms. James' "Desperate Duchesses" series, Desperate Duchesses managed to introduce most of the characters we will be seeing in the coming books, and still...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 15:39:55 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 08:15:07 -0800 2008 Well written, sucked me in, I happily stayed up until 1 am reading. ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Aug 20 14:49:04 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 14:49:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Feb 09 12:10:17 -0800 2008 Wed May 07 12:30:53 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jan 30 14:26:19 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 30 14:26:31 -0800 2008
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