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    <body><![CDATA[I have discovered the most ludicrous central conflict ever to grace a romance novel. <br/><br/>A hairdo.<br/><br/>Yes, that is correct. Eloisa James' An Affair Before Christmas explores the failing marriage of Poppy and the Duke of Fletcher. Why, you ask, is their marriage failing? Well, Fletch ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77337419">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a quick, fun read. I didn't really get a Christmas feel from it, despite the title, except for the fact that scenes took place during the Christmas season. We see more than one story in this novel and from reading the Amazon reviews, I see that some readers felt the hero and heroine lost ou...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35642303">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Wow! This author doesn't disappoint. She's known for writing 'not your average' romance, and this is no exception - in the beginning the hero and heroine are madly in love and get married right off, but it becomes clear our poor heroine is, what we would call today - frigid. Happy yet believable res...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48247715">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A pretty solid, easy to read romance.  The characters are a bit immature and tiresome in the beginning, but as luck would have it, they actually learn and mature and have interesting story arches.  The author includes lots of fun, non-standard historical tidbits which make for some fun twists.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the weakest of the Duchess books, and it's the last one I had to read. Poppy and Fletch were downright annoying through most of the story. THe saving graces here were the ongoing stories of Jemma and Elijah, Villiers, and Charlotte Tatlock. Poppy's mother should be shot she was so annoying.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The tagline for this book is....<br/>&quot;His kisses were a Christmas miracle....&quot;<br/><br/>That's enough for me!<br/><br/>Aside from that.  I love Eloisa James.  If you sign up on her website, she sends you a signed postcard everytime a new book comes out.  Makes you feel special.  Howev...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9065444">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The writing was wonderful, as usual.  E. James is an autobuy for me.<br/>The historical accuracy and details was amusing and subtle.<br/>Villars is such a wonderful character, I loved his side plot.  But I have to wonder if his 6 month long illness was even possible.  Would that be blood poisoning...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40782611">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Thus continues my non-paranormal romance week and my exploration of the wonderful writer Eloisa James]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Secondary character Charlotte's plotline was more interesting, at times. Intriguing story]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[OK I did not like this book.  There was just too much goign on and not much of the main romance that was described on the back of the book. I wanted to read about Fletch and Poppy putting their marriage back together. Not about other people playing chess, and this Duke dying and that Duke unfaithful...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55499428">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[For some reason I liked this one more than the usual.  Part of a series.]]></body>
    
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