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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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	When Beauty Tamed the Beast (Fairy Tales, #2) 4.06 avg rating — 28,063 ratings — published 2011 — 47 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Kiss at Midnight (Fairy Tales, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 19,637 ratings — published 2010 — 47 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ugly Duchess (Fairy Tales, #4) 3.66 avg rating — 13,966 ratings — published 2012 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Duke of Her Own (Desperate Duchesses, #6) 4.11 avg rating — 11,568 ratings — published 2009 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Much Ado About You (Essex Sisters, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 10,738 ratings — published 2004	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paris in Love 3.62 avg rating — 11,289 ratings — published 2012 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Desperate Duchesses (Desperate Duchesses, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 10,995 ratings — published 2007 — 46 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Duke Is Mine (Fairy Tales, #3) 3.72 avg rating — 10,506 ratings — published 2011 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Duchess By Night (Desperate Duchesses, #3) 3.93 avg rating — 9,883 ratings — published 2007 — 38 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Three Weeks With Lady X (Desperate Duchesses, #7; Desperate Duchesses by the Numbers, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 9,114 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Eloisa James answered Gloria Porter's question: I loved “The Reluctant Countess,” but I walked away with a dozen questions about Lydia, whom I gleefully hated. Epilogue 1 reveals she ran off with another man a few months after she married Pettigrew. Epilogue 2 strongly implied Lydia was pregnant. Did she return to Pettigrew to have a child which may or may not be his? Is she literally repeating her mother’s life verbatim? Hi Gloria! Yes, I did see her repeating her mother's life verbatim. I've been thinking a lot about how parents' sexual histories influence their children. Lydia was fraying at the seams from the first book, when she was already playing at being adult See Full Answer
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Eloisa James made a comment on Cover Reveal! The Reluctant Countess… " Kathryn wrote: "Gorgeous cover for the book, love the colors used, reminds me of revealing beauty of spring's flowers & happiness of new love." Thank ...more "
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“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

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“He's male. I've noticed that sometimes the brains simply get left out of the package.”
― Eloisa James, A Kiss at Midnight

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“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

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Nora Roberts/ J.D. Robb

42 votes, 20.6%

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Johanna Lindsey

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23 votes, 11.3%

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