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Eloisa James

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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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Average rating: 3.86 · 434,354 ratings · 37,921 reviews · 103 distinct works • Similar authors

	When Beauty Tamed the Beast (Fairy Tales, #2) 4.06 avg rating — 31,102 ratings — published 2011 — 4 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) 3.79 avg rating — 21,465 ratings — published 2010 — 4 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 — 15,475 ratings — published 2012 — 5 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 — 12,762 ratings — published 2009 — 32 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 — 12,095 ratings — published 2004 — 44 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 — 12,197 ratings — published 2007 — 39 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) 3.92 avg rating — 10,884 ratings — published 2007 — 42 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
	Paris in Love 3.62 avg rating — 11,737 ratings — published 2012 — 28 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) 3.71 avg rating — 11,403 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
	Wilde in Love (The Wildes of Lindow Castle, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 10,772 ratings — published 2017 — 25 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's question: Is there any hope for a book(s) featuring Florence and Valentine from Viscount in Love? I’ve never run across more interesting children and would love to know what happens in their future. Hi Gloria -- I am so happy to read this, since I based Florence in particular on my daughter (yay, Anna!). She is interesting, and these days she helps edit my novels. I can't say for sure, BUT I am considering making Florence the heroine of a sort-o See Full Answer
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Eloisa James answered Aisling's question: Is there any chance for Blanche to get a Would-Be-Wallflower story (and thus the continuation of Lydia’s salacious story)? I will read whatever you write, I just love reformed mean-girl stories! Hi there! I won't go back to Blanche and definitely not to Lydia -- I appreciate a good reformed mean-girl story too, but they're complicated to write. The original mean girl has to be written in such a way that her pain is more evident than her mean See Full Answer
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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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message 12: by Janice

Dec 30, 2017 10:29AM

Happy New Year.

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message 11: by Donna

Dec 16, 2017 06:25PM

Thanks so much Eloisa for accepting my friend request on Goodreads.
Happy Holidays to you.
Donna

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message 10: by Janice

Aug 21, 2017 08:43AM

Thank you for friending me. I've just started reading your historical romances thru my public library.

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message 9: by Stacey

Jul 13, 2015 06:21AM

Hey Eloisa, thanks for accepting my friend invite.

See you around :-)

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message 8: by Carol Cork *Young at Heart Oldie*

Aug 08, 2013 03:07PM

Thank you for accepting my friend request, Eloisa!

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message 7: by Eric

Oct 25, 2012 06:36AM

Thanks for becoming my Goodreads friend.
Eric

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message 6: by Chryssa

Oct 25, 2012 04:51AM

Thnak you for accepting my friend request Eloisa! :O)

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message 5: by Sophie

Jun 08, 2012 06:13PM

Thank you for the friendship, Eloisa! I hope you have a splendid weekend =)

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message 4: by Zumbagirl

Dec 12, 2011 07:19AM

Thank you for accepting my friend invite, Eloisa! I recently finished Desperate Duchesses and loved it:) Damon and Teddy are my favorite father/son characters and I can't wait to read on about Jemma.

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message 3: by Neha

Sep 13, 2011 03:14AM