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This was certainly a different type of story. Using chess as a central point, all events are related to it. And it feels like a chess game once you get into all the characters and their interactions. There is the main plot which is Roberta and Damon, the Earl of Gryffyn. Then there are at least three other sub-plots around this main one. But, somehow, it all works.
Roberta decides it is time she has her season. So she takes off for London and appears at the doorstep of a distant cousin, the Duch ...more
Roberta decides it is time she has her season. So she takes off for London and appears at the doorstep of a distant cousin, the Duch ...more
re read 3/11/14 re read 12/9/16
2 stars – Historical Romance
I've read this entire series out of order, but with each one I read, I like the series more and more.
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I love Eloisa James. Her dialogue is witty, and intelligent. I think she's my favorite Romance writer. I tend to read everything an author has written. I'm well on my way to reading all her books.
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Jan 10, 2010
Kathy
marked it as tbr-historical
Jul 19, 2010
Courtney
marked it as to-read
Apr 23, 2011
Annie
marked it as to-read
