Review:I love Alaric, I like Willa, her best friend Lavinia, his best friend Part, and his brother, North, heir to the Wilde Dukedom. Truly Good story, love the quirky Duke's family! Great Characters, even the pets are unusual! This the wittiest story told by Eloise James! I deducted one star, for the use of the term Giggle, she use it correctly, while describing these girls without a brain, falling for a man falsely portrayed in a play. However, to describe the intelligent, mischievous Willa, it isn't... Read more

Review:Sarah, your books never disappoint! The past, the present, and the future brought together with Devon and his poor, little rich girl. She literally had him from the moment she opened her mouth! Her light was able to break through his darkness! The lock picker unlocked his heart. From the first, he sets his plan into action, she also sets her plan into place. They were so enchanted with each other. A FABULOUS love story!
Tap, tap! This book was wonderfully written. Each word and though... Read more

Review:After reading An Ugly Duchess, I was happy to see this quick read and find out the story of Sir Griffin Berry. I actually liked the plot and ending better than the predecessor. It tied up loose ends nicely. Overall, a quick and fun read. Read more

Review:Eloisa James has done it again. In this installment of Desperate Duchesses By the Numbers we once again meet an unorthodox woman going against society's dictates to have a career - this time as the owner of a Registry for Governesses. Of course, Mrs Eugenia Snowe could simply sit back and take her place as a member of the ton but she chooses to use her time to help families find just the right governess no matter how difficult the child/children might be.
Theodore (Ward) Reeve might be ille... Read more

Review:I generally love Eloisa James's books, so much so that this was an auto pre order.What a disappointment. It didn't even feel like it's a book by the same author I've come to love. The characters are not even a bit developed, in fact, Vanders reads like an overgrown eight year old who can't reason and throws a tantrum when he doesn't get his way. With the addition of an erection. Which he displays to Mia by dropping his pants when he barely knows her, because he's not happy with what she had to ... Read more

Review:The cover of this book is lovely-- I hope publishers take note of how tasteful and appealing such covers can be.
The book itself has some power, some emotion, but reads pretty much like a first draft. I'm not a big Regency reader, but even I noticed mistakes everywhere, like the major who is about to become an admiral (presumably he's going to have to switch from the army to the navy first), and all the British girls in the latest French fashions when they've been at war with France for 1... Read more

Review:I enjoyed this book overall, but it was slow moving. It took more than a few chapters to get into it, and I wasn't fond of Diana. I was confused about why she didn't leave North a note when she left. Also, North didn't seem to fight for Diana, or care if she married him, until the end of the story. Read more

Review:This book was very well-written where prose was concerned, amusing and not so straightforward a copy of the tale of Cinderella, much more original than that. The characters had depth to their personalities and the description for details was rather well done. Read more

Review:I'm using my personal copy of this title to read and review for Wicked Reads

4 stars

Genre: Historical Romance

Eloisa James is a favorite of mine when it comes to Historical Romance. I enjoy the author's voice, the easy flow of the story, the fast pacing, and the way she gives just enough but not too much description. Most of the books feature a strong sense of family, whether it be making sacrifices for the family you already have or the quest of creating a family of your o... Read more

Review:I have read several of this author's previous works, so I decided to ignore the review that was disappointed because this book seemed much more of an introduction of all the characters in this sister series. That reviewer was right on. While I like the James style of having her two main characters be part of a group dynamic, in this book, they become lost in the sheer number of other characters involved. At the end of this book I really couln't recall anything special about Tess and Lucius th... Read more