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Summary: I completely disagree with the one star review
Review: Eloisa James is like a much needed breath of fresh air in the world of historical romance. Her books are just fun. They are designed to be read in order so you do get involved with the characters. I happened to love this book as Esme is my favorite character and I am happy that she and Sebastian are finally together. I don't recommend you just jump in on the third book in the series. Start with Duchess in Love and work your way through to the end. I assure you that it is worth it.
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Summary: love and sex amongst the regency
Review: Her dad disowned his oldest daughter Beatrix Lennon when she was caught half-naked with a nude stud at a ball. The Ton winked at the male, but condemned Beatrix as a promiscuous woman. Her godmother Arabella takes Beatrix under her wings as a chip off the old block and the younger woman flourishes though as scandalous as ever.At small party hosted by Arabella's friend Esme Rawlins, known for her scandals too, Beatrix meets Lord Stephen Fairfax, who has pushed for reform in Parliament for the past decade. Stephen is tired from his failures in politics, but wonders why the blatant Beatrix pushes a married woman at him. Though he wants to reject the licentious female and her shoving of Helen Godwin at him, he finds himself unable to stay away from Beatrix as the upright moralistic aristocrat and the wanton fallen woman find themselves falling in love. This is not the Regency romance that your mom read, as the story line is more of a historical erotic tale that is fun to read due to the brassy, independent fiery women who openly embrace sex. The story line may turn off some fans due to the promiscuity of the female characters, but is well written and serves as a mechanism to display the gender hypocrisy of the age that still exists today. Not for everyone, James smashes barriers with her enlightened tale of love and sex among the early nineteenth century aristocracy. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: This book was hard to put down
Review: I am a big fan of Eloisa James and this book did not disappoint me; I enjoyed this book from begining to end.I laughed so hard through parts of this book that my husband had to tell me to be quite! I would recommend that before you read this book that you read Duchess In Love and Fool For Love as all these books are connected, but if you have or just want to enjoy a good book this is it! I always love to see a story line that has more than one set of main characters that flow together really well in the story and this book has that. I loved Beatrix and the way that she handled most situations with her honest approach to people, and the way she had Stephan practical eating out of the plam of her hand. She is one of my favorite leading ladies in a book. The fact that she is honest about who she is and only plays a few games with Stephan is refreshing. Alot of times I get sick of romance novels because the plots feel all the same, and granted the endings are a given in most of them the story lines do not have to be. I think that Eloisa James is one of those authors who is very good at giving a great story line with characters that do not make story hard to enjoy.
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Summary: Sexy and fun.
Review: I LOVE Eloisa James, her characters are so unique, they are not your typical heros or heroines. I thought the story of Esme and Sebastian dragged a little in this book. I felt bad for Sebastian. However, I gave the book 5 stars because I really loved the love story between Bea and Stephen. They are HOT!!! It was also fun to see Stephen being "involved" w/all three women at once. I can't wait to read "Your Wicked Ways," I hope Helene kicks her loser of a husband to the curb.
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Summary: 3 1/2 stars This wasn't my favorite Ms. James Novel
Review: I still think her 1st two novels were the best. This novel had too much of a Jane Austen style of writing with a bit of sex mixed in. Eloisa James is a great writer. But I just couldn't get into the 3 storylines that were going on at once + all the other misc. dialogue between other characters. I know this got 41/2 stars from RT magazine - but I found it a bit boring and didn't mind putting it down. At the end I started skimming through the book. I didn't like Bea - I thought her character was annoying - she was so shallow (I know Eloisa was trying to give her a bit of depth - but I didn't see it). I didn't like the age difference of 20 year between her and Stephen. I doubt Bea will remain faithful when Stephen is 53 and she is only 33. I was so looking forward to esme and Sebastian's story - but I really disliked Esme in this story (loved her in the last). I thought she was so damn annoying - and if I was Sebastian after the thousandth time she told him to leave and that she was sure the child was Miles I would have ran!! Helene. Well I like Helene and I a am skeptically eager for her and Rees's story next month. I think it could be really great or another bummer.
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Summary: A fun and fresh romance!
Review: I thought this was such a fun book. Eloisa James really writes something different and fresh because she excels at doing the dynamics not only of romance, but of friendships. Beatrix was a delightful vixen and Stephen was her perfect match. What a charming book! I don't usually enjoy lots of subplots, but this was like attending a thrilling house party with lots of romantic intrigue. I can't wait to read more from this talented author!
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Summary: I LOVED THIS BOOK!!
Review: I was bored at work and found myself wanting to read a really good romance novel. So, I headed to the book store, and this was the first book I picked up! I would have never imagined, that I, someone who reads,very little..read it in 2 sittings!! I couldn't put it down! Now, I'm on here, trying to find EVERY book this woman has wrote! I loved ALL of the characters!! By far one of the best romance novels I have read!! It's a must read!
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Summary: Eloisa James is costing me money!
Review: I was determined not to buy any more books until I'd made a serious dent in my to-be-read pile. Then I sat down with a book called A Wild Pursuit, by an author I'd never heard of.... Darn it, now I'm going to have to go out and buy more Eloisa James books. I'm also trying to whittle down the number of books I own by selling or giving away anything that isn't worth re-reading. This novel is definitely a keeper! A fun story, with enough going on in it to make re-reading a pleasure.
--C.A. Sweeney
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Summary: Not Your Typical Hist. Rom.
Review: Lady Esme Rawlings-known to the ton as Infamous Esme-has a scandalous past but she made a promise to her late husband that she will become respectable for their coming baby's sake. Lady Beatrix Lennox is the object of the ton's gossip due to her wild and scandalous ways. Her own father has termed her a vixen! Countess Helene Godwin is tired of her husband's faithless behaviour and with the encouragement of Beatrix decides to take a lover and publicly cuckold him.
Stephen Fairfax-Lacy, a member of Parliament, is tired of the business of looking for a wife. What he needs is a mistress, preferably a married, less experienced lady. He doesn't bargain on being attracted to the outgoing Lady Beatrix. Sebastian Bonnington, a wealthy marquess, is employed anonymously by Esme as a gardener. He is also secretly her lover and wants to marry her though she does not want to get married. Can he change her mind? Will Lord Godwin be goaded into divorcing Helene as she hopes?
***REVIEW:Not your typical romance where there is only one heroine and one hero. This book offers three equally interesting heroines and two likable heroes. Ms. James artfully illustrates with this book that not everyone in Victorian England was prim and proper. I'd definately read this book again and can't wait to read more of her books.
Reviewed by: Christy of Christy's Book Reviews
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Summary: DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVE NOT READ PREVIOUS BOOKS IN SERIES!
Review: Like the title says DON'T even attempt to read the book if you havent read any of the previous books in the series. Unfortunately I began reading this book thinking that I would be meeting Lady Bea and Stephen for the first time. Wrong. THe book is only partially about them. The back plot summary is extremely misleading because the novel was divided in 3 ways:
1. Lady Bea and her love interest Stephen
2. Esme and her lover/gardener Sebastian (along with their son)
3. Helene and her wanting to have a lover to rid herself of her marriage to the Earl of something It seems that Esme had been involved in previous novels by James so the whole fiasco with her pregnancy and Sebastian had begun at some other point in time (in this case a novel) and who knows about Lady Bea and Helene? Readers: did they appear in previous books? I would assume this is the case, but honestly I do not care. I was so frustrated by trying to figure out the plot lines to each character (and believe me there are many more aside from the aforementioned 3 times 2) that every time I became engrossed by one's story it was stopped abruptly and brought me back to someone else's story. Esme's was pretty interesting she's pregnant, recently widowed, in love/lust with her lover Sebastian but she wont risk the scandal marrying him because she wants to win the approval of her mother in order to be a good one to her baby. The whole time she doesnt know whether the baby is Sebastian's or her deceased husband's but in the end we find out it's Sebastian's. However everything that occured to this point was probably found in all the other books of the series because the author kept having to flashback for us to understand why Esme was pregnant, why she feels unworthy of becoming a mother and so on and so forth. Lady Bea's story was a-okay. Stephen was 20 years older than her so that kind of threw me off. It was a good story but the age difference definitely made me feel a little iffy about it. I think that for the book's plot to focus on Bea and Stephen is joke because the majority of the book is spent focusing on Esme. Bea's and Stephen's relationship is really a subplot in my opinion. Finally we have Helene. I did not like this woman at all. She is weak, annoying and a complete wuss. She has no backbone and book ends with her leaving to stay at some other character's house for some time and I gather that this picks up in James' new book. Who cares! From what I learned of her in this book she has to make a 360 degree turn in order for her to be interesting. Her husband appears in the book as well for a couple of pages, there was no chemistry between them so who knows what will happen. It's not a bad book I liked Esme, Sebastian, Lady Bea and Stephen but I didnt like the fact that I began reading something that had so much more history in previous books. I felt like I was a third wheel, this doesnt sound logical but I just didnt feel privy to many of the details. I imagine that I would have enjoyed this book and its stories a helluva lot more had I known it was part of a series.
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