#eloise james

[mfred]

I’ve been on quite the historical romance kick for the first few weeks of 2020! Normally, I veer towards dark contemporaries or romantic suspense, but lately all I want is ballgowns and rakes.

Luck is No Lady by Amy Sandas

Really great hero. Emotionally present, willing to compromise, lots of care and consideration for the people around him. 4 stars.

Wilde in Love by Eloise James

Takes place during a weeks-long house party out in the country, which I found a very refreshing change from the typical London scenery. I saw a few things coming, plot-wise, but I was still enchanted. 4 stars.

The Runaway Gunslinger’s Bride by Amy Sandas

A competent, in fact, highly skilled, heroine! A hero that appreciates her skills! At one point, there’s only one bed! 4 stars.

Love and Other Scandals by Caroline Linden

The heroine has a makeover and becomes prettier to the hero, which is not my favorite trope. But it also has: enemies to lovers, oh no my childhood friend is hot now, and my siblings best friend is off limits. 4 stars

His Bride for the Taking by Tessa Dare.

I loved everything about it. Laugh out loud funny, swoony romance. 4 stars.

[rivetedbyromance]

When you're trying to take a cute picture of your Friends of the Library haul, but you have kids.

[drasnianfrank]

Current quandary: Do I read spoopy stories for HalloweenMonth or do I read the rest of Desperate Duchesses series? 

[jahaliel]

Author Rec #1

Author Name: Eloisa James Tumblr (if they have one): eloisajames Main genre: Historical Romance Major series': Fairytale, Desperate Duchesses Why I like them:  What I love about Eloisa is thaht her writing is wonderful, her characters are real and flawed and the sex isn't always perfect.  As well because the Desperate Duchesses series is focussed on the highest echelons of the ton there are plenty of intricate outfits and a rarefied view of society.

Fav female character: Hard to pick a favourite heroine, but it would I think have to be Kate from A Kiss at Midnight (a wonderful re-telling of Cinderella).  Kate is a hard worker, loyal and beautiful.  A close second would be Lady Xenobia from 3 Weeks with Lady X.

Fav male character: Duke Villiers (Leopold Dautry).  I fell in love a bit with him  He's got a fashion sense that leaves everyone else in the dust, plays chess incredibly well and his wit and well everything else just make him the kind of character who dominates every scene he's in.

Favourite scene:  No spoilers but the Poetry Reading scene in A Wild Pursuit gets me every time.  There's something incredibly satisfying about it.

Best series/book to get into them with:  My recommendation would be definitely A Kiss from Midnight

Random comments:  I own every novel Eloisa has written - she has a real talent and the one thing I think is most cool is that rarest of species makes an appearance in several novels - the male virgin.  She is one of my top 3 romance authors