Desperate Duchesses: Volume 1

Eloisa James

Oct 2009 · Desperate Duchesses Book 1 · Sold by Harper Collins

4.2

39 reviews

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Welcome to a world of reckless sensuality and glittering sophistication . . . of dangerously handsome gentlemen and young ladies longing to gain a title . . . of games played for high stakes, including—on occasion—a lady's virtue.

A marquess's sheltered only daughter, Lady Roberta St. Giles falls in love with a man she glimpses across a crowded ballroom: a duke, a game player of consummate skill, a notorious rakehell who shows no interest in marriage—until he lays eyes on Roberta.

Yet the Earl of Gryffyn knows too well that the price required to gain a coronet is often too high. Damon Reeve, the earl, is determined to protect the exquisite Roberta from chasing after the wrong destiny.

Can Damon entice her into a high-stakes game of his own, even if his heart is likely to be lost in the venture?

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4.2

39 reviews

Helen Maghinay

May 30, 2019

James' attention to detail is always impeccable. But the subplots made it hard to focus on Damon and Roberta, who, in my opinion, should be the clear leads of this particular novel. Nevertheless, still an enjoyable read.

1 person found this review helpful

Laura Baird

September 12, 2017

It was a very slow and hard to get into kind of book. I'm not invested in the characters too much which made them blah.

3 people found this review helpful

A Google user

August 3, 2012

It's slow at first because it really develops the characters and scenery as well as the time frame. However, near the middle things really warm up and had me falling for Damon. Def a great read!!

About the author

Eloisa James is a USA Today and New York Times bestselling author and professor of English literature, who lives with her family in New York, but can sometimes be found in Paris or Italy. She is the mother of two and, in a particularly delicious irony for a romance writer, is married to a genuine Italian knight.

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