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Eloisa James

16 series including Desperate Duchesses Series, Wildes Of Lindow Castle Series and more

16 series 61 books Latest: Hardly a Gentleman (2025)

About the Author

Eloisa James is the pseudonym for Mary Bly, an American author of historical romance novels. She has written over 30 novels, many of which have been translated into multiple languages. James has won numerous awards for her work, including the Romance Writers of America's RITA Award and the Romantic Times BOOKreviews Reviewers' Choice Award. James holds a Ph.D. in English from Harvard University and was a college professor of English before she began writing romance novels. Her knowledge of history and literature is evident in her writing, which is praised for its rich characterization, witty dialogue, and vivid historical detail. Some of James' most popular works include the "Desperado" series, the "Wild" series, and the "Fairy Tales" series. Her novels have been praised for being both entertaining and thought-provoking, and she has been credited with helping to shape the modern historical romance genre.

Reading Order

16 series · 61 books

Desperate Duchesses Series

0 of 9 read

#	Title	Year	Buy
1	Desperate Duchesses	2007	Buy
2	An Affair Before Christmas	2007	Buy
3	Duchess By Night	2007	Buy
4	When the Duke Returns	2008	Buy
5	This Duchess of Mine	2009	Buy
6	A Duke of Her Own	2009	Buy
7	Three Weeks With Lady X	2014	Buy
8	Four Nights With the Duke	2015	Buy
9	Seven Minutes in Heaven	2017	Buy

Duchess Quartet Series

0 of 5 read

#	Title	Year	Buy
1	Duchess in Love	2002	Buy
2	Fool for Love	2003	Buy
3	A Wild Pursuit	2004	Buy
4	Your Wicked Ways	2004	Buy
5	A Fool Again (Short Story)	2011	Buy

Essex Sisters Series

0 of 5 read

#	Title	Year	Buy
1	Much Ado About You	2004	Buy
2	Kiss Me, Annabel	2005	Buy
3	The Taming of the Duke	2006	Buy
4	Pleasure for Pleasure	2006	Buy
5	A Gentleman Never Tells	2016	Buy

Essex Sisters Non-Fiction Books

0 of 1 read

	#	Title	Year	Buy
	1	The Official Essex Sisters Companion Guide	2016	Buy

Fairy Tales Series

0 of 5 read

#	Title	Year	Buy
1	A Kiss at Midnight	2010	Buy
2	When Beauty Tamed the Beast	2011	Buy
3	The Duke Is Mine	2011	Buy
4	The Ugly Duchess	2012	Buy
5	Once Upon a Tower	2013	Buy

Happily Ever After... Series

0 of 6 read

#	Title	Year	Buy
1	Storming the Castle (Short Story)	2010	Buy
2	Winning the Wallflower	2011	Buy
3	Seduced by a Pirate (Short Story)	2012	Buy
4	With this Kiss: Part 1	2013	Buy
5	With this Kiss: Part 2	2013	Buy
6	With this Kiss: Part 3	2013	Buy

Lady Most Series with Julia Quinn, Connie Brockway

0 of 2 read

	#	Title	Year	Buy
	1	The Lady Most Likely...	2010	Buy
	2	The Lady Most Willing...	2012	Buy

Pleasures Trilogy Series

0 of 3 read

#	Title	Year	Buy
1	Potent Pleasures	1999	Buy
2	Midnight Pleasures	2000	Buy
3	Enchanting Pleasures	2002	Buy

Seduction Series

0 of 4 read

#	Title	Year	Buy
1	Two Dances and a Duke	2023	Buy
2	Two Vows and a Viscount (Short Story)	2023	Buy
3	Two Masquerades and a Major	2023	Buy
4	Two Lies and a Lord	2024	Buy

Wildes Of Lindow Castle Series

0 of 7 read

#	Title	Year	Buy
1	Wilde in Love	2017	Buy
2	Too Wilde to Wed	2018	Buy
3	Born to Be Wilde	2018	Buy
4	Say No to the Duke	2019	Buy
5	Say Yes to the Duke	2020	Buy
6	My Last Duchess	2020	Buy
7	Wilde Child	2021	Buy

Would-Be Wallflowers Series

0 of 3 read

#	Title	Year	Buy
1	How to Be a Wallflower	2022	Buy
2	The Reluctant Countess	2022	Buy
3	Not That Duke	2023	Buy

Eloisa James Other Novels

0 of 3 read

#	Title	Year	Buy
1	My American Duchess	2015	Buy
2	Viscount in Love	2024	Buy
3	Hardly a Gentleman	2025	Buy

Eloisa James Short Stories/Novellas

0 of 1 read

	#	Title	Year	Buy
	1	To Wed a Rake (Short Story)	2005	Buy

Eloisa James Short Story Collections

0 of 3 read

#	Title	Year	Buy
1	Talk of the Ton	2005	Buy
2	As You Wish	2013	Buy
3	Midsummer Delights (Short Story)	2018	Buy

Eloisa James Non-Fiction Books

0 of 1 read

	#	Title	Year	Buy
	1	Paris in Love	2012	Buy

Eloisa James Anthologies

0 of 3 read

#	Title	Year	Buy
1	The One That Got Away	2004	Buy
2	It Happened One Valentine's Day	2013	Buy
3	Mistletoe Christmas	2021	Buy

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