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Not That Duke ~ Now Available

July 25, 2023

TODAY Not That Duke, book 3 in Eloisa’s Would-Be Wallflowers series, lands in readers’ hands. Pick your preferred format and order it in paperback, hardback, ebook, or audiobook!

START READING! Did you meet the Duke of Huntington in the Not That Duke Prologue yet? If not, start reading Eloisa’s brand new book from the very beginning.

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If you did catch the Prologue already, jump to the newly-posted Chapter One where, in less time than it takes for a man in his cups to horrify a lady with a belch, Lady Stella collides with a fellow dancer, loses her spectacles, must pretend hot wax hadn’t just dripped in a most inconvenient spot, and realizes she’s in a state that would send her aunt into the vapors. But then she blinks into “astonishingly beautiful eyes”, and so starts the love story Booklist calls “smartly sexy and sharply witty.”

ORDER YOURS in your favorite format today.

BONUS CHARACTER APPEARANCE! Remember Merry from My American Duchess? Savor the opportunity to meet her again in Not That Duke‘s Chapter One!

Not That Duke excerpt, now on EloisaJames.com

July 14, 2023

Not That Duke will be in bookstores in LESS THAN TWO WEEKS! And now, for the first time, the book’s Prologue has been posted and you won’t want to stop reading, because:

“A lady who tolerates fools will make a dreadful wife.”

#truthbomb if ever there was one.

When will Chapter 1 follow? It has to be soon, because July 25th is THE DAY Not That Duke begins downloading and shipping. Have you preordered?

Publishers Weekly is excited for Not That Duke, saying “Lovers of historical romance will delight in these well-rounded, flawed characters learning to live their best lives.” Library Journal calls this third installment in Eloisa’s Would-Be Wallfowers series: “a compelling and delightful read.”

Eloisa is delighted with both “delight” and “delightful” and further delights in sharing this recent tiktok with you from her research trip to London:

The Seduction Season Three is Here

March 2, 2023

Meet Livie! Eloisa’s newest serialized novella in her Seduction series features Livie, a spunky young woman who fights back despite having been shunned by “polite” society. The Seduction, Series 3 – Livie is NOW AVAILABLE on the Amazon Vella website. Several episodes are already published, with new episodes coming each week.

Here’s the opening of Episode 5:
“Livie had never worried much about the world’s opinion of her—until the world despised her.”

Check out more in this excerpt where we fist meet Livie, then start reading on Amazon Vella.

Please do come to the Lindow Castle Facebook Group after each episode drops and leave your comments.

Miss Season One? Start Bea’s story here.
Miss Season Two? Start Ella’s story here.

Cover Reveal ~ Not That Duke

January 12, 2023

Isn’t it gorgeous? Not That Duke is book three in Eloisa’s Would-Be Wallflowers series and she is proud to share the cover with you. If you read The Reluctant Countess, you know that Stella is short, opinionated, and intelligent.

Due out on July 25, this new enemies-to-lovers romance tells the story of a duke who marries for all the wrong reasons, only to fall in love with his bride. But she is in love with another…

You can pre-order your copy now in your favorite format: print (mass market, hardcover and large print), ebook, or audiobook. If you want a personalized autographed copy, get yours signed.

Stay tuned for an exclusive excerpt — be sure you are subscribed to Eloisa’s News.

The Reluctant Countess: now shipping & downloading!

November 29, 2022

Booklist calls this newest book by Eloisa “pure reading bliss.” If you pre-ordered, it should be in your e-reader right now, or arriving on your doorstep. Didn’t pre-order? Not to worry: you can grab your copy NOW of The Reluctant Countess, Eloisa’s newest Would-Be Wallflower tale.

Eloisa invites you to read or listen to the book’s beginning, which starts in a Regency ballroom amidst indecent talk and thoughts. Don’t stop there! Keep reading ~ order yours!

Then explore EloisaJames.com ~ The Reluctant Countess book page holds not only an excerpt, but also Book Extras (with more to come in the coming weeks).

Would you like a copy of The Reluctant Countess personalized by Eloisa? It would make the ultimate holiday gift for a romance reader! Find out how.

Stay tuned for Book 3 in the series, Not That Duke, due out July, 2023.