Originally published: New York : Avon, 2009Īccess-restricted-item true Addeddate 03:00:38 Boxid IA40110212 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier There is an undeniable attraction though, and while Isidore tries to establish whether this Duke was actually worth waiting for, Cosway himself begins to discover that there may be more adventures in marriage than in all of the rest of the world.'-Jacket

But - more shocking than any other revelation - he reveals that he is a virgin. Not only does he refuse to conform to any of society's norms: he won't powder his hair, has little regard for cravats, and seems frighteningly keen on running around the countryside in nothing but short trousers. They were married by proxy when she was just a child, but now she's fully grown and yearns for nothing more than for her Duke to return. Isidore has waited for many long, frustrating years for her mysterious husband to return from exploring the world.

In her professorial guise, she's written a New York Times op-ed defending romance, as well as articles published everywhere from women's magazines such as More to writers' journals such as the Romance Writers' Report.'For the Duke of Cosway, it was a marriage of convenience. Her 'double life' is a source of fascination to the media and her readers. from Yale and eventually became a Shakespeare professor, publishing an academic book with Oxford University Press. A reviewer from USA Today wrote of Eloisa's very first book that she 'found herself devouring the book like a dieter with a Hershey bar' later People Magazine raved that 'romance writing does not get much better than this.' Her novels have repeatedly received starred reviews from Publishers' Weekly and Library Journal and regularly appear on the best-seller lists.Īfter graduating from Harvard University, Eloisa got an M.Phil. Her novels have been published to great acclaim. New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James writes historical romances for HarperCollins Publishers.

When the Duke Returns by Eloisa James