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| Duchess By Night | 
 enlarge | Author: Eloisa James
Publisher: Avon
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 7464
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.4 x 3.9 x 1.5
ISBN: 0061245577
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780061245572
ASIN: 0061245577
Publication Date: July 1, 2008
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A Mischievous Charade . . . Harriet, Duchess of Berrow, is tired of her title and the responsibilities that come along with it. Enough with proper tea parties and elegant balls; what Harriet really wants is to attend an outrageous soiree where she can unleash her wildest whims and desires. But to attend such an event—especially if the event in question is Lord Justinian Strange's rollicking fete, filled with noble rogues and rotters, risque ladies and illicit lovers—would be certain scandal. That's why she must disguise herself . . . Looking forward to a night of uninhibited pleasure, Lord Strange is shocked to discover that beneath the clothes of a no-good rake is the most beautiful woman in the room. Why is a woman like her risking her reputation at his notorious affair? And can he possibly entice her to stay . . . forever?
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 Duchess by Night- A Joyfully Recommended Title July 1, 2008
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
Harriet, the Duchess of Berrow, is to accompany the Duke of Villiers and the Duchess of Cosway to Lord Strange's notorious estate. But unlike the others, Harriet isn't traveling as herself; she is traveling as the Duke's nephew!
Lord Strange is uncomfortable with the odd attraction he has for the Duke of Villier's nephew, Harry Cope. If he hadn't promised the Duke to protect young Harry, Lord Strange would avoid the almost beautiful man.
I am an enormous Eloisa James fan. I have loved every installment in the Desperate Duchesses series. Duchess By Night is my favorite so far. Full of laughter, tears and heart thumping lust, Duchess By Night is Joyfully Recommended!
Annmarie
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Elegant Eloisa June 29, 2008
11 out of 15 found this review helpful
This book is as beautifully written as all of Eloisa's works are. She is unique in her ability to take the romance conventions and turn them upside down. I loved the clever, funny dialogue,and Lord Strange's reaction to finding himself attracted to "Harry" is absolutely priceless! This book is a cure for anyone who wants a breath of fresh air, and at the same time it offers all the things we find the most satisfying in historical romance--tenderness, passion and all-out emotion.
 Much Ado About Nothing June 28, 2008
9 out of 17 found this review helpful
I just don't know what this book was. Maybe it had some literary bent about which I am unaware, but it was not my cup of tea. I read the first chapter and thought I was really going to like this heroine and that she was going to be clever and intelligent. Regrettably, the story just seemed to go downhill from there. The "ruse" lasted too long and the story was muddled with lots of conversation that I think was supposed to be clever and humorous, but wasn't. The points made through the obsessions with chess and the Game seemed trite. It all just appeared so insincere, and I was not entertained by it. I liked the first and last chapter and the epilogue. It's too bad that some of what existed in those pages was not entwined with the rest, because it would have been a more enjoyable read. I'll be interested to see what others think of this. Did I miss something? I believe I've read just about all of Eloisa James' books. Many I like. As I put on a 5-star review on another one of her stories, I think that many of her books are better than her reviews have been, with the exception of a couple. I, however, thought this one was pretty awful. In many of the conversations when the characters kept talking about being bored, I couldn't help but wonder if the author herself wasn't bored, because I sure was, right along with the characters.
 Unique plot and characters! July 2, 2008
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
After awhile most regency romances become a blur, all of them having much the same structure, plot devices and wilting women. Eloisa James's most recent contirbution is of a different mold and keeps the romance reader's attention. The characters here are well drawn and not carbon copies of every other period romance. The Duchess of Berrow, Harriet, has real despair while Lord Strange enjoys a complexity of character we rarely see in summer novels. I liked this book quite a lot and intend to pass it on to another romance reader.
 Deserves Zero Stars July 24, 2008
9 out of 16 found this review helpful
This is one of the worst books of any sort I have ever read. The plot is worn out, shallow and contrived. The book is filled with the dullest and stupidest converstaions one can imagine. The main characters are bland, dull and not particularly appealing. The supporting characters are even more lifeless.
There is no electricity between the hero and the heroine. The final confrontation between the two is implausible.
We are told at the beginning of the story that the hero, Lord Strange, is dissipate and runs 24/7 orgies in his house. Then we learn that he has never slept with another woman since his wife died. And - hear this - he is only inviting light-skirts into his house because his dead father would have wanted it!
The dull duchess at the center of the story is a wallflower, but this supposedly attractive male falls for her ont he spot. It is not clear why.
And one can only guess at the purpose of the other two duchesses in the story.
I think this book is an insult to romance readers.
I skipped through till the end just because I wasted eight dollars on it, but this is the last I will ever buy from Ms. James.
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