"A story as wild as the heroine's family name and one that will reward romance fans who want a funny book about an unusual heroine." - Kirkus Reviews
He strikes a bargain: after one performance, the lady must return to her father’s castle and marry one of three gentlemen whom he deems acceptable.
Staring into her defiant eyes, he makes the grim vow that he’ll keep her safe. Not that Joan would want such a dubious honor, of course.įor years, Thaddeus has avoided the one Wilde who shakes his composure, but he’s horrified when he grasps the danger Joan’s putting herself in. She has the perfect model for an aristocratic male in mind: Thaddeus Erskine Shaw, Viscount Greywick, a man who scorned the very idea of marrying her. He wants a prim and proper duchess, not the Wildest of the Wildes!Īlready notorious for the golden hair that proves her mother’s infidelity, Lady Joan can’t seem to avoid scandals, but her latest escapade may finally ruin her: she’s determined to perform the title role of a prince-in breeches, naturally. The first book in Eloisa James’s dazzling new series set in the Georgian period glows with her trademark wit and sexy charm-and introduces a large, eccentric family.Eloisa James returns to the Wildes of Lindow Castle series with the next Wilde child who runs and joins a theatre troupe - and the duke who tries to save her reputation. He’s never lost a battle.īut a spirited woman like Willa isn’t going to make it easy. She wants nothing to do with a man whose private life is splashed over every newspaper.Īlaric has never met a woman he wanted for his own. Willa presents the façade of a serene young lady to the world. Her love of books and bawdy jokes is purely for the delight of her intimate friends. Alaric escapes to his father’s castle, but just as he grasps that he’s not only famous but notorious, he encounters the very private, very witty, Miss Willa Ffynche. Arriving home from years abroad, he has no idea of his own celebrity until his boat is met by mobs of screaming ladies. Lord Alaric Wilde, son of the Duke of Lindow, is the most celebrated man in England, revered for his dangerous adventures and rakish good looks.
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