wilde in love the wildes of lindow castle

'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. (Nov.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. Agent: Kimberly Witherspoon, Inkwell Management. Expertly developed characters will draw readers in, and the cliffhanger conclusion is full of promise for future installments. But Willa has no desire to share his life of fame, and Alaric fears that the one woman for whom he would give up his bachelorhood might spurn him.

The romance between them builds gradually and realistically, and intensifies through their exchanges of witty repartee and sensual innuendo. Alaric doesn’t want the notoriety instead, he seeks the companionship of Willa Ffynche, a beautiful young woman attending a house party at the castle. His fans’ adulation-and unseemly desire-knows no bounds.

After a long absence exploring the globe, Lord Alaric Wilde returns to his home at Lindow Castle to learn, much to his shock and dismay, that a play about him called Wilde in Love has England’s ladies thinking he’s a Casanova. Historical romance doyenne James kicks off a Georgian series with an entertaining and intellectual story in which a famous author and explorer falls for a woman who shuns the spotlight.

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