![]() ![]() ![]() But the fictitious courtship has surprising results when an intoxicated James kisses her behind a tall Chinese screen during the Prince of Wales’ musicale. She has her eye on satirical Lord Geoffrey Trevelyan and finagles James into acting like he is wooing her in order to gain Geoffrey’s attention. Her looks aren’t helped by her mother’s and society’s notion of how a debutante should dress. With strong features and a boyish figure she is having a difficult time attracting any suitors except the fortune hunting ones. Theodora may be an heiress, but she is not perceived as a pretty one. Still he can’t conceive of any other way out of this disaster. ![]() Adamantly, he refuses to betray his best friend. He and seventeen-year-old Theodora Saxby have been brought up together. James, the Earl of Islay, is scandalized by his father’s unscrupulous actions and initially refuses. However the persuasive conclusion with her trademark wittiness and exquisite emotion-filled scenes turned the tide.Īfter the Duke of Ashbrook feathers his pocket with his ward’s money, he informs his nineteen-year-old son James that he must marry her to conceal the embezzlement. Surprisingly The Ugly Duchess didn’t do that at least in the first half of the book, leaving me underwhelmed. ![]() I enjoy Eloisa James’ books because she is so innovative and tends always to surprise me with her dialogue, characters, or plot, even when using well-known fables. ![]()
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