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Eloisa's Fairy Tales
I’ve written books set in the Georgian period (my Desperate Duchesses) and in the Regency period (all the rest!), but these are my first novels taking place in fairytale time, albeit with a dusting of the Regency. I’ve loved fairytales since I was a child; I adored Andrew Lang’s Blue Fairy Book, Yellow Fairy Book, and the rest. But it wasn’t until I was reading those stories aloud to my daughter that I was struck by a few questions: What on earth was Cinderella’s prince thinking when he set up the infamous ball? How did Beauty feel about getting that particular nickname? And what would the princess in The Princess & the Pea think of her future mother-in-law, once she learned of the tests? These novels differ from my previous series in that no character moves from one fairy tale to another, though there are links in the novellas. Storming the Castle, features a character from A Kiss at Midnight, and Winning the Wallflower introduces nthe heroine from The Duke is Mine. The tie that binds them is the thrill that comes from hearing the words Once Upon A Time. They can be read in any order.
 A Kiss at Midnight, plus the related novella Storming the Castle
When Beauty Tamed the Beast
The Duke is Mine, plus the related novella Winning the Wallflower
Ugly Duchess, plus the related novella Seduced by a Pirate
Once Upon A Tower
As You Wish, a collection featuring the story "With this Kiss"
The Desperate Duchesses series
 Book 1 Book 4 |
 Book 2 Book 5 |
 Book 3 Book 6 |
The inspiration for this series came from the Georgian period itself, and the television show, Desperate Housewives. Unfortunately, though I love the idea of Desperate Housewives, I haven't been able to watch it nearly as much as I would like– so I just stole the idea of a group of wild women and ran with it. The Georgian period is a naughtier period than the Regency, with a different tone to relations between men and women. Think less Almack's, more Pirate Kings (and Queens). As with my previous novels, each of the six novels in this series will stand alone – and the duchesses' lives will intertwine throughout the novels.
Book 1: Desperate Duchesses
Book 2: An Affair Before Christmas
Book 3: Duchess By Night
Book 4: When the Duke Returns
Book 5: This Duchess of Mine
Book 6: A Duke of Her Own
 Book 1 Book 3 |
 Book 2 Book 4 |
The
Essex Sisters
After writing
about the bond
between women
friends in The
Duchess Quartet,
I wanted to turn
to a relationship
that can be even
deeper: that of
sisters. My sister
is very dear to
me. But I didn't
want to depict
a relationship
that was all
sweetness and
light. After
all, I still have
my 5th grade diary,
with my sister's
mocking annotations
covering up
my heartfelt pages!
This series begins with the
story of four
Scottish sisters,
orphaned and sent
to England to
be wards of a
duke (Much
Ado About You).
Each novel stands
on its own, following
the story of one
sister. Yet the
thread of Imogen's
story winds through
the first three
novels. One new
challenge for
me was to show
Imogen maturing
and changing through
several books,
while staying
a minor character.
It's
been
interesting
to see how readers
who dislike her
in Kiss
Me, Annabel grow
to love her
in Taming
of the Duke.
Each of these
books stands
out in my
mind as having
particular
virtues: the
hero of Much
Ado About
You (Lucius)
is wonderful
in his wounded,
quiet, king-of-the-universe
fashion, and Kiss
Me, Annabel's
road trip
to Scotland,
involving
a kissing
game, is,
quite simply,
delicious. The
Taming of
the Duke brings
my darling,
drunken Rafe
into sobriety
and marriage
in an undercover,
hilarious
fashion, and Pleasure
for Pleasure allows
sharp-tongued,
plump Josie
to triumph
over everyone
in the ton  who
labeled her
the "Scottish
Sausage." She's
Cinderella
- without
losing an
inch of her
lush figure!
Two final
notes on connections
in this series…the
Earl of Mayne, who first appeared in
Your
Wicked Ways (the Duchess
Quartet), appears in every
one of these four novels and
finally marries in Pleasure
for Pleasure. Also,
Lucius Felton (hero of Much
Ado About You) first
appears in Eloisa’s
novella "A
Fool Again" featured
in the anthology, The
One That Got Away.
Book 1: Much Ado About You
Book 2: Kiss Me, Annabel
Book 3: The Taming of the Duke
Book 4: Pleasure for Pleasure
Interested in knowing how many children the Essex sisters had? Eloisa
has a beautiful
Essex Family Tree for you to see
 Book 1 Book 3 |
 Book 2 Book 4 |
The Duchess Quartet
With this series,
I continued
to write about
one of my
favorite motifs:
friendships
among women:
a thread in
the Pleasures books,
it is the
backbone of
the Duchess series.
Another development
in this series
is my use
of the continuing
story of one
character. Duchess
in Love is
the story
of Gina, a
duchess who
hasn't seen
her husband
since he ducked
out the window
the day of
their wedding,
leaving their
marriage unconsummated
(and it's
been years!).
But that novel
also introduces
one of my
favorite bad
girls, Esme.
Esme's story
continues
through the
following
three books,
tying together
all four books,
though each
stands on
its own. Probably
my favorite
here is Your
Wicked Ways ,
simply because
I think that
in that book
(the fourth),
I finally figured
out how to depict
a testosterone-poisoned
man - and let's
face it, they
all are! *g*
A final note
on connections:
one of the
testosterone-drenched
males depicted
in Your
Wicked Ways,
the Earl of
Mayne, actually
wanders out
of this novel
and becomes
a major player
in the Essex
Sisters books
that follow.
And in one
of Eloisa’s
novellas, "A
Fool Again" featured
in the anthology, The
One That Got
Away,
the hero is
Tobias Darby,
one of Simon
Darby's missing
twin brothers
from Fool
For Love.
Book 1: Duchess in Love
Book 2: Fool For Love
Book 3: A Wild Pursuit
Book 4: Your Wicked Ways
The Pleasures Trilogy
These
are my very first books, and consequently
dear to my heart. They are my most heart-wrenching
books. I wept buckets writing these books...readers
wept along with me, and they launched
my career. Each
of these has won a place as a reader
favorite. Alex
(in Potent Pleasures)
can be so harsh that it's a pleasure
to hate him--and
then love him when he realizes his mistakes;
Sophie (in Midnight Pleasures)
makes us weep with her, and laugh
with her--she's my first bad-girl
heroine; Gabbie (in Enchanting Pleasures)
is happily plump and has to dump
her first fiancé to find one
who loves her lush figure.
I know the Pleasures series books are sometimes hard to find, but they are in print and any bookstore can order them for you!
Book 1: Potent Pleasures
Book 2: Midnight Pleasures
Book 3: Enchanting Pleasures
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