Four Nights with the Duke

Eloisa James

Mar 2015 · Desperate Duchesses Book 8 · Sold by Harper Collins

About this ebook

Eloisa James returns with another fabulous romance in her New York Times bestselling Desperate Duchesses series!

As a young girl, Emilia Gwendolyn Carrington told the annoying future Duke of Pindar that she would marry any man in the world before him—so years later she is horrified to realize that she has nowhere else to turn.

Evander Septimus Brody has his own reasons for agreeing to Mia's audacious proposal, but there's one thing he won't give his inconvenient wife: himself.

Instead, he offers Mia a devil's bargain . . . he will spend four nights a year with her. Four nights, and nothing more. And those only when she begs for them.

Which Mia will never do.

Now Vander faces the most crucial challenge of his life: he must seduce his own wife in order to win her heart—and no matter what it takes, this is the one battle he can't afford to lose.

Ratings and reviews

Without a doubt, this is one of my favorite books. The story was interesting and exciting. However, the characters were my favorite part. Eloisa James always does a phenomenal job with her characters. Their interactions are charged with passion and emotion, which makes it so easy to enjoy them. They are intelligent and witty, which makes the verbal sparring between them amazing. The wonderfully descriptive writing also brings each character to life. Seeing how loyal and valuable each relationship was made the story feel realistic, as if I was living in the story. I didn't want to leave. Vander and Mia were very complex, and I enjoyed seeing their connection, as well as those with everyone else. Vander with Charlie melted my heart. It was done perfectly. Even the animals in the book were great, and added to the story. I really admired the way some of the most poignant moments in the book were brief, but very powerful anyway. It is very evident in this book, that whether it be in dialogue or description, Eloisa James can pack quite the punch with just a few words. It is one of the things I love most about her writing. If you are considering this book, definitely read it.

The concept of denying oneself of such ambition seems a bit foreign but Eloisa James makes for an interesting story.

As always Eloisa delivers with this charming story of a stubborn Duke & level-headed 'Duchess' & proves that when it comes to matters of the heart...the heart always wins.

About the author

Eloisa James is a USA Today and New York Times bestselling author and professor of English literature, who lives with her family in New York, but can sometimes be found in Paris or Italy. She is the mother of two and, in a particularly delicious irony for a romance writer, is married to a genuine Italian knight.