Publisher: Avon Books
Published: June 25, 2019
Genre: Historical Romance
Source: Print copy
Rating: 4 stars
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Blurb:One little wager will determine their fate—a daring escape or falling into temptation with a rakish lord.
Lady Betsy Wilde’s first season was triumphant by any measure, and a duke has proposed—but before marriage, she longs for one last adventure.
No gentleman would agree to her scandalous plan—but Lord Jeremy Roden is no gentleman. He offers a wager. If she wins a billiards game, he’ll provide the breeches.
If he wins…she is his, for one wild night.
But what happens when Jeremy realizes that one night will never be enough? In the most important battle of his life, he’ll have to convince Betsy to say no to the duke.
Review:
Say No to the Duke is a fun read! Betsy and Jeremy were a hoot to deal with. The delicious banter, the sexy kisses, and the way that they tried very hard not to fall for each other was what made me love them so much.
Betsy is a strong and independent lady—she also hides who she truly is because of stupid society rules. All the while, men are falling at their feet just to have a chance at marriage with her. Betsy’s having none of it though. The only one who seems to truly see her is Jeremy Roden.
Jeremy suffers PTSD from being in the war. The only time he feels light and free is when he’s around Lady Betsy. He wants her. Badly. Who can blame the guy? Betsy is awesome in all the ways that count.
Those looking for witty banter and a somewhat love/hate relationship; I can’t recommend this enough!
*Thank you to the publisher for providing a free copy for honest and unbiased review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Betsy is a strong and independent lady—she also hides who she truly is because of stupid society rules. All the while, men are falling at their feet just to have a chance at marriage with her. Betsy’s having none of it though. The only one who seems to truly see her is Jeremy Roden.
Jeremy suffers PTSD from being in the war. The only time he feels light and free is when he’s around Lady Betsy. He wants her. Badly. Who can blame the guy? Betsy is awesome in all the ways that count.
Those looking for witty banter and a somewhat love/hate relationship; I can’t recommend this enough!
*Thank you to the publisher for providing a free copy for honest and unbiased review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
About the Author:
New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James writes historical romances for HarperCollins Publishers. Her novels have been published to great acclaim. A reviewer from USA Today wrote of Eloisa's very first book that she "found herself devouring the book like a dieter with a Hershey bar"; later People Magazine raved that "romance writing does not get much better than this." Her novels have repeatedly received starred reviews from Publishers' Weekly and Library Journal and regularly appear on the best-seller lists.
After graduating from Harvard University, Eloisa got an M.Phil. from Oxford University, a Ph.D. from Yale and eventually became a Shakespeare professor, publishing an academic book with Oxford University Press. Currently she is an associate professor and head of the Creative Writing program at Fordham University in New York City. Her "double life" is a source of fascination to the media and her readers. In her professorial guise, she's written a New York Timesop-ed defending romance, as well as articles published everywhere from women's magazines such as More to writers' journals such as the Romance Writers' Report.
Eloisa...on her double life:
When I'm not writing novels, I'm a Shakespeare professor. It's rather like having two lives. The other day I bought a delicious pink suit to tape a television segment on romance; I'll never wear that suit to teach in, nor even to give a paper at the Shakespeare Association of America conference. It's like being Superman, with power suits for both lives. Yet the literature professor in me certainly plays into my romances. The Taming of the Duke (April 2006) has obvious Shakespearean resonances, as do many of my novels. I often weave early modern poetry into my work; the same novel might contain bits of Catullus, Shakespeare and anonymous bawdy ballads from the 16th century.
When I rip off my power suit, whether it's academic or romantic, underneath is the rather tired, chocolate-stained sweatshirt of a mom. Just as I use Shakespeare in my romances, I almost always employ my experiences as a mother. When I wrote about a miscarriage in Midnight Pleasures, I used my own fears of premature birth; when the little girl in Fool For Love threw up and threw up, I described my own daughter, who had that unsavory habit for well over her first year of life.
So I'm a writer, a professor, a mother - and a wife. My husband Alessandro is Italian, born in Florence. We spend the lazy summer months with his mother and sister in Italy. It always strikes me as a huge irony that as a romance writer I find myself married to a knight, a cavaliere, as you say in Italian.
One more thing...I'm a friend. I have girlfriends who are writers and girlfriends who are Shakespeare professors. And I have girlfriends who are romance readers. In fact, we have something of a community going on my website. Please stop by and join the conversation on my readers' pages.
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Great post!I'd love a copy of it.
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