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And final y, if you happen to be a chess aficionado, the matches played by Jemma, Elijah and Vil iers are al master matches. Though I wasn’t able to depict every move, if you’d like to know more about the matches themselves, please come to my website (www.eloisajames.com) and check out the Inside Take for
Desperate Duchesses.

With profound thanks to my research assistant, Franzeca Drouin, who labored far beyond the cal of duty on this book. Without her perspicuity, enormous knowledge, and excel ent research skil s, it would be a flimsy shadow of itself. Further thanks to the large circle of researchers whom she consulted about various issues ranging from the French language to signet rings.

In addition, my assistant, Kim Castil o, made my life much easier with her organizational skil s. Thank you both! Final y…a quick thanks to the wonderful readers who frequent my Bul etin Board. I can’t wait to see what you think of my
Desperate
Duchesses
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About the Author

Author of twelve award-winning romances, ELOISA JAMES is a professor of English literature who lives with her family in New Jersey. Al her books must have been written in her sleep, because her days are taken up by caring for two children with advanced degrees in whining, a demanding guinea pig, a smel y frog, and a tumbledown house. Letters from readers provide a great escape! Write Eloisa at [email protected] or visit her website at www.eloisajames.com.

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By Eloisa James

DESPERATE DUCHESSES

PLEASURE FOR PLEASURE

THE TAMING OF THE DUKE

KISS ME, ANABEL

MUCH ADO ABOUT YOU

YOUR WICKED WAYS

A WILD PURSUIT

FOOL FOR LOVE

DUCHESSS IN LOVE

Copyright

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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