Pleasure for Pleasure
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4.4 • 366 Ratings
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- $8.99
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
The conclusion of New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James's Essex Sisters series!
Fueled by the knowledge that notoriety is better than failure, witty, unconventional Josie does what no proper young lady should—she challenges fate. She discards her corset and flirts outrageously. She attends the horse races and allows an arrogant rakehell to whisk her behind the stables for a surreptitious kiss . . . and is caught!
She doesn't want to marry the young hellion—but who's to help? Her chaperone keeps disappearing for mysterious appointments; her guardian is on his wedding trip; and his friend the Earl of Mayne is too busy staring into the eyes of his exquisite French fiancÉe.
Can a marriage forced by stuffy convention and unwilling desire become the match of the season?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In the final installment in her Four Sisters series (after Taming of the Duke), James tells the story of Josie, the only Essex sister yet unmarried. Nicknamed the "Scottish Sausage" by a rejected suitor, Josie believes that no man will ever seriously court her because her figure is too ample. When Josie is insulted at a ball, Garret, earl of Mayne, whisks Josie back to his home where his friendly tutelage on attracting a man results in a fleeting moment of passion. But Garret is engaged to a beautiful, genteel French aristocrat, having abandoned his former rakish ways. As Josie begins attracting various suitors and Garret wrestles with his feelings for her, an intriguing subplot has the ton speculating on the identity of the "earl of Hellgate," whose scandalous, anonymous memoirs have been making the rounds. James is skilled at bringing her characters fully to life, gracing Josie's feelings of inadequacy and Mayne's false sense of love with the believable, individual quirks that draw them to each other. Engaging humor and steamy romance give this captivating regency a fine polish.
Customer Reviews
Pleasure for Pleasure
Thank you for another entertaining story. Your books help fill my sleepless nights and help me forget when pain distracts my days.
Some of your books I have read 2 or 3 times.
Thankful for your talent.
MD
A bit tedious
I love the Essex sisters and the author’s development of these characters throughout the series. However, I found Josie’s obsession with her figure compared to other women, and her self-pity over that, to get quite annoying. The entire book was her claiming how “plump” she was, and her sisters and Mayne trying to convince her she was beautiful. It felt shallow and tiresome.
Pleasure for Pleasure
I was a bit disappointed in this final Essex Sisters book. Really loved Mayne's character throughout the series, and felt he really deserved better than this strange rushed story. Other than one passionate kiss with Josie...he had his eye on the French chick. Believe more time could have spent on them vs Grissie and Darlington.