Her novels have been published to great acclaim. Somehow Gowan must find a way to enter the tower and convince his new bride that she belongs in his arms.New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James writes historical romances for HarperCollins Publishers. Yet when they marry, Edie realizes her husband needs a lesson and locks herself in a tower. Edie's only true passion is playing music-until Gowan writes a scandalous letter and stirs the most irresistible desire.
Even worse, she accepted his proposal the following day. "Edie" had the misfortune of being dreadfully ill at her debut ball and barely remembers what Gowan looks like. Utterly bewitched by the emerald-eyed beauty with lush golden locks, he knows he must have her. But then he makes the acquaintance of Lady Edith Gilchrist. He is accustomed to the hard-working lasses from his Highlands, not these dainty noblewomen who spend their days drinking tea or some other such nonsense. The only problem is they are all English and Gowan is not so certain they are suitable. Taking the Regency historical to fresh new places, with artful smoothness and irrepressible humor, Eloisa James delivers a winsome tale of first love and life's unexpected surprises.Īs an extremely wealthy laird, Gowan Stoughton, Duke of Kinross, can have any of the maidens at the ball he attends. The intricate web that a now-wiser Charlotte weaves to exact her due ensures justice for some and great merriment for all.
But she certainly remembers him she has since learned not only his identity, but also a titillating piece of gossip about him that is sure to set society abuzz. Years later, when they meet again, the rogue does not remember Charlotte. Pushing propriety aside, one evening she sneaks out with a friend to attend a masked ball, and there meets a devastatingly handsome stranger who relieves her-not against her wishes-of her virtue, then vanishes. With an uncanny wit and an eye for the whimsical, she unravels a complex-and often hilarious-chain of events inadvertently set in motion by a young woman's first taste of forbidden pleasure.Ībout to make her debut in London society, Charlotte Calverstill, beneath the lavish gowns and manners of a well-brought-up young lady, yearns for a taste of freedom.
Eloisa James breathes new life into one of the most popular fiction genres with her highly original debut novel Potent Pleasures, a charming, vividly peopled Regency romance.
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