by Eloisa James
First published 2008
Duchess Jemma of Beaumont steps off the boat from Paris in spring 1783 with one goal in mind. She will throw the most scandalous parties London has ever seen. Her planned soirees will shock every member of High Society, and her Grand Ball will be so debauched it becomes the talk of the ton. The fact that these events will horrify her husband only sweetens the prospect. Jemma has always excelled at irritating him without even trying. Now she wants something more demanding than their usual marital sparring. She craves a real challenge, something that will test her wit and social cunning. But as she begins orchestrating her elaborate schemes, Jemma discovers that playing with scandal in the rigid world of the aristocracy carries risks she never anticipated.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, adult-fiction, 19th-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, marriage-of-convenience
Setting: London, Paris
Period: 1783
400 pages · Hardcover · Hodder & Stoughton Ltd