You can read more book reviews or buy An Affair Before Christmas by Eloisa James at. You can read more book reviews or buy An Affair Before Christmas by Eloisa James at .uk Amazon currently charges £2.99 for standard delivery for orders under £20, over which delivery is free. If books with an historical twist appeal to you then we can recommend Gypsy by Lesley Pearse.Īn Affair Before Christmas by Eloisa James is in the Top Ten Books With A Christmas Theme. I'd like to thank the publishers for sending a copy to The Bookbag. If you're looking for a light, cheeky read that will have you laughing and cheering in equal measures then this could well be the book for you. Her knowledge is extensive but it's worn lightly and you're not going to find yourself in the middle of a history lesson. It's a sexy, evocative tale which benefits from the fact that the author has more qualifications with regard to the history of the period than you can shake a stick at. If you've read the first novel in this series – Desperate Duchesses – I suspect that you'll slip into this book more easily but it's certainly not impossible to read it as a stand-alone novel. Will Jemma be able to resume the match and will she come to terms with the fact that her husband not only had a mistress, but had once said that he loved the woman? Villiers had been involved in a chess match with Jemma and society was of the opinion that chess wasn't the only match they had in mind. Poppy's friend, Jemma, the Duchess of Beaumont finds herself in a difficult social situation when her bother wounds the Duke of Villiers in a duel. It's a glorious eighteenth century romp with some characters you can really get to know. Somewhat unusually, her mother moves in to 'look after' the Duke. The split becomes inevitable when it appears that Fletch is on the verge of having an affair and Poppy moves out. It's not that she refuses her husband, but rather that she suffers his attentions and that's not what Fletch wants. What more could a convent-educated girl like Poppy ask for? Her mother certainly thought that she'd done quite well.įour years later and the couple are the toast of high society but behind the glittering façade all is not well as Poppy has never really come to terms with the intimate side of married life. He was attractive (some said devilishly handsome), thoughtful – and a Duke. Quite wonderfully, he felt the same way about her and Poppy was convinced that she would love him forever.

When Perdita 'Poppy' Selby met the Duke of Fletcher, she fell in love with him immediately. Good characters and authentic settings make for a good read although you might find it more satisfying if you've first read Desperate Ducheses. Summary: A cheeky and evocative romp through the lives of the eighteenth century A-listers.

Affair before christmas an eloisa james