Desperate Duchesses - Eloisa James

The first of three new historical romances from the bestselling author of Pleasure for Pleasure takes readers into a world of reckless sensuality and glittering sophistication, of dangerously handsome men and young ladies longing to gain a title, and of games played for high stakes, including, on occasion, a lady's virtue. Original. on occasion, a lady's virtue. Original. on occasion, a lady's virtue. Original. on occasion, a lady's virtue. Original. on occasion, a lady's virtue. Original. on occasion, a lady's virtue. Original. on occasion, a lady's virtue. Original. on occasion, a lady's virtue. Original. on occasion, a lady's virtue. Original. on occasion, a lady's virtue. Original. on occasion, a lady's virtue. Original. on occasion, a lady's virtue. Original. on occasion, a lady's virtue. Original. \n \nWelcome to a world of reckless sensuality and glittering sophistication . . . of dangerously handsome gentlemen and young ladies longing to gain a title . . . of games played for high stakes, including--on occasion--a lady's virtue.\n \nA marquess's sheltered only daughter, Lady Roberta St. Giles falls in love with a man she glimpses across a crowded ballroom: a duke, a game player of consummate skill, a notorious rakehell who shows no interest in marriage--until he lays eyes on Roberta.\n \nYet the Earl of Gryffyn knows too well that the price required to gain a coronet is often too high. Damon Reeve, the earl, is determined to protect the exquisite Roberta from chasing after the wrong destiny.\n \nCan Damon entice her into a high-stakes game of his own, even if his heart is likely to be lost in the venture?\n