Born to Be Wilde, Eloisa James
Born to Be Wilde, Eloisa James
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Born to Be Wilde
The Wildes of Lindow Castle

Bestseller

Author: Eloisa James

Narrator: Susan Duerden

Unabridged: 9 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 07/31/2018


Synopsis

The richest bachelor in England plays matchmaker…for an heiress he wants for himself! For beautiful, witty Lavinia Gray, there’s only one thing worse than having to ask the appalling Parth Sterling to marry her: being turned down by him.Now the richest bachelor in England, Parth is not about to marry a woman as reckless and fashion-obsessed as Lavinia; he’s chosen a far more suitable bride. But when he learns of Lavinia's desperate circumstances, he offers to find her a husband. Even better, he’ll find her a prince.As usual, there’s no problem Parth can’t fix. But the more time he spends with the beguiling Lavinia, the more he finds himself wondering…Why does the woman who’s completely wrong feel so right in his arms?

About Eloisa James

To say, it runs in the family, is an understatement when referring to the writing career of author, Mary Bly. Her credentials are impeccable with degrees from various prestigious schools, such as Harvard, Oxford, and Yale. She is a tenured professor on William Shakespeare, and has published with the Oxford University Press.

While attending the University of Virginia on a humanities fellowship, Bly began writing romance novels. Granted, the novels are not modern day romance, but set in England's Regency Period, where her incomparable knowledge of William Shakespeare serves as an added bonus in her works. She began this genre of writing to expedite paying off her student loans. Her first attempt was very well received.......The Pleasure Trilogy......and sold many copies in hardback, and her advance payment from the book paid off that student loan debt. After that, she decided to publish under the pseudonym of Eloisa James and to only publish in paperback format. It was more of a mass-market plan. Both worked in her favor.

Most of Bly's novels are not typical in character for the romance genre. Most have a very beautiful female character and a romantic interest in a handsome male character. Bly deviates from the norm by featuring a plump female character, or a hero who annulled a marriage because of impotence. Women friends or sisters play important roles in a Bly novel, because she places importance on those relationships in her own life. Most of her novels are in trilogy form or groups of four. That format gives her more story line time to develop interesting characters.

It was several years before Bly uncovered her secret second career to her intellectually snooty colleagues. She even disguised her appearance when she addressed each group, readers of her novels, and colleagues. When she realized how popular her novels were with her readers, she revealed her secret by giving each faculty colleague a copy of her latest novel. It was well received by all. And for the fact that the talent runs in the family, Mary Bly's (Eloisa James) Father, Mother, and Uncle were writers. Her romance novels are very popular all around the world.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Anne on November 20, 2022

I'm not into guys with beards, but Eloisa James made it work for me. This was cute and fluffy, and it didn't drag on and on at the end. It wasn't my favorite romance that I've ever read, but I don't have any complaints about it, either. Good stuff! The gist is that Lavinia Gray's crackhead mom not onl......more

Goodreads review by Pavlina Read more sleep less blog on July 27, 2018

4,5-5 stars I loved it so much, I literally read it in one sitting!!! It was amazing, my favorite in the series!I felt so connected to Lavinia, what a journey!Born to Be Wilde was an emotional,intense and sweet story. My heart was aching most of the time with these two.I was swooning,melting and eve......more

Goodreads review by Carole on August 01, 2018

This review can also be found at Carole's Random Life in Books. This was fun! I knew that I would have to read Parth and Lavinia's story just as soon as I knew that it was scheduled for release. This is the third book in the Wildes of Lindow Castle series which could be read as a stand alone although......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on October 26, 2020

This was SO CUUUUTE! I really loved Lavinia and Parth's romance and how slow burn and angsty it was. In the beginning of the novel, Lavinia asks Parth to marry her because she has no money and has to pay back all of her mother's debts. Parth says no, but they both undeniably like each other. Because......more

Goodreads review by Madison on July 09, 2020

Borne to be Wilde by Eloisa James 3rd book in the Wildes of Lindow Castle series. Historical romance with humor and joy. Strong independent women run circles around the men in this series. And while it make take the men a while to acknowledge their love, they do step up fully in the end. Wonderful rom......more