Wilde in Love, Eloisa James
Wilde in Love, Eloisa James
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Wilde in Love
The Wildes of Lindow Castle

Bestseller

Author: Eloisa James

Narrator: Susan Duerden

Unabridged: 9 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 10/31/2017


Synopsis

Lord Alaric Wilde, son of the Duke of Lindow, is the most celebrated man in England, revered for his dangerous adventures and rakish good looks. Arriving home from years abroad, he has no idea of his own celebrity until his boat is met by mobs of screaming ladies. Alaric escapes to his father’s castle, but just as he grasps that he’s not only famous but notorious, he encounters the very private, very witty, Miss Willa Ffynche.Willa presents the façade of a serene young lady to the world. Her love of books and bawdy jokes is purely for the delight of her intimate friends. She wants nothing to do with a man whose private life is splashed over every newspaper.Alaric has never met a woman he wanted for his own . . . until he meets Willa. He’s never lost a battle.But a spirited woman like Willa isn’t going to make it easy. . . .The first book in Eloisa James’s dazzling new series set in the Georgian period glows with her trademark wit and sexy charm—and introduces a large, eccentric family. Listeners will love the Wildes of Lindow Castle!

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 Melanie on October 18, 2018

5 STARS! He would do whatever it took to convince her that he was the only man who would ever wake her with a kiss. Audio: 5 stars Story: 4.5 stars Part old-school cheese, part swoon-worthy romance, and ALL dry British historical humor - I loved it! So here's the deal, my wonderful GR frien......more

Goodreads review by Pavlina Read more sleep less blog on October 30, 2017

3-3.5 stars I was so excited to read Wilde in Love, from the moment I read the blurb I knew this book was for me and even though I was enjoyed most of the book there were some parts that I was struggling with them. I love the world building and I like both Alaric and Willa but apart of them there wer......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on October 01, 2020

This one definitely took me awhile to connect with the characters. Even at the end, I'm not sure I really felt that intense of a connection between the two characters. I did think the story was fun, but, thinking back on the book, I'm not sure a whole lot actually happened. I did enjoy how Alaric wa......more

Goodreads review by Christie«SHBBblogger» on October 31, 2017

Title: Wilde in Love Series: The Wildes of Lindow Castle #1 Author: Eloisa James Release date: October 31, 2017 Cliffhanger: No HEA(view spoiler)[Yes (hide spoiler)] One thing could be said for him—for all the Wildes, it seemed. When they went down, they really went down. Wilde in Love was my first Eloisa James book. (I know, I know. W......more

Goodreads review by Carole on November 06, 2017

This review can also be found at Carole's Random Life in Books. This book was such a delight to read! I decided that I was going to have to read this book as soon as I got a really good look at it. The cover is great and the description is even better. When I noticed that this was the first book in a......more