But true to Eloisa James’s usual style, this story has many other things going on, to the point that Josie and Mayne do not actually interact in a romantic manner until late quarter of the story. Josie will marry Garret, the Earl of Mayne, by the end of this story while Griselda finds love with Charles Darlington, the leader of the Mean Boys who tormented Josie with the “Scottish Sausage” nickname upon her debut. There are two women left who are still single at the start of this story, Josephine Essex and Griselda Langham. This book isn’t a conventional romance as much as the winding down of the storylines that span the last few books, which is to say everyone who is not married by now will be by the end of this story. As an added bonus, the three main female characters in this story, including Josephine “The Fat One” Essex, are happily Esme’d by the author.Īs per the previous two books in this series, Pleasure for Pleasure is not recommended for the reader who is new to the series. There is nothing here that matches even the lackluster The Taming of the Duke in emotional intensity. Pleasure for Pleasure, the conclusion to the series, however, is completely banal. It started out strong with Much Ado about You and Kiss Me, Annabel, but stumbled somewhat with The Taming of the Duke. I’m sorry to say that the trend continues with this series. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.Eloisa James’s previous series for Avon, the Duchess quartet, started out strong but fizzled out towards the end of the series. John CharlesĬopyright © American Library Association. Josie knows that Garret is hopelessly in love with his new fiancee, the chic Sylvie de la Broderie, but when she begins to attract her own circle of suitors, Josie discovers that she might be better at the game of love than she thought since Garret seems just the slightest bit jealous of her new success! With her usual stylish writing, exquisite sensuality, brilliant characterization, and sharp wit, James follows The Taming of the Duke (2006) with the splendidly satisfying conclusion to her marvelous Essex sisters quartet. No one could be better at teaching her the art of seduction than the ton's most notorious rake.
So when Garret Langham, the Earl of Mayne, offers his help, Josie is just desperate enough to accept.
No matter how she tries to play down her lush attributes-or reshape them with the help of a wonder corset-Josie still feels like a failure. Ever since she was burdened with that cruel sobriquet, Josie Essex's social life has been one of constant humiliation.
*Starred Review* Finding a suitable match is challenging enough, but doing so while known as the "Scottish Sausage" is simply impossible.
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