Midnight Pleasures

Zusatztext "A steamy! satisfying romantic romp ... romance writing does not get much better than this." — People "Sheer reading delight: witty! wise! and passionately romantic." — Mary Balogh! author of More Than a Mistress Don't miss Eloisa James's acclaimed novel: Potent Pleasures "Unexpected twists...surprises all around." — Publishers Weekly "Utterly frivolous." — USA Today Available from Dell And look for Eloisa James's new hardcover: Enchanting Pleasures Available in June 2001 from Delacorte Press Informationen zum Autor Eloisa James is a professor of English literature who lives with her family in New Jersey. She is the also the author of Midnight Pleasures and Enchanting Pleasures . Klappentext In the night, all rules are forgotten.... Eloisa James, the acclaimed author of Potent Pleasures, returns to Regency England with an unforgettable new heroine — a genteel but naughty innocent who gets more than she bargains for when she finally says yes to love. To her legions of adoring suitors, it comes as quite a shock when Lady Sophie York rejects an offer of marriage from the dashing, rakish Patrick Foakes in favor of amiable but dull Braddon Chatwin. He may be an earl, but it is Patrick's stolen kisses that sear her lips. When Patrick, in disguise, scales a ladder to retrieve his friend's fiancée, he never expects the elopement to be his own. Neither does Sophie, Braddon, or the rest of the tattling ton. One hasty wedding later, the passionate innocent and the sophisticated rogue play out their own intricate dance as Sophie masters what it takes to keep a man where he belongs. And Patrick learns the ultimate lesson in love. Leseprobe London, December 1804 Brandenburg House Mayfair, London Lady Sophie York, the only daughter of the Marquis of Brandenburg, had refused to marry a baron who had asked on a balcony. She had refused two honorables, a handful of sirs, and a viscount, all of whom punctiliously requested that honor in her father's study. She had refused a marquess in the midst of a hunt, and plain Mr. Kissler at Ascot. Less fortunate young women could not fathom Sophie's motives. In two seasons, Sophie had rejected most of the ton 's eligible bachelors. But after tonight there would be no more proposals, hurried, paced, inarticulate, or otherwise. After tonight the uncharitable would unite in agreement: The girl had held out for a man of high rank. Lady Sophie was affianced to an earl, and she would be a countess by next season. Sophie grimaced at her mirror, thinking of the avid faces and deep curtsies she would face at the Dewland ball that evening. Uncertainty quaked in her stomach, an unusual flutter of self-consciousness. Was this the correct gown in which to announce her engagement? It was constructed of pale silver, gossamer-thin silk. Perhaps the color would make her look washed-out in the ballroom, once she was surrounded by glittering plumage, the bare breasts and crimson cheeks of the female half of the beau monde. Silver was such a nunlike color. A glint of amusement lit Sophie's eyes. A nun would swoon at the very idea of wearing a bodice made in the French style, low-cut and caught just under the breasts with silver ribbons that wound around the bodice. And the skirt flowed narrowly past Sophie's curves, flirting with the roundness of her hips. Just then the Marchioness of Brandenburg swept into the bedroom. "Are you ready, Sophie?" "Yes, Maman," Sophie said, throwing away the idea of changing her gown. They were already late to the Dewland ball. The marchioness's eyes narrowed as she looked over Sophie's apparel. Eloise herself was wearing a gown of mouse-colored satin embroidered with flowers and fringed at the bottom. If it wasn't precis...

Product details

• Authors: Eloisa James
• Publisher: Random House USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.05.2001
• EAN: 9780440234579
• ISBN: 978-0-440-23457-9
• No. of pages: 424
• Dimensions: 105 mm x 175 mm x 28 mm
• Series: Pleasures Trilogy; Pleasures Trilogy
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature