A serious, steadfast statesman trying to make a name for himself in the House of Lords, Elijah spent as little time as possible at home, bedded his beautiful wife under the blankets with little care for her pleasure. A young Jemma went into the arrangement completely besotted with her handsome husband, who in turn hardly ever spared one moment of thought for her. Their story is a most interesting one: 9 years ago, Jemma and Elijah got into an arranged marriage. For those not in the know, Elijah and Jemma are the couple that stole every single scene in which they appeared in the past four books. This is book five in the Desperate Duchesses series and it is Elijah and Jemma’s book. This Duchess of Mine was one of my most anticipated reads for 2009. Why did I read the Book: this is my top 1 historical series and this book, this book I have been waiting for a long, long time. In fact, she wants the impossible: her husband’s heart at her feet.īut what manner of seduction will make a man fall desperately in love…with his own wife? Jemma laughs at Elijah’s cool eyes and icy heart-but to her secret shock, she doesn’t share his feelings. For the next nine years she cavorted abroad, creating one delicious scandal after another (if one is to believe the rumors).Įlijah, Duke of Beaumont, did believe those rumors.īut the handsome duke needs an heir, so he summons his seductive wife home.

Summary: Wedding bells celebrating the arranged marriage between the lovely Duchess of Beaumont and her staid, imperturbable duke had scarcely fallen silent when a shocking discovery sent Jemma running from the ducal mansion. Stand Alone/ Series: Book 5 in the Desperate Duchesses series, it can be read as a stand alone but it would NOT have the same effect.

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