{"product_id":"desperate-duchesses-9780060781934","title":"Desperate Duchesses","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWelcome to a world of reckless sensuality and glittering sophistication . . . of dangerously handsome gentlemen and young ladies longing to gain a title . . . of games played for high stakes, including--on occasion--a lady's virtue.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA marquess's sheltered only daughter, Lady Roberta St. Giles falls in love with a man she glimpses across a crowded ballroom: a duke, a game player of consummate skill, a notorious rakehell who shows no interest in marriage--until he lays eyes on Roberta.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet the Earl of Gryffyn knows too well that the price required to gain a coronet is often too high. Damon Reeve, the earl, is determined to protect the exquisite Roberta from chasing after the wrong destiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan Damon entice her into a high-stakes game of his own, even if his heart is likely to be lost in the venture?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames, Eloisa:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eEloisa James is a \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author and professor of English literature, who lives with her family in New York, but can sometimes be found in Paris or Italy. She is the mother of two and, in a particularly delicious irony for a romance writer, is married to a genuine Italian knight. Visit her at www.eloisajames.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Avon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726044631314,"sku":"9780060781934","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d0d3f0a0-941f-42b2-b39a-ce75e7247301.jpg?v=1734852124","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/desperate-duchesses-9780060781934","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}