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No one is more surprised than Lord North when he returns from war to find his ex-fiancee in his ancestral home...working as a governess in a sexy, fiery new Wildes of Lindow Castle romance by New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James...

The handsome, rakish heir to a dukedom, Lord Roland Northbridge Wilde—known to his friends as North—left England two years ago, after being jilted by Miss Diana Belgrave. He returns from war to find that he’s notorious: polite society has ruled him “too wild to wed.”

Diana never meant to tarnish North’s reputation, or his heart, but in her rush to save a helpless child, there was no time to consider the consequences of working as a governess in Lindow Castle. Now everyone has drawn the worst conclusions about the child’s father, and Diana is left with bittersweet regret.

When North makes it clear that he still wants her for his own, scandal or no, Diana has to fight to keep from losing her heart to the man whom she still has no intention of marrying.

Yet North is returning a hardened warrior—and this is one battle he’s determined to win.

He wants Diana, and he’ll risk everything to call her his own.

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	Wild in Love	Too Wilde to Wed	Born to be Wilde	Say No to the Duke	Say Yes to the Duke	Wilde Child


	My Last Duchess

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“RITA Award–winner James again elevates historical romance to sublime new heights through the lithe elegance of her writing, her exceptional gift for creating richly nuanced characters, and her ability to flawlessly marry potent sensuality with a deliciously dry sense of humor.” — Booklist (starred review)

“Eloisa James has a talent for both characters and plot, which makes her novels a joy to read...Her research is flawless and subtle, and the storyline is both fun and thought-provoking. I recommend this series to anyone who enjoys historical romance.” — Historical Novel Society

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New York Times Bestselling Author Eloisa James returns with the second in her fun and flirtatious Wildes of Lindow Castle series . . .

The handsome, rakish heir to a dukedom, Lord Roland Northbridge Wilde—known to his friends as North—left England two years ago, after being jilted by Miss Diana Belgrave. He returns from war to find that he’s notorious: polite society has ruled him “too wild to wed.”

Diana never meant to tarnish North’s reputation, or his heart, but in her rush to save a helpless child, there was no time to consider the consequences of working as a governess in Lindow Castle. Now everyone has drawn the worst conclusions about the child’s father, and Diana is left with bittersweet regret.

When North makes it clear that he still wants her for his own, scandal or no, Diana has to fight to keep from losing her heart to the man whom she still has no intention of marrying.

Yet North is returning a hardened warrior—and this is one battle he’s determined to win.

He wants Diana, and he’ll risk everything to call her his own.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Avon (May 29, 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0062692461
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0062692467
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.19 x 0.96 x 6.62 inches

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Eloisa James is a New York Times 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.

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Texanne

ANOTHER WILDE ADVENTURE

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 20, 2019

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Diana is betrothed to the heir to a dukedom. North is besotted with this stylish and beautiful young woman. When she leaves with no notice, he is surprised to say the least. He is considered to be quite a catch and to lose his fiance is quite a surprise.

He eventually finds her in a cottage with a baby. Assuming the worst, he rides away to the war in the America.

Diana ends up working as a governess/nanny in North's family's home. She cares for North's youngest half sister, Artie, as well as ,Godfrey, the little boy who is not actually her love child.

There were parts of this book which were delightful to me. There were other parts which were not so much to my liking.

What I loved: North is a terrific hero, the two children are funny and sweet, North's aunt is a lovely woman who has a finger in many pies, and finally the plot could be very interesting at times.

What I did not like so much: Diana's inability to make up her mind, North's putting up with Diana's dithering, some of the plotting short side trips which really seemed to be thrown at the reader for no particular reason.

Diana has been hired to do a job for which she is not qualified, but she works hard and tries to earn her money. She is grateful that she is able to keep Godfrey with her and care for him and the fact that he is living the life of a child of the Wilde family.

When North returns home from the war, he is dealing with PTSD, unable to sleep or eat much. He is quite surprised to find that Diana is now employed in his home. At first he is certain that she must leave as quickly as it can be arranged. He learns that gossip says that he ravaged her and left her with a baby. To make matters worse, she is now employed as a servant in his home. Gossip has not been kind to North.

North finds that Diana is able to help him find enough peace that he can sleep and feel rested. He recalls all the things he was drawn to when they were betrothed. She is still beautiful and he has found that the quiet young girl he once knew has become a very strong and verbal woman who knows her own mind.

North's family has always known that Diana is not anyone's mother. They also are kind and caring people who welcome everyone into their home.

The Wilde family has a reputation for being eccentric and unusual. The untrue story about North and Diana apparently is simply another chapter in the family's history.

I liked Diana's courage and willingness to do whatever it takes to care for Godfrey. I really got tired of her inability to accept the facts of life. She is bright and funny and at the same time she acts before thinking. To me that is one of her finer characteristics.

North is a very heroic figure. He went to war and has come home broken because of what he learned about war. He loves his family and is devoted to doing the right thing for them. He has a strong sense of responsibility, a terrific sense of humor and not a great deal of self importance.

I am a fan of Ms James' books. She has an ability to create characters who are likable as well as entertaining. The characters in the Wilde family are colorful, humorous and lovable.

I enjoyed the first book in this series and I have enjoyed this book as well. I look forward to the next book in the series.

The Wilde family is too entertaining not to find out what happens next.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 13, 2018

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FINAL DECISION: Simply amazing. I loved that a book that could of been filled with drama and angst instead tempered all that with humor and lightness. North and Diana were complex and interesting characters and the humor felt sophisticated and lovely. Another great book by Eloisa James.

THE STORY: North Wilde, the future duke, was jilted by his fiancee two years ago. He went to America to fight for the British in the American Revolutionary War. He has returned to find that his reputation has been savaged. His former fiancee, Diana Belgrave, is living in his family's home acting as governess to North's youngest sister. Diana has a child that everyone assumes is North's illegitimate son. Gossip is that North ravaged and deserted her, leaving Diana no choice but to be a servant in North's home. Despite his best efforts, North finds that he still loves Diana and intends on convincing her to be his. And that is something that Diana will never allow to happen.

OPINION: I so desperately wanted to read this book from the moment I met North and Diana in WILDE IN LOVE. Their story seriously kicked off with the ending of that book. Anticipation can work against me when I want to read a book because I am disappointed often. Happily, I loved this book.

The Wilde men are something else. Passionate and willing to sacrifice everything for love. North seemed so different in the first book, but that is part of the story in this book -- how two people get to know the "real" person under the social mask. But gosh, I fell for North. He is so willing to forgive Diana even as he hurts from her betrayal. He is protective and a good man all around. Yet, this book shows him with a bit of naivety about the machinations of women. The combination of intense practicality and romanticism makes North one of my favorite of James' heroes.

Now Diana is a bit of a mess. But that makes her incredibly brave. She is willing to toss herself into things that she fails at. As someone who is careful and deliberate, Diana's joyful living of life is something that I found greatly enjoyable. She feels shame and pain for what she did to North, but she knows herself. A woman who has no desire to be a duchess.

I found the story between North and Diana pulled me into a bunch of emotional directions. I laughed, I cried, the story made my heart heavy and lifted my spirits. This story could have been dark and angst filled. I've read similar situations with books like that and I loved them -- but that is not this book.

This book is light and funny in parts but it is firmly grounded in emotion and relationship. While there are certainly farcical elements including overturned chamber pots, an elderly peacock, and more of the hysterical prints about the Wildes, this book never allows itself to stray from the emotional connection between North and Diana. And their story seems impossible at every turn to have a happy ending -- until it does.

This book moved immediately into one of my favorite Eloisa James's book and I really want to read more about this family and their friends.

WORTH MENTIONING: Who knew that peacocks were so territorial?

CONNECTED BOOKS: TOO WILDE TO WED is the second book in the Wildes of Lindow Castle series. The story can be read as a standalone although I think it works much better after being introduced to the family of characters in book one.

STAR RATING: I give this book 5 stars.

NOTE: I received an ebook ARC of this book from Edelweiss in order to prepare this review. I was not required to write a review or to write a positive review. All opinions contained herein are my own.

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avidreader

Enjoyable story

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 10, 2018

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I liked the first book in this series, especially focused, determined, Alaric in benign pursuit of the love of his life. I liked North just as much in his own book, 'Too Wilde to Wed', but although I liked the character of the heroine, I didn't like her actions. The author tells us why she is like she is - but her monumental selfishness in allowing North to be pilloried by her earlier actions and her acceptance of a place in his family's home in his absence showed her as a selfish, thoughtless person - she admits that she speaks without thinking, but I don't think that means she didn't have the ability to set things right, given that she is also supposed to be intelligent.

Exploring the premise that love alone is not enough for a good marriage was interesting, but I felt that North was making all the compromises, and Diana none at all. Unfortunately, my least favourite part was the actions leading up to the end - totally beyond belief, absolutely didn't ring true for the period, and a sudden volte face by the heroine.

Eloisa James is a gifted writer and I have enjoyed earlier series. I liked this book but I found it too removed from reality. Put that aside, and enjoy the writing. I am looking forward to Lavinia's story, having been given a taster at the end of this book.

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Karen

Cute but not her best

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 7, 2019

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I have always been a fan of Eloisa James and follow her on Amazon in order to read everything she publishes. I used to love how she wrote nice period novels that were quite accurate enough and quite relatable. Lately though I feel like most of her novels are movern rom-com set in regency periods. Basically, when we need a reason to throw characters together we can fall back on traditional regency situations (compromising moments, matchmaking mamas, etc) but at any other moments the characters think and act like perfectly modern heroes and heroines, easily discarding all of their own period-morality.
It's still enjoyable enough if you're into romcoms, which I am.

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Louise Marley

Too Wilde to Wed

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 7, 2018

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I love Eloisa James's historical romances, and I am so pleased she has gone back to the Georgian period for this new series, as her Desperate Duchesses books are favourites of mine. Eloisa's particular strength is her ability to write lovable characters, even in small roles. They are usually part of a close family or group of friends, and you can almost believe you know these people in real life - and wish you did! The Wildes of Lindlow Castle are a particularly lovely bunch. However, there are an awful lot of them so, if you are considering reading this book, you might benefit from reading Wilde in Love first.

This story is about Lord Roland (known as 'North'), who is the eldest surviving son of the Duke of Lindlow but his reluctant heir. Prior to the start of this story (another reason to read Wilde in Love first!), North fell madly in love with Miss Diana Belgrave but she promptly jilted him at their betrothal party. Now he has returned home from war in America to find her employed by his family as a governess - along with a young son, who everyone believes is his!

I absolutely loved North. In fact I loved him so much there were times I felt Diana didn't deserve him. All through the book he makes compromises for her, yet she doesn't seem to make any sacrifices in return. Also, although I really, really enjoyed the book, I did find the ending a little unsatisfying.

Too Wilde To Wed has some interesting things to say about how love sometimes isn't enough to make a happy marriage, and that two people have to be completely right for each other and able to move freely in each other's world. It seemed particularly timely that I read this book shortly after the marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, and could consider how someone from a show business background, used to dealing with both the public and the media, would fit perfectly into the royal family. In Too Wilde To Wed, as much as Diana loves North, she has no confidence in her ability to make a good duchess.

I can't wait to read the next book in the series, Born to be Wilde, which will be out in the UK on the 31st July - whoop!

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Frances Bard

Enjoyable second chance romance

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 25, 2018

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I love second chance romance and this is an interesting version of the familiar trope. First time round both H and H failed to appreciate the reality of who they had agreed to marry. I have to say I knocked one star off because the heroine was a little too slow in recognising there was a way through her concerns and that lying or 'flight' was not the answer .

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Raquel

Very different story

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 8, 2019

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The storyline was different and I enjoyed it but it did grow very tedious after a while. Will she or won’t she? Make up your mind already. I sped through the last 3 chapters because I got bored. Le sigh.

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