Potent Pleasures - (Pleasures Trilogy) by Eloisa James (Paperback)

About the Book

With artful smoothness and irrepressible humor, James takes the Regency romance to new levels in this winsome tale of first love that had the critics cheering. A girl ready to make her debut in London society sneaks away to a masked ball, where she meets a stranger who robs her of her virtue and vanishes.

Book Synopsis

A young woman's first taste of forbidden pleasure inadvertently sets off a comedy of errors in this "intriguing Regency romance" (Romantic Times) from the New York Times bestselling author of Midnight Pleasures.

"James weaves a web of scandals and surprises, forcing the reader into a delicious surrender."--USA Today

Nothing is more seductive than temptation.

Reckless desire sends Charlotte Daicheston into the garden with a dashing masked stranger. He's powerful, unforgettable, a devastatingly handsome footman who lures her--not against her will--into a grand indiscretion at a masquerade ball.

Then he vanishes.

Several years later, after Charlotte has made her dazzling debut in London society, they meet again. But the rogue is no footman. He's rich, titled, and doesn't remember Charlotte. Worse, he's the subject of some scandalous gossip: rumor has it, the earl's virility is in question. Charlotte, who knows all too intimately the power of his passion, is stunned by the gossip that has set society ablaze.

At last, there can be a storybook ending . . . unless, of course, Charlotte's one mad indiscretion had not been with him at all. . . .

Review Quotes

"Eloisa James writes with a captivating blend of charm, style, and grace."--Julia Quinn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Bridgerton Series

"James weaves a web of scandals and surprises, forcing the reader into a delicious surrender."--USA Today

"An intriguing Regency romance by a vibrant new voice."--Romantic Times

"[Keeps] the reader intrigued right up to the very last page . . . James makes a fine debut with this Regency romance that brings to mind the best of Amanda Quick and Judith McNaught."--Booklist

"Humorous dialogue . . . love scenes that are warm and tasteful . . . Eloisa James has made a brilliant debut."--Romance Communications

"Sensual . . . humorous . . . James is a new author and definitely one to watch."--Rendezvous

"Marvelous . . . I couldn't put it down . . . a very satisfying love story that makes you wish for more."--Belles and Beauх

"Bright and funny."--Kirkus Reviews

"The depth of characterizations, the steady progression of the plot and the tongue-in-cheek title will attract readers who may just greet James as the next Amanda Quick."--Publishers Weekly

About the Author

Eloisa James is a professor of English literature who lives with her family in New Jersey. Potent Pleasures is her first novel. Her second novel, Midnight Pleasures, will be available from Delacorte Press in August 2000.