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Average rating3.9
"Having made a fortune, Thorn Dautry, the powerful bastard son of a duke, decides that he needs a wife. But to marry a lady, Thorn must acquire a gleaming, civilized façade, the specialty of Lady Xenobia India. Exquisite, headstrong, and independent, India vows to make Thorn marriageable in just three weeks. But neither Thorn nor India anticipate the forbidden passion that explodes between them. Thorn will stop at nothing to make India his. Failure is not an option. But there is only one thing that will make India his . . . the one thing Thorn can't afford to lose . . . his fierce and lawless heart" --
Series
8 primary booksDesperate Duchesses is a 8-book series with 8 primary works first released in 2007 with contributions by Eloisa James.
Series
3 primary booksDesperate Duchesses by the Numbers is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2014 with contributions by Eloisa James.
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Sometimes you are in the mood for supermarket sushi, and boy does this one deliver. Sure, Xenobia is infuriating with her games with Thorn, and when he finally gives her a big WTH towards the end of the novel I cheered for him. Still, despite it all, I enjoyed the mad journey.