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ⓘ About Eloisa James
Mary Bly’s stepmother Ruth and her father Robert really support her romantic writing. Her mother however is of the view that she should try to focus on other literary works according to her public clarifications. All in all, her mother Carol Bly supported her daughter by creating a crossword puzzle that Eloisa James, uploaded to her website. Bly’s mother however suffered from ovarian cancer which eventually killed her. While working in partnership with Avon; an in-print of Harper Collins, Bly became their spokesperson together with six other romantic novel writers. This was in a program entitled TEAL and K.I.S.S. They used these programs to increase awareness of this deadly disease that killed her mother. Bly is a wife to Alessandro Vettori who had an Italian origin.
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Who is Eloisa James?
Mary Bly’s stepmother Ruth and her father Robert really support her romantic writing. Her mother however is of the view that she should try to focus on other literary works according to her public clarifications. All in all, her mother Carol Bly supported her daughter by creating a crossword puzzle that Eloisa James, uploaded to her website.
Which Eloisa James series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Pleasures Trilogy series, the earliest of Eloisa James's multi-book series: it opens with Potent Pleasures (1999) and runs to 3 books across 1999–2002, ending with Enchanting Pleasures (2002). Eloisa James's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Eloisa James written?
Eloisa James has 63 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1999 and 2026. 53 of them belong to 12 named series — the largest being the Desperate Duchesses series with 9 books — and 10 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Eloisa James's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Eloisa James's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Pleasures Trilogy (1999–2002, 3 books), Duchess Quartet (2002–2011, 5 books) and Essex Sisters (2004–2016, 5 books), plus 9 more.
How are Eloisa James's books organised into series?
This guide splits Eloisa James's 63 books into 12 named series and 10 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Desperate Duchesses (9 books, 2007–2017); Wildes Of Lindow Castle (7 books, 2017–2021); Happily Ever After... (6 books, 2010–2013); Duchess Quartet (5 books, 2002–2011); Essex Sisters (5 books, 2004–2016), plus 7 further series.