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Much Ado about You [Mass Market Paperback]

Eloisa James (Author)
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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Publication Date: Jan 2005

A racy Regency romance from the New York Times bestselling author, Eloisa James.

Never marry for love, it's the worst reason of all…

Finding herself under the unlikely guardianship of the kind but shambolic Duke of Holbrook, Tess Essex is suddenly faced with her duty: marry well and marry quickly. Once that's taken care of she can arrange matches for her three younger sisters: Annabel, Imogen and Josephine.

But just when everything looks like it might be in order Tess's own fiancé gets cold feet and one of her sisters elopes with a reckless young lord…

And is Tess really as sensible and proper as she thinks she is? Lucius Felton is a rogue whose own mother considers him irredeemable but he is delicious and obscenely wealthy…Surely she can't really be contemplating marriage to one of London's most infamous rakes?

Absurd as it seems Tess fears she may have fallen utterly and completely in love…

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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  • Mass Market Paperback: 391 pages
  • Publisher: Avon Books (Jan 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0060732067
  • ISBN-13: 978-0060732066
  • Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 2.5 x 17.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,099,680 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Praise for MUCH ADO ABOUT YOU:

‘So full of dashing cads in breeches that it’s got me seriously hot under the collar. Bravo for Eloisa!’ FIONA WALKER

‘Great fun and love the modern take on a classic Regency romance, with all its nods and winks to Austen…a great achievement that matches fast-paced romance with well-crafted social observation.’ FIONA WALKER

‘Great fun! I couldn't put it down. Move over Georgette Heyer!’ DAISY WAUGH

‘Hurrah! Romance is back in fashion. No grisly body count, no lurking serial killer. The only four-letter word is love. Choc-full of romantic heroes that would give Darcy a run for his money. Sheer joy from beginning to end.’ Carole Matthews

‘In the first in a new series featuring the wonderfully amusing Essex sisters, New York Times best-selling James' gift for superb characterization and elegantly sensual, delightfully witty prose creates a thoroughly romantic treat.’ Booklist

‘[Lucius] possesses a quiet intensity and magnetic presence.’ Publishers Weekly

‘There's nothing old-fashioned about the very spicy love scenes.’ The Seattle Times

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Eloisa James is a professor of English literature, specializing in Shakespeare. She teaches at Fordham University in New York City, and lives in New Jersey. Oxford University Press published her academic book in 2000. Eloisa's books have been translated into Dutch, Russian, German, Polish, French and Spanish. She is the daughter of poet Robert Bly (winner of the American Book Award for Poetry) and short story author Carol Bly. Eloisa’s godfather was the poet James Wright, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his Collected Poems. Among those poems – and one of Wright's most beloved – is a poem written for his goddaughter, Mary Bly (aka Eloisa James).

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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4.1 out of 5 stars
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Completely blown away!! 21 Jan 2005
By A Customer
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Well, what can I say? Eloisa James has done it again. A beautifully written novel with a fantastic story line, the reader can't help but be swept away by this book.

Teresa (Tess) Essex and her three sisters (Anabelle, Imogen and Josie) are left to the care of their somewhat brandy loving guardian after their horse-mad father dies. They move from Scotland to England not knowing what to expect until they arrive at their guardian's (who happens to be a duke) beautiful estate.

However their peace is shattered after Imogen elopes with the young lord from the neighbouring estate and Tess is forced to marry to save the family from disgrace. Step in the Earl of Mayne. Many Eloisa James fans will have been dying to see this particular Earl get his own book but we are left in suspense a bit longer. Although he proposes to Tess and they become engaged this relationship is not to be and Tess quickly finds herself swapping fiances for Lucius Felton who appears in 'The One That Got Away'. They marry and what follows is a beautiful and passionate love story of how both Tess and Lucius come to terms with their feelings for eachother.

Supporting this story are a host of wonderful secondary characters, especially Tess' sisters who I presume will get their own books eventually.

This book is gripping from start to finish and is definately a keeper!

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars It has all the making's of a good Regency novel...but falls sadly short 2 Nov 2008
By Idrys
Format:Paperback
This novel begins with so much potential... circumstances ripe for interesting storylines and a group of interesting characters to develop, but it all seems rather rushed and superficial. Characters are all introduced well but not developed above a superficial level, which is a shame because the reader expects more as the book progresses, but we don't get much! The 'feelings' related are quite cliched at times, and the Americanisms in this novel are quite inexcusable - most probably enjoyable for those who enjoy 21st-century 'historical' fiction. Who ever compared this to Georgette Heyer probably didn't read it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A 5+ star read 28 Mar 2013
By Toodles Book Club
Format:Paperback
Right off the bat can I just say ................ WHAT A FANDABBIEDOOZIE .............. a 5+ Star Read. I enjoyed every second of it. Like an up to date Georgette Heyer on speed. It felt just like reading a story I would be involved in with my best girly girls.

Packed through from start to finish with the most fabulous humour and insight.

Run at a startling speed to the nearest purveyor of fine literature and pick this baby up.

Book 1 in the Essex Sister Series, the story of Tess Essex, eldest of four sisters suddenly faced with a shambolic and mostly drunken guardian (Rafe, Duke of Holbrook) following the death of their beloved, but horse mad Father.

The story kicks off with said Duke displaying to his friends four sets of rocking horses, dolls and other paraphernalia associated with young wards, only to find said wards being ushered into the Nursery .... ranging from 20 odd downwards and beautiful beyond belief. What can he do with them ........ find a chaperone p.d.q for a start. Then arrange to marry the oldest one off to one of his friends.

Just when it all looks to be turning out for the best, Tess;s finance gets cold feet and hies off, and she is left with the other friend, one of London's most notorious rakes.

To top it all off, one of the other sisters, Imogen, elopes with a reckless and horse mad young lord, just like their Papa.

I am tracking down the next in the series tomorrow, Kiss me Annabel.
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5.0 out of 5 stars love this 9 Mar 2013
By Granny
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
as with all EJ books, just fabulous! well rounded characters, good storyline. I have loved everthing so far EJ has written.
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5.0 out of 5 stars cr 26 July 2012
By cr
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book was just as good as Eloisa's Fairy Tale Series. You will learn to love all the sisters. -The rest of this series is excellent too!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Love this series 12 Mar 2008
By UrbanDane
Format:Paperback
I absolutely love this series of four books about the Essex sisters. In just three months, I have read each of them twice and Much Ado About You three times! And I've never read a book more than once. I don't love all the characters all the time, Josie is extremely grating, but it is the same with my real friends, they piss me off too at times. The books are extremely well written and a joy to read. With each book I have raced to the end and then felt tremendous sadness at finishing them.
I have now ordered more books by Eloisa James and I cannot wait to read them, but I will miss the Essex sisters so much.
LOVE THEM, LOVE THEM, LOVE THEM!
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars A very peculiar read! 30 Oct 2006
By FAMOUS NAME VINE™ VOICE
Format:Paperback
I found this novel a very odd read indeed. I could not take any of the characters seriously - they seemed not to have any credibility at all... They were weak also; the four sisters had such vague personalities, one found it difficult to distinguish one from the other, but for their names... OK, so it is fiction after all, but we would like to think that something we read would be credible at least, but I doubt very much that because someone's groom does a 'runner' at a wedding, his friend would stand in for him and get 'hitched', for no other reason than to save the day... A noble but totally unbelievable act of anyone who was truly 'compos mentis', and hence the story is extremely amusing in parts. However, I have to admit to having finished the book, and did actually enjoy it despite all this, which is incredible in itself - but it is true! If you wish to be merely 'amused', and don't like your reads to be too serious, then this story is for you!
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