Desperate Duchesses book 1 · 2007
Desperate Duchesses
Lady Roberta St Giles comes to London determined to marry the Duke of Villiers, and asks the chess-playing Duchess of Beaumont to help her win him.
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Book facts
- Author
- Eloisa James
- Series
- Desperate Duchesses, book 1 of 6
- Published
- 2007
- Setting
- Set in London
- Characters charted
- 4
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in Desperate Duchesses
4 recurring or key characters from Eloisa James’s chart. Introduces Jemma, Duchess of Beaumont, Elijah, Duke of Beaumont, Leopold, Duke of Villiers and Roberta St Giles.
Lead 1
- Roberta St GilesFirst appearancePoet's daughter
Major 2
- Jemma, Duchess of BeaumontFirst appearanceChess-playing duchess
- Leopold, Duke of VilliersFirst appearanceJemma's chess opponent
Minor and cameo 1
- Elijah, Duke of BeaumontFirst appearanceJemma's politician husband
Also featuring these characters
Other Eloisa James books that share the most characters with Desperate Duchesses.
- Duchess by Night2008 · Desperate Duchesses · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- When the Duke Returns2008 · Desperate Duchesses · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- This Duchess of Mine2009 · Desperate Duchesses · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- A Duke of Her Own2009 · Desperate Duchesses · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon