Eloisa James, Pleasure for Pleasure

Pleasure for Pleasure

Eloisa James

Avon, December 2006, $6.99

ISBN: 0060781920

When the Essex sisters came to London the four were unmarried; now in 1818 there is only one, Josephine, as her siblings have found their mates. However, her chances are slim, a most misfortunate word, as her nickname amidst the Ton is the "Scottish Sausage", which she was dubbed because of a corset and a friend of a rejected suitor.

While her sisters and her guardian are distracted by love and are off on honeymoons, Josie discards the corset, which in turn frees her beautiful body from its imprisonment. Though his engagement is falling apart, as his fianc e Sylvie does not seem to want to marry him, Lord Garret Langham gets involved with protecting his family friend, the not so little Josie, from an angry attacker. When she rejects the failed assaulter Thurman's forced proposal, Garret offers marriage too. She accepts his, as she knows she loves him. However, as she learns what love is, Josie knows she must free her beloved Garret so he can be with his Sylvie.

The fourth Essex sister Regency romance is a delightful tale of love and hate amongst the Ton. The love is not obvious to comprehend, as readers will agree with Josie that Garret wants Sylvie not her; the hate is easier to spot, as Thurman blames his failures as a witty name caller on Josie. Readers will obtain plenty of pleasure from Eloisa James' final Essex saga.