title: An Affair Before Christmas (Desperate Duchesses, Bk 2)
author:  Eloisa James 
description: The second in James&#8217; beguiling Georgian-era Duchess series is richly imbued with James&#8217; wicked wit, and once again, the resplendent combination of her exquisitely nuanced characters and lushly sensual romance is sublime. (Booklist)<br /><br />Eloisa James&#8217; elegantly written historical romance, sparkles with her distinctive brand of delicious sensuality and wicked wit. (Chicago Tribune)
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  SEDUCTION WITH THE DUCHESS
  
  The room beyond was dark, lit only by the fire in the fireplace, but as his
  eyes adjusted, Nicholas could see that it was a bedroom. Emma slipped inside,
  while Nicholas hesitated on the threshold.
  
  “What’s the matter?” she asked, puzzled by his reluctance.
  
  “There must be some mistake. This is not my room.”
  
  “There is no mistake, my darling,” Emma replied, her voice silky. “This is my
  room. And that is my bed.”
  
  “I think perhaps we have had too much to drink.”
  
  “I am not drunk,” she said indignantly. “If I were drunk, do you think my
  brothers would have left me alone with you?”
  
  “You were supposed to take me to my room,” he reminded her gently.
  
  “And so I shall,” she said prettily. “After.”
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Books by Tamara Lejeune
  
  SIMPLY SCANDALOUS
  
  SURRENDER TO SIN
  
  RULES FOR BEING A MISTRESS
  
  THE HEIRESS IN HIS BED
  
  CHRISTMAS WITH THE DUCHESS
  
  Published by Kensington Publishing Corporation
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Christmas
  
  
  with the
  
  
  Duchess
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  TAMARA LEJ