{"id":32190,"date":"2026-06-16T08:21:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T12:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=32190"},"modified":"2026-06-16T08:21:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T12:21:28","slug":"review-the-last-lady-b-by-eloisa-james-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/16\/review-the-last-lady-b-by-eloisa-james-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f The Last Lady B by Eloisa James"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-32190\" data-postid=\"32190\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-32190 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_dm7a440 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top gutter-narrow tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_dycb440 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_0ksb441 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"997\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/the-last-lady-b-eloisa-james.jpg?resize=640%2C997&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-32191\" title=\"the-last-lady-b-eloisa-james\" alt=\"the-last-lady-b-eloisa-james\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/the-last-lady-b-eloisa-james.jpg?w=963&amp;ssl=1 963w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/the-last-lady-b-eloisa-james.jpg?resize=193%2C300&amp;ssl=1 193w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/the-last-lady-b-eloisa-james.jpg?resize=657%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 657w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/the-last-lady-b-eloisa-james.jpg?resize=768%2C1196&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/the-last-lady-b-eloisa-james.jpg?resize=400%2C623&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_zrqj441 customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">In the depths of winter, Lady Genevieve Burnsby, her pet piglet, and her septuagenarian husband travel to a haunted abbey in the Scottish Highlands. Evie is excited to meet a ghost (perhaps one of her husband\u2019s three previous wives), but didn\u2019t expect the funny, quirky guests to become the friends she\u2019s never had. And she certainly didn\u2019t imagine meeting Sir Godric Everly, a sardonic, witty solicitor who loathes her husband.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Yet as secrets and lies turn Evie\u2019s world upside down, Sir Godric becomes the one person whom she can trust.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">When ghosts, multiple wills, and a shocking marriage certificate bring Lord Burnsby\u2019s past crashing into his present, Burnsby promptly dies, leaving Evie free to remarry\u2026though as a virgin wife, now a virgin widow, she is more unnerved by the marriage bed than a spectral visit.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">More importantly, she has to figure out whose identity is false, whose vows are dishonorable, whose truths could destroy her reputation\u2014and where her heart belongs.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_7obp441 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_n3hs441  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25881 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png?resize=296%2C72\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> May 12, 2026<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Accidental Brides<br \/><\/em><strong>Book: <\/strong>3<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Simon &amp; Schuster<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Gallery Books<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $13.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>A new historical romance with a touch of gothic mystery from Eloisa James&#8230; don\u2019t mind if I, yes.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It\u2019s been a hot minute since <strong>Eloisa James<\/strong> released a book, let alone a historical. Her latest borders on gothic mystery mixed with plenty of romance. I thoroughly enjoyed myself once I got past the first ten percent. Yes, this one was a bit of a slow start. I think it was the fact that this isn\u2019t the run-of-the-mill romance. Our heroine, <strong>Genevieve<\/strong>, is married to an old man thrice her age.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">She\u2019s not even the first wife, but the fourth in a string of wives that have all died previously. Funny story, they all died at the Scottish Highland manor that her husband has whisked them away to for his birthday celebrations. Add in that Genevieve is stranded in the highlands with a slew of characters from her husband\u2019s recluse sister, his son and new wife, a cast-off daughter from his second marriage, and <strong>Sir Godric Everly<\/strong>, her husband\u2019s best friend. There are a few juicier deets, but I\u2019ll let you enjoy the reveals.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This story was as twisty as any gothic adventure, and just when I thought I had the entire sordid tale figured out, another new element would reveal itself. Genevieve is also an entertaining storyteller, often breaking the fourth wall and bringing you directly along for the ride. She\u2019s adventurous, courageous, and completely relatable.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overall, this one was worth the bit of a slow start. I found myself wondering about ghosts, manors, and longing for Genevieve to get a happily ever after when she\u2019s facing a future married to an awful man. For readers who enjoy <strong>Tessa Dare<\/strong> or <strong>Christy Carlyle<\/strong>.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Landra<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_r184441 customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4ebh2aO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/4tdeKwG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-last-lady-b-eloisa-james\/1146890378?ean=9781668200063\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/the-last-lady-b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Eloisa_James_The_Last_Lady_B?id=L4BFEQAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the depths of winter, Lady Genevieve Burnsby, her pet piglet, and her septuagenarian husband travel to a haunted abbey in the Scottish Highlands. 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Evie is excited to meet a ghost (perhaps one of her husband\u2019s three previous wives), but didn\u2019t expect the funny, quirky guests to become the friends she\u2019s never had. And she certainly didn\u2019t imagine meeting Sir Godric Everly, a sardonic, witty solicitor who loathes her husband.<br \/><br \/>Yet as secrets and lies turn Evie\u2019s world upside down, Sir Godric becomes the one person whom she can trust.<br \/><br \/>When ghosts, multiple wills, and a shocking marriage certificate bring Lord Burnsby\u2019s past crashing into his present, Burnsby promptly dies, leaving Evie free to remarry\u2026though as a virgin wife, now a virgin widow, she is more unnerved by the marriage bed than a spectral visit.<br \/><br \/>More importantly, she has to figure out whose identity is false, whose vows are dishonorable, whose truths could destroy her reputation\u2014and where her heart belongs.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> May 12, 2026<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Accidental Brides<br \/><\/em><strong>Book: <\/strong>3<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Simon &amp; Schuster<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Gallery Books<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $13.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>A new historical romance with a touch of gothic mystery from Eloisa James... don\u2019t mind if I, yes.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It\u2019s been a hot minute since <strong>Eloisa James<\/strong> released a book, let alone a historical. Her latest borders on gothic mystery mixed with plenty of romance. I thoroughly enjoyed myself once I got past the first ten percent. Yes, this one was a bit of a slow start. I think it was the fact that this isn\u2019t the run-of-the-mill romance. Our heroine, <strong>Genevieve<\/strong>, is married to an old man thrice her age.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">She\u2019s not even the first wife, but the fourth in a string of wives that have all died previously. Funny story, they all died at the Scottish Highland manor that her husband has whisked them away to for his birthday celebrations. Add in that Genevieve is stranded in the highlands with a slew of characters from her husband\u2019s recluse sister, his son and new wife, a cast-off daughter from his second marriage, and <strong>Sir Godric Everly<\/strong>, her husband\u2019s best friend. There are a few juicier deets, but I\u2019ll let you enjoy the reveals.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This story was as twisty as any gothic adventure, and just when I thought I had the entire sordid tale figured out, another new element would reveal itself. Genevieve is also an entertaining storyteller, often breaking the fourth wall and bringing you directly along for the ride. She\u2019s adventurous, courageous, and completely relatable.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overall, this one was worth the bit of a slow start. I found myself wondering about ghosts, manors, and longing for Genevieve to get a happily ever after when she\u2019s facing a future married to an awful man. For readers who enjoy <strong>Tessa Dare<\/strong> or <strong>Christy Carlyle<\/strong>.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Landra<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4ebh2aO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/4tdeKwG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-last-lady-b-eloisa-james\/1146890378?ean=9781668200063\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/the-last-lady-b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Eloisa_James_The_Last_Lady_B?id=L4BFEQAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32190"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32190\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32194,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32190\/revisions\/32194"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}