{"id":9211,"date":"2012-08-10T10:51:06","date_gmt":"2012-08-10T14:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theseasonforromance.com\/wordpress\/?p=9211"},"modified":"2022-10-11T20:05:32","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T20:05:32","slug":"giveaway-the-ugly-duchess-by-eloisa-james","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/10\/giveaway-the-ugly-duchess-by-eloisa-james\/","title":{"rendered":"Giveaway: The Ugly Duchess by Eloisa James"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a chance for some lucky commenter to nab an advance copy of <a href=\"http:\/\/eloisajames.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Eloisa James&#8217;s<\/strong> <\/em><\/a><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/theseasonforromance.com\/2012\/historical\/sep-the-ugly-duchess-eloisa-james.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">THE UGLY DUCHESS<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span> Click the cover for pre-order links.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/theseasonforromance.com\/2012\/historical\/sep-the-ugly-duchess-eloisa-james.php\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9213\" style=\"margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 15px; border: 1px solid black;\" title=\"uglyduchess\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/uglyduchess.jpg?resize=170%2C299\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"299\" \/><\/a><em><strong>How can she dare to imagine he loves her . . . when all London calls her The Ugly Duchess?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Theodora Saxby is the last woman anyone expects the gorgeous James Ryburn, heir to the Duchy of Ashbrook, to marry. 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