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Historical RomanceRegency Romance

The Ugly Duchess

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  • 2012 first published
  • 375 pages
  • ★ 4.2 (6 ratings)
  • 8 editions
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The Ugly Duchess is a 2012 historical romance and Regency romance novel by Eloisa James. The story is set in Great Britain, in the Regency era. Characters include Theodora Saxby and James Ryburn. It deals with man-woman relationships, married people, Dowry and duchies.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.2 out of 5 from 6 ratings, and 48 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 8 editions. It appeared on the New York Times Mass Market Paperback bestseller list in 2012.

At about 375 pages, most readers finish it in 6–7 hours.

About The Ugly Duchess

How can she dare to imagine he loves her... when all London calls her The Ugly Duchess? Theodora Saxby is the last woman anyone expects the gorgeous James Ryburn, heir to the Duchy of Ashbrook, to marry. But after a romantic proposal before the prince himself, even practical Theo finds herself convinced of her soon-to-be duke's passion. Still, the tabloids give the marriage six months. Theo would have given it a lifetime... until she discovers that James desired not her heart, and certainly not her countenance, but her dowry. Society was shocked by their wedding; it's scandalized by their separation. Now James faces the battle of his lifetime, convincing Theo that he loved the duckling who blossomed into the swan. And Theo will quickly find that for a man with the soul of a pirate, All's Fair in Love — or War.
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Awards & lists

  • 📰New York Times bestseller list — Mass Market Paperback, 2012

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

  • Theodora Saxby
  • James Ryburn

Subjects

  • Man-woman relationships
  • Married people
  • Dowry
  • Duchies
  • Marital conflict
  • Historical Romance
  • Great Britain
  • Regency Historical Romance
  • Great Briitain

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote The Ugly Duchess?

The Ugly Duchess was written by Eloisa James and first published in 2012.

What genre is The Ugly Duchess?

It is usually shelved as Historical Romance and Regency Romance.

How long is The Ugly Duchess?

The median edition has 375 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Ugly Duchess?

Readers who like it often enjoy April Lady, The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy and The Toll-Gate.

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