The Official Essex Sisters Companion Guide by Gayle, Jody -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Contents Introduction by Jody Gayle Presenting the Essex Sisters Series Part One—The Boundaries of a Book by Eloisa James

In the Beginning On the Challenges of Writing The Stages of Writing a Book Notes for The Taming of the Duke Notes for Pleasure for Pleasure “On Marriages of Convenience, Arranged Marriages, Fake Marriages, and All Sorts of Delicious Marriages” On Writing Sex . . . After the Eleventh Book “When the Hero Puts on a Dress” by Anne N. Bornschein The Place of Research in Writing Historical Romances Editing a Manuscript When the Manuscript Is Finished The Taming of the Duke Bonus Chapter Introduction to Essex Sisters Series Extra Content A Midsummer Night’s Disgrace: A Brand-New Story in the Essex Sisters World

Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five

Essex Sisters Family Tree A Final Chapter to the Essex Sisters Series “A Heroine Whose Story Needs Telling” by Franzeca Drouin

Part Two—The Essex Sisters and What They Wore: A Fashion Fairytale by Jody Gayle

Vogue by Any Other Name Ruffles, Ruffles, and Then Even More Ruffles! “Regency Fashion Categories” by Candice Hern

Part Three—Publications by Jody Gayle

Debrett’s Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland The Sporting Magazine General Stud Book Challenges and Gambling Depicting Life in London, with the Help of La Belle Assemblée Publications in Pleasure for Pleasure

Nocturnal Revels Malefactors’ Bloody Register

One Last Thought on Publications . . .

Part Four—Attending the Theatre by Jody Gayle

Theatre Royal, Covent Garden Theatre Royal, Drury Lane Shakespeare, My Love Pantomimes

Part Five—Appendix

Character Index An Excerpt from A Gentleman Never Tells Alternate Ending: Kiss Me, Annabel

Chapter Seventeen Chapter Eighteen Chapter Nineteen Chapter Twenty Chapter Twenty-one Chapter Twenty-two Chapter Twenty-three Chapter Twenty-four Chapter Twenty-five Chapter Twenty-six Chapter Twenty-seven Chapter Twenty-eight Chapter Twenty-nine Chapter Thirty Chapter Thirty-one Chapter Thirty-two Chapter Thirty-three Chapter Thirty-four Chapter Thirty-five

References Additional Books An Excerpt from Seven Minutes in Heaven

Chapter One Chapter Two

About the Authors By Eloisa James Copyright About the Publisher