COMING MAY 12TH
The Last Lady B by Eloisa James
Gallery Books (May 12, 2026)
Lady B may have married Bluebeard; she may have fallen in love with a gorgeous, grumpy
solicitor; she may have met a ghost and survived to tell the tale!
Jane Austen meets The White Lotus in THE LAST LADY B.
New York Times bestselling author, Shakespeare professor, and “a reigning queen of romance” (CBS Mornings) Eloisa James brings her characteristic witty romance to a tale with a fresh take, first-person voice, and historical gothic twist.
In the depths of winter, Lady Genevieve “Evie” Hughes, her pet piglet, and her septuagenarian husband travel to his haunted abbey in the Scottish Highlands. Evie excitedly anticipates the prospect of a ghost (perhaps one of her husband’s three previous wives), but doesn’t expect the other houseguests to become the funny, quirky friends she’s never had. And she certainly doesn’t imagine meeting Sir Godric Everly, a sardonic, witty solicitor who loathes her husband.
Yet as secrets and lies turn Evie’s world upside down, Sir Godric becomes the one person whom she can trust.
When ghosts, multiple wills, and a shocking marriage certificate bring Lord Burnsby’s past crashing into his present, Burnsby promptly dies, leaving Evie free to remarry…though as a virgin wife, now a virgin widow, she is more unnerved by the marriage bed than a spectral visit.
More importantly, she has to figure out whose identity is false, whose vows are dishonorable, whose truths could destroy her reputation—and where her heart belongs.
“With a fast-paced plot, dynamic leads, and plenty of heat, this proves unputdownable.”
Publishers Weekly, starred review (HARDLY A GENTLEMAN)
“The second in James’s “Accidental Bride” series will be an instant favorite of friends-to-lovers romance fans, and readers of the first book, Viscount in Love, will delight in this sequel.”
Library Journal, starred review (HARDLY A GENTLEMAN)
New York Times Bestselling Romance Author, Shakespeare Scholar, and Professor ELOISA JAMES
Eloisa has published over 30 historical romances, many of which have hit the bestseller lists. She also wrote a bestselling memoir, Paris in Love, as well as a contemporary
novel, Lizzie and Dante. Her books are published in 28 languages and 30 countries, from Slovakia to Sweden. Worldwide, she has approximately 7 million books published in print or electronically. She lives in New York City and Florence, Italy. After graduating from Harvard University, Eloisa earned a M.Phil. from Oxford University and a Ph.D. from Yale and eventually became a Shakespeare professor, publishing an academic book with Oxford University Press. Her “double life” as a professor and romance writer is a source of
fascination to the media and her readers. In her professorial guise, she’s written a New York Times op-ed defending the romance genre, as well as articles published everywhere
from women’s magazines such as More to journals such as the Romance Writers’ Report.
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