The fifth sensuous and exquisite historical romance in a sparkling series by the queen of Regency seduction, Eloisa James.

'Nothing gets me to a bookstore faster than Eloisa James' - Julia Quinn

Once upon a time a duke fell in love...

Gowan Stoughton of Craigievar, Duke of Kinross, values order and self-control above all else. So when he meets a lady as serene as she is beautiful, he promptly asks for her hand in marriage.

With a lady...

Edie - whose passionate temperament is the opposite of serene - had such a high fever at her own debut ball that she didn't notice anyone, not even the notoriously elusive Duke of Kinross. When her father accepts his offer... she panics. And when their marriage night isn't all it could be, she pretends.

In a tower.

But Edie's inability to hide her feelings makes pretending impossible, and when their marriage implodes, she retreats to a tower - locking Gowan out.

Now Gowan faces his greatest challenge. Neither commands nor reason work with his spirited young bride. How can he convince her to give him the keys to the tower . . . when she already has the keys to his heart?

'Eloisa James is extraordinary' - Lisa Kleypas

'Romance writing does not get much better than this' - People

"A splendidly sexy fairy-tale romance... a lyrically written love story... seasoned with the author's incandescent wit" - Booklist

"Written with wit and an understanding of human emotions, Once Upon a Tower is riveting reading" - Romance Reviews Today

"Sweeps readers away into a fairy tale full of deep emotion while exploring the themes of self-imposed imprisonment, family relations, love, marriage and what is at the heart of any relationship. James wraps big themes in a wonderfully romantic story, beautifully written, intelligent and unforgettable" - RT Book Reviews

"Exquisitely written, insightful, hilarious and sometimes bawdy" - Library Journal

"Eloisa James's writing is absolutely exquisite" - Teresa Medeiros

"Treat yourself to a fairy tale that will keep you enchanted from 'once upon a time' til 'they lived happily ever after'" - The Romance Dish on A Kiss At Midnight

"Sweeps readers away into a fairy tale full of deep emotion while exploring the themes of self-imposed imprisonment, family relations, love, marriage and what is at the heart of any relationship. James wraps big themes in a wonderfully romantic story, beautifully written, intelligent and unforgettable" - RT Book Reviews

"A breathtaking addition to James's series of reimagined fairy tales... [A] funny, offbeat, deliciously sensual story that takes the famed fairy tale to a new level with its vivid description and exquisite writing" - Library Journal on When Beauty Tamed the Beast