Eloisa James

Eloisa James is a highly acclaimed author, known for her historical romance novels. She is the daughter of two writers, Robert Bly and Carol Bly, and has followed in their footsteps with her own successful career. Eloisa is the author of several popular series, including the Pleasures Trilogy, Duchess Quartet, Essex Sisters, Desperate Duchesses, and Happily Ever After series.

Despite her success as a novelist, Eloisa kept her identity as a romance author separate from her academic career for a long time. She is also an associate professor at Fordham University, teaching English Literature. Eloisa chose to reveal her identity when she noticed that her hidden identity was being misinterpreted as shame for the genre she was writing in. Once she revealed her identity, she embraced it fully, handing out her novels to fellow professors and writing an editorial in defense of the romance novel.

Eloisa James is a pseudonym for Mary Bly, who is a well-known author and tenured English literature professor at Fordham University. She has written several bestselling romantic novels under the pen name Eloisa James. Eloisa's novels have received great acclaim and have been published to critical success. She has received numerous starred reviews from Publishers' Weekly and Library Journal and her novels regularly appear on the best-seller lists.

Eloisa's double life as a professor and a romance author is a source of fascination to the media and her readers. She has written a New York Times op-ed defending romance and has published articles in various magazines and journals. Eloisa weaves her experiences as a mother and a professor into her work, often using her fears and experiences to inform her writing. She is a mother of two, married to an Italian knight, and spends her summers in Italy. Eloisa is also active on social media, interacting with her fans and maintaining a strong online presence.