NUMBER: 12TITLE: Prince Charming
AUTHOR: Gaelen Foley
STARTED: January 24, 2006
FINISHED: January 28, 2006
PAGES: 404
GENRE: Romance
FIRST SENTENCE: The greatest lover of all time was at it again, smoothly seducing the artless country girl Zerlina, as Mozart's famed duet "La ci darem la mano" filled the sumptuous theater with a graceful spire of twining voices, tenor and soprano making love to each other in exquisite song.
SUMMARY: [From barnesandnoble.com] Set on the fictional island nation of Ascencion in the early 1800s. When the Masked Rider robs crown prince Rafael de Fiore, he vows revenge. Prince Rafe and his coterie track the thief to an estate, where Rafe meets and becomes interested in the lovely mistress - Lady Daniela Chiaramonte. Prince Rafe is a man with many problems. Although he was raised to rule, he has not been given the opportunities to do so, and for too long he has lived only for his pleasures - until he meets Dani, who does not know if she can believe his sweet words and exotic touch. Soon he discovers that his country's answer to Robin Hood is the lady Dani. The prince is torn between arresting or marrying the spirited young woman whom his countrymen have taken to heart.
REASON FOR READING: Final in the series.
THOUGHTS: Foley is back up to her normal standards with this book. I actually liked both lead characters in this book. The chemistry was there... oh boy was the chemistry there. The plot was fun and not overly cliched or formulaic. Best of all, Foley actually brought in major parts from the other two novels in the series. I like it when an author can carry over facts in a series. The one downside to that, however, was that she made King Lazar seem stupid and old in this book when he was witty and intelligent in is own installment. Aside from that, this was a great read.
MISCELLANEOUS: Foley needs to write more... and soon!
KEEP/SHARE/CRINGE(?): PBSing
RATING: 6/10 [Good]
CR: THe Runaway Duke by Julie Anne Long
RN: Hopefully the next Sandman book.
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