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by: Laura Lee Guhrke
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780060774745
ISBN: 0060774746
Label: Avon
Manufacturer: Avon
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: June 01, 2006
Publisher: Avon
Release Date: May 30, 2006
Sales Rank: 120063
Studio: Avon
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Product Description:
A Royal Pain...
The illegitimate daughter of a prince and a notorious courtesan, Lucia has been confined to schools and convents for most of her life. But that hasn't stopped her from causing one scandal after another. Exasperated, her royal father decides that his exquisite hellion of a daughter must be married immediately. And Sir Ian Moore, Britain's most proper diplomat, is the perfect man to choose her a groom.
Diplomacy, not matchmaker, is Ian's forte, but he vows to get Lucia married off as soon as possible so that he may return to his real duties. Yet, despite an abundance of very eager, worthwhile candidates, none is a match for Lucia's spirit and fire. And the more time Ian spends with the infuriating beauty, the more reluctant he is to marry her off. Could it be that he has already found Lucia the perfect husband...and it is Ian himself?
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Somewhat tedious
A spinoff of His Every Kiss, which was a very good read, and possibly one of my favorite historicals, She's No Princess almost seemed as if it had been written by someone other than Laura Lee Guhrke. While Dylan and Grace's story was unputdownable, I had trouble finishing Ian and Lucia's. I agree with the reviewer who said Lucia was a bit of a whiner and I never understood why Ian found her so attractive. The development of their relationship was never really elaborated on and by the end of the ... Read More
Rating:  - A Midlist Guhrke -- Not her best nor her worst
Laura Lee Gurkhe's writing is erratic, and this is an example of a middling effort by an author who can scale the romantic heights, as with And Then He Kissed Her, or fall to smarmy depths, as with the "blackmail as romantic gesture" novel, The Marriage Bed (Avon Romantic Treasure). This novel falls somewhere in between her best and worst.
The plot is promising -- the headstrong, love-starved illegitimate child of a king is being forced to marry by her father. His majesty chooses a diplomatic ... Read More
Rating: - A Good Romance
I read this book several months after "His Every Kiss", a novel I was disappointed in. However I was immediately intrigued when I recognized several outlying characters-really enjoyed the Duke of Tremore and his story. I enjoyed this book, because it did have a different take than most. I liked stuffy Ian, loved to read of him loosing control. Lucia was interesting, and albeit gorgeous, had flaws. Please don't give me a perfect character such as Grace from "Kiss" and expect me to care what happens to her.This ... Read More
Rating: - Slightly annoying heroine and weak story ending
This is my first book by Ms. Guhrke, but I always like trying out new romance novelists. This plot line consists of a wild, head-strong illegitimate daughter of an Italian prince needing a husband as her father is tired of her misbehavior. A British Diplomat must find a British Peer for her to wed. She doesn't like any of her choices, and yes, this diplomat, Ian, turns out to be just the man for her.
I couldn't get too involved with this novel for several reasons. First, Lucia, the illegitimate ... Read More
Rating:  - Thoroughly enjoyable
I read tons of novels (guilty as charged), so I'm quite jaded by overused plots and such, but I found this novel quite refreshing with an emotional Italian heroine, handsome strong hero, and quite a bit of humor throughout. I loved the contrast of wild passionate unrestrained heroine vs. stuffy uptight Englishman who try to outwit each other and watching the sparks fly. The characters were very well developed and Laura Guhrke is an excellent writer. I'm sold on her from now on! (I've since picked up the rest ... Read More
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