She's No Princess - Laura Lee Guhrke

Book review: 7/10
Published in:English
Binding:Mass Market Paperback
Pages:384
Date:2006-06-01
ASIN/ISBN:0060774746
Publisher:Avon

Synopsis:

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?

When I began to read it I thought that it was going to be a fun reading and I wasn't mistaken...It's a enchanting story. It was my first book from Ms. Guhrke and I really enjoyed. Well, the plot is not something new but it was quite refreshing...He have a passionate, headstrong, caring and emotional Italian heroine and a handsome,stuffy, uptight strong hero who present the image of a "perfect diplomat"...and when they both meet...It's fascinating to watch how their relation grows...I truly recommend it!

To Sir Phillip with love - Julia Quinn

Book review: 8/10
Published in:English
Binding:Mass Market Paperback
Pages:384
Date:2003-07-01
ASIN/ISBN:0380820854
Publisher:Avon

Synopsis:

Sir Phillip knew that Eloise Bridgerton was a spinster, and so he'd proposed, figuring that she'd be homely and unassuming, and more than a little desperate for an offer of marriage. Except… she wasn't. The beautiful woman on his doorstep was anything but quiet, and when she stopped talking long enough to close her mouth, all he wanted to do was kiss her…and more.

Did he think she was mad? Eloise Bridgerton couldn't marry a man she had never met! But then she started thinking…and wondering… and before she knew it, she was in a hired carriage in the middle of the night, on her way to meet the man she hoped might be her perfect match. Except…he wasn't. Her perfect husband wouldn't be so moody and ill-mannered, and while Phillip was certainly handsome, he was a large brute of a man, rough and rugged, and totally unlike the London gentlemen vying for her hand. But when he smiled…and when he kissed her…the rest of the world simply fell away, and she couldn't help but wonder…could this imperfect man be perfect for her?

Well,I didn't knew what to expect from this one...I really thought that after the previous two, that Julia Quinn could not do it again...but I mistaken. I really enjoyed this story. Finally the mystey envolving Eloise desappearance in "Romancing Mr Bridgerton" is revealed...She had travelled to met the man who had become her penfriend..and the man who had asked her in MARRIAGE BY LETTER!! yes, by letter...could you imagine this? and she went to met him without knowing him and without none of her siblings knowing...Wonderful story...I highly recommend!