The Prince Kidnaps a Bride (Lost Princesses, Book 3)

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I don't want to ruin the surprises, so I won't go into detail. This novel works because the characters have such an endearing quality even in their worst moments. The author never emotionally manipulates the reader, though she keeps it real; both characters suffer heartbreak, yet the book is also very entertaining. Christina Dodd writes characters that are very real to life. I love how she ties the trilogy together at the end. I definitely recommend the other two books in the series "Barefoot Princess" and "Some Enchanted Evening." If you love this book, read Christina Dodd's "Runaway Princess" which has a like theme but way different plot. Both books deserve five stars!!!

Princess Sorcha and Prince Rainger were betrothed from the time they were babies. Then war and rebellion tore both countries apart, scattering Sorcha and her three sisters to the wind, while Rainger suffered torture and imprisonment in the dungeon of his greatest enemy. Now Rainger has finally discovered that Sorcha has been hiding in a convent. After disguising himself as a fisherman, he manages to escort Sorcha back toward their homeland, and the wedding he must have if he is to win his country back from his enemies. Along the way Sorcha falls in love with him, and he persuades her to marry him, even though she still thinks he is a simple fisherman. Only to suffer her fury when she awakes the next morning to find out who he really is. . . In the conclusion to the Princess series, Dodd picks up with the tortured Rainger, whose naivete resulted in his enemies taking his kingdom from him, and torturing him to the point of madness and death. For him, Sorcha is only a tool to win back what he has lost, and make amends for the damage he has caused-at first. Only when he seems to have lost her does he begin to fully appreciate what she has come to mean to him. This conclusory novel is at least as enjoyable as the others in the series, although I could have wished for a bit more depth in the development of the villains of the piece. This is compensated for by the author's portrayal of the ambivalence of Rainger's own people, who have been brutalized by his enemy, and react to Rainger's new intervention with an all-too-human hesitance. In fact, this story is actually more Rainger's than it is Sorcha's, and does not suffer for it. I particularly enjoyed the kind of Count of Monte Cristo flavor Dodd wove in her telling of Rainger's foolishness, his sufferings and his eventual rise to become a man worthy of the throne he regains. Reviewed by Lee M Copyright © 2006-2007 CK2S Kwips and Kritiques. All rights reserved.

The Lost Princess Trilogy: Some Enchanted Evening The Barefoot Princess The Price Kidnaps a Bride I have to admit, I was not anxious to read this book. I had been very disappointed with "The Barefoot Princess", so I was afraid I'd be bored with this book as well. Still, Prince Rainger had been a sexy and intriguing mystery in his cameos in the first two books. I was looking forward to his complete story. Wow! From the very first pages, Christina Dodd pulls you into action and adventure that last through the entire story. Many parts of the story had me laughing out loud, while others had me holding my breath. I couldn't put the book down. With the first two Lost Princesses found and already married, Prince Rainger has one last hope for saving his country. He must find the Crown Princess, Sorcha, and escort her safely back to her kingdom. They must marry to unite their kingdoms against the evil Count who has stolen Rainger's throne. The two travel together over land and sea, always guarding their lives from the assassins who hope to slay them. Rainger has survived 8 years in a dungeon. His trust in humanity is dead. Once a pampered prince, he now has learned humility and courage. He will take no risk that his princess will reject him. He disguises himself as a clumsy oaf, in hopes that she'll fall in love with him before she discovers that he is the snobby prince from her childhood memories. Princess Sorcha holds one trait of mankind above all others: Trustworthiness. Rainger's deception turns her world up- side- down. The enemy who holds Rainger's country hostage is determined to see Rainger and Sorcha dead. They threaten his hold on the throne. He'll pay any amount of money and hire as many assassins as necessary to end their lives. When Sorcha is stolen by the enemy, Rainger will risk all to get her back.

In her Lost Princesses series, tremendously talented author Christina Dodd has created three distinctive yet interconnecting tales about the fascinating adventures of three beautiful and charismatic sisters: Crown Princess Sorcha, Princess Clarice and Princess Amy. The princesses, who hail from the majestic European kingdom of Beaumontagne nestled in the Pyrenees Mountains between France and Spain, were raised in a grand palace and finely educated in all the subjects a princess needs to rule wisely. When their country becomes overrun by marauding revolutionaries and the security of the monarchy is threatened, their grandmother, the Dowager Queen Claudia is forced to send the young princesses off to the relative safety of England. Sadly, after their father the king is killed in battle, several years pass before the feisty but aging Queen Claudia manages to regain control of their country. When she finally sends for her granddaughters she learns the people she left them with have proved extremely untrustworthy; and alas--the princesses have disappeared ... In Sorcha's story THE PRINCE KIDNAPS A BRIDE, Ms. Dodd treats her readers to a superbly written tale of an innocent and guileless Princess--lost, but duty-bound to find her way back to her family and kingdom. And, it's the story of the dark and driven Prince who is willing to use any means--trickery, deceit or seduction--no matter how devious, to see that she gets there ... for marriage to Princess Sorcha is crucial to Rainger regaining the kingdom he lost, and though he doesn't realize it yet--his heart and soul. Hidden in a remote island convent to keep her safe, Sorcha has enjoyed several peaceful years under the caring and watchful eyes of the nuns, but suddenly, a mysterious stranger appears--her fiancé, Prince Rainger disguised as a fisherman--and startling and frightening things start happening. For her safety, and that of the nuns, Sorcha knows she must leave. Although she was raised by her strict grandmother with sound reasoning skills and intelligence--Sorcha has not yet learned to believe in herself. And now unfortunately, at 25, the sweet, loving, kind--taught by the gentle nuns to see the good in everyone--and naive princess is compelled to make an incredible and, with assassins tracking her, perilous journey back to Beaumontagne to claim her heritage. But, on her trip she'll meet some extremely remarkable people and learn some new things about her true nature--that she's adventurous, high-spirited, fun-loving, brave, daring, sensual and passionate--and as Rainger will soon find out, she has a temper too. Rainger de Leonides--heir to the kingdom of Richarte that adjoins Beaumontagne--was a rich, handsome, arrogant and spoiled prince. At 17, his country on the brink of war, this brash and vain young man foolishly risks everything--his friends, his family and his crown--for one night with a woman. However, that treacherous woman laughs as she betrays Rainger to his worst enemy, t

When they were royal children, their parents arranged a betrothal between Prince Rainger and Princess Sorcha. However, a revolution in Beaumontagne sent Sorcha and her sisters fleeing for safety while Prince Rainger was locked away in a dungeon. By 1810 most people assume Rainger is dead including Sorcha who lives a quiet life in a Scottish convent where she feels she must take her vows, as she sees nothing else in her future. However, her hopes to stay safe ends when Arnou the fisherman arrives informing her she must leave for the safety of the other convent as assassins have come to kill her and anyone else in their way. Sorcha takes a chance on him and flees, but her acquiescence worries her rescuer as Rainger, disguised as the fisherman, sees other indications that his princess bride is naïve, trusting everyone while he trusts no one not even her. Yet he also marvels how she seems charmed as she gets out of dangerous predicaments at times without his help. He loves his princess and she loves her fisherman, but first there is a kingdom to regain. THE PRINCE KIDNAPS A BRIDE is a terrific ending to the Lost Princesses historical romance miniseries (see BAREFOOT PRINCESS AND SOME ENCHANTED EVENING). The story line is filled with action, but it is the lead couple that makes for a superior tale. He is hard with no passion as a result of his years in captivity while she is naive as a result of her years in "captivity". Fans will root for the last lost princess and her prince to overcome their adversaries, who some might say include themselves. Harriet Klausner