Christina Dodd, The Prince Kidnaps a Bride

The Prince Kidnaps a Bride

Christina Dodd

Avon, December 2006, $7.99

ISBN: 0060561181

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 hope 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 na ve, 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 storyline 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.