Bulletproof Princess (Silhouette Bombshell) [Mass Market Paperback]

Vicki Hinze (Author)

Book Description

Series: Silhouette Bombshell | Publication Date: February 14, 2006

IT GIRL: Chloe St. John

MISSION: Bust an organized crime syndicate that's kidnapping women and selling them into the sex trade. And nab Manhattan's most wanted and elusive criminal mastermind....

Royal protocol flew out the window when real-life princess Chloe St. John went undercover to stop a sex slave ring. She'd do anything for the Gotham Rose spies--their leader was like a second mother to Chloe, boosting her self-esteem when all Chloe's real mom did was hassle her about regal etiquette while favoring her ne'er-do-well brother. But evidence suggested Chloe was up against the Roses' archrival, the Duke, this time. It was time to trade in her tiara for a semiautomatic and a Kevlar vest...and pray that the wardrobe change wouldn't hurt her chances at the charity bachelorette auction of the season!

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Silhouette (February 14, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373513925
• ISBN-13: 978-0373513925
• Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,277,398 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I was raised in New Orleans. After I married a Hurricane Hunter/Special Ops officer, we and our children moved every few years. Some of those places? Mississippi (recently devastated by Hurricane Katrina); California; Illinois and Florida.

I've been writing full-time since 1987, have written over thirty books--novels and nonfiction--and for the last ten years or so, I've spent a lot of time teaching new writers or running mentoring programs like [e-mail], when I answer questions on the craft, business and writing life, sharing what I can to help. I also have a free online writers' library, ON WRITING, on my website:(www.vickihinze.com)that WritersZone members and others are welcome to use. Additional podcasts and feature articles are available there, too. I'm a sponsor of As a Mom--love their project teaching history--The Book Club Network, and of International Thriller Writers.

Between family and writing commitments, I don't have as much time for hobbies as I once did. My favorite? Home-improvement projects. I'm active in ITW, MWA, RWA, ACFW, NINC, ACRA, AG, AWSA and other writing organizations.

Blogs? Oh, yes. My Kitchen Table for chatting, On Writing about craft, business and the writing life. VICKI HINZE'S FAITH ZONE, on spirituality. THINKING ALOUD--a thought per day to ponder for the busiest among us. All are on my website at www.vickihinze.com/blog I love hearing from readers, typically via my website or Facebook ( http://www.facebook.com/pages/Vicki-Hinze/197809543636310) and Twitter ( http://twitter.com/vickihinze ).

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent conclusion to the series, February 12, 2006

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Deborah Wiley (Winter Haven, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bulletproof Princess (Silhouette Bombshell) (Mass Market Paperback)

Vicki Hinze concludes the It Girls series with the revelation and capture of the Duke. The Duke is the mysterious person behind numerous crimes, including human trafficking. Chloe St. John is one of the Gotham Roses who takes on the assignment with her partner, Emma Bosworth, to go undercover to stop the kidnapping and sale of women. However, their cover is quickly blown and Emma later lapses into a coma after being injured while following up on the case. Chloe has numerous suspects, all of them close associates of herself or her family. Even her brother, Erik, is a suspect! Chloe also realizes that one of the Gotham Roses is a leak for the Duke and she is forced to question the loyalty of everyone. This book is non-stop action and intrigue from page one. The only caution I have is that it is easier to identify the multitude of characters if you have followed the series. The book can be read as a stand alone novel but many of the nuances can be lost and the cast of characters may be overwhelming. Overall, I enjoyed this book and found it a satisfying conclusion to the series.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT!, July 21, 2006

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W. S. Olsen "BooksRock" (Hickory, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bulletproof Princess (Silhouette Bombshell) (Mass Market Paperback)

Vicki Hinze's characters are fully realized emotionally and jump off the page, full of life as they make their way through her precise plotting.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars action-packed suspense tale, February 16, 2006

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bulletproof Princess (Silhouette Bombshell) (Mass Market Paperback)

Gotham Rose member Chloe St. John, the Princess of Astoria of Denmark was engaged to attorney Marcus Sterling III, but he died in an explosion. However, Chloe knew the truth that her fiancé was setting her up for a kidnapping so she is not mourning her loss. Though Chloe has moved in with Architectural Restoration reporter Jack Quaid, Gotham Rose President Renee Dalton-Sinclair insists she attend his funeral to cut down the questions from reporters.

Afterward, Renee informs Chloe she has her field assignment for her. Apparently the international criminal mastermind the Duke runs an escort service that fronts a while slave market. They abduct young Russian women with no family ties to sell to willing buyers. Marcus somehow was tied to the group. Though it will upset another Gotham Rose member to be yanked from the case someone fluent in Russian needs to take over. Renee wants Chloe to be a "victim" of an abduction so they can trace the trail and capture the elusive Duke. Though she anticipates the danger the case will entail, neither she, her best friend Emma nor Renee come close to the reality.

The latest Gotham Roses thriller is an exhilarating action-packed suspense tale that never slows down from the moment that Chloe learns her assignment from Renee. The story line is fast-paced once the heroine prepares herself to be abducted and once done realizes how the best laid plans can go astray. Though some of the escapades seem over the top, fans will appreciate this strong look at surprisingly a real problem, the international slave trade.

Harriet Klausner