To Love a Princess (Zebra Historical Romance) [Mass Market Paperback]

Patricia Grasso (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2004 | Series: Zebra Historical Romance

An illegitimate daughter of the Russian Czar, Amber Kazanov knows time is running out. Her stunning beauty has made her prey to nefarious schemers, and she flees to England to find a husband before her uncle can sell her to the highest bidder. Here, she is introduced to the one gentleman who might help her. But Miles Montgomery is a man laid low by life's cruelty, a man who has given up on love and happiness. Fortunately, Amber has not given up on him. Shrouded in darkness and tragedy, Miles Montgomery, the Earl of Stratford, bears the emotional and physical scars of the fire that killed his wife and shattered his world. Despite himself, he is intrigued by this exquisite beauty, and he asks her to remain as his houseguest. Yet he fights the attraction he feels, masking his deep longing behind harsh words and cold difference...until a glorious night of passion seals his fate. And when a shocking turn of events threatens to steal Amber from him forever, he must choose either to dwell in the past or to embrace the future-before it's too late.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Zebra Books (November 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0821777092
• ISBN-13: 978-0821777091
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #475,358 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Magic Of Grasso Continues!!!, November 1, 2004

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Kristi Ahlers (Illinois) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: To Love a Princess (Zebra Historical Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)

Ms. Grasso's latest offering is wonderful and magical. This was a fast-paced read that brought back many old favorite friends, plus introduced us to not only a new couple, but a new set of friends that will live with the reader long after the final page is read.

Russian Princess Amber Kazanov is forced to leave her native homeland of Russia in search of what she was never able to find there. Love, family and most importantly exceptance. Her journey is forced by her nasty uncle and his rather horrid plans for her. She heads for her cousin Rudolf's knowing that he will help her. He does, he introduces Amber to Miles Montgomery a good friend but a man that has scars that are not just on the outside but on the inside as well. He hopes that these two lost souls can help each other find what they are looking for.

Miles has suffered a great loss that of his wife and unborn child in a fire that left his face scared and his heart scared as well. He lives in seclusion on on Stratford estate going no where and seeing few. He is shocked when his friend Rudolf brings Amber to him and asks him to marry her. He can't bring himself to care for another living soul and to loose that person. He will keep Amber safe but at arms distance. He can't and won't risk his heart again. Problem is...Amber wakes things he thought burn to ashes along with the rest of his life. She is everything that he needs and she grows more important to him then anything. Even his self-imposed isolation.

This was a very emotional read. Readers may be put off by Miles in the beginning, but he is a worthy hero and one that readers should have patience with. Amber is a great complement to Miles dark brooding self. Together they are a couple that will stay and charm the reader. I highly recommend this read and I look forward to the next of Ms. Grasso's wonderful reads.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful love story, November 2, 2004

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Danielle DeBuono (Wheaton, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: To Love a Princess (Zebra Historical Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)

As the previous reviewers have gone over everything I was going to say...all I can say is ..run don't walk to read this book. This is an amazing love story between two lonely people. One willing to take a chance and marry without love the other scarred from a fire that took the love of his life, lonely thinking he could never love again. This book had me in tears again..Ms. Grasso knows just what heartstrings to pull. You get to read about Samantha, Rudolph again plus those crazy Kazanov brothers and Isabelle and James

This is the first book in her new series about the Kazanovs.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars To Love A Princess, April 12, 2005

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Storm1234 (Bridgewater, Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

This review is from: To Love a Princess (Zebra Historical Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)

I love how Ms. Grasso has little cameo appearances by her characters from previous works. It's like catching up with a friend over a cup of tea. I found Princess Amber to be a clever character and one not willing to let her life be decided for her. She takes hold of her fate and wrestles it into a very happy outcome. Princess Amber is exactly what Miles the recluse needs. She bursts into his darkness and reminds him that physical scars are just boundries, and boundries she's willing to breach if he is. Together they travel the bumpy and intimate road of romance. In the end they triumph over their personal demons and challenge one another to be the best they can be.