The Tiger Prince [Mass Market Paperback]

Iris Johansen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1992

The heather-scented hills of the Scottish highlands come to life in a mesmerizing novel about a wickedly disturbing man who transforms a hardheaded businesswoman into a willing slave of passion.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Johansen offers sex but precious little romance in this adventure tale set in late-19th-century India and Scotland. Jane Barnaby and her guardian, Patrick Reilly, are on the subcontinent building a railroad. Jane has hidden John Kartauk, a brilliant goldsmith who has crossed Prince Abdar, the local maharaja's son. Abdar (who is no more than a generic villain) strikes a deal with Ruel MacClaren and his half-brother, Ian, a pair of Scottish adventurers, to seek out Jane and John. Ruel soon suspects that he'll do better casting his lot with his quarry, and he's right: when he agrees to help Jane get John out of Abdar's clutches, John hands Ruel the secret to dealing with the maharaja. Unfortunately the escape plan goes awry in a horrible accident. Ruel blames Jane for the fiasco, and Johansen devotes much of the rest of this book to Ruel's efforts to make her pay--efforts that reach their nadir in his two-day "orgy of sexual indulgences," designed to debase and humiliate the woman he loves. It's hard to believe this is the same author who displayed such a splendid, light touch in The Wind Dancer.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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The heather-scented hills of the Scottish highlands come to life in a mesmerizing novel about a wickedly disturbing man who transforms a hardheaded businesswoman into a willing slave of passion.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 528 pages
• Publisher: Fanfare (December 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553299689
• ISBN-13: 978-0553299687
• Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 1.1 x 6.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #472,445 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Iris Johansen is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Pandora's Daughter, Stalemate, Killer Dreams, On the Run, and many more. She lives near Atlanta, Georgia.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A disappointed Johansen fan, October 22, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Tiger Prince (Mass Market Paperback)

I discovered Iris Johansen through her thrillers -- The Face of Deception, The Killing Game -- and was struck by the well developed romance in the midst of great, suspenseful plotting. When I tried this "romance", however, I was very disappointed. After a promising start, when the hero and heroine meet, they are kept apart for the majority of the book, which got bogged down in lengthy descriptions of the various settings. For most of the book, the man treats the woman horribly, and there's nothing romantic about that. I'd recommend her thrillers instead.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad, but not great either!, July 31, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Tiger Prince (Mass Market Paperback)

I found a copy of Dark Rider in my local library, and took to it like a duck to water. I finished it in one sitting. I was really excited when I found a copy of The Tiger Prince because I thought it would be by the same standards. It disappointed me in that respect. The main two characters are nicely developed, but it takes them too long to get there. And while I like the other principle characters, once again the length it took for Johansen to delve into them just was not for me. The Tiger Prince was just too long, and took forever for anything to get accomplished. It wasn't bad, but after the first two hundred and fifty pages, I ended up skimming through all the useless descriptions to get to the meat of the story, which was not that great! At least not the story that Dark Rider was. I enjoy her thrillers, but thus far Johansen's historical romances have not thrilled me nearly as much!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A magnificant novel!!, January 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Tiger Prince (Mass Market Paperback)

This is a story of two people trying to overcome their painful pasts. Not only are there very interesting and compassionate main characters, but there are interesting secondary characters too. There is Li Sung, the young chinese man that is also Jane's best friend. John Kartauk, the arragant and passionate goldsmith whom Abdar, an Indian Prince, will do anything to keep. Ian, Ruels steady, placid brother who suffers a life shattering injury and Margaret, Ian's wife who will do anything to please Ian. Ruel is a passionate young man who's driving passion is a thirst for gold and an island called Cinnidar which holds his dreams. So sit back and enjoy this riviting story!!