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The Accidental Princess (Accidental #3)
by
Michelle Willingham (Goodreads Author)
FROM DUTIFUL DEBUTANTE
Lieutenant Michael Thorpe is a forbidden temptation for Lady Hannah Chesterfield. Etiquette demands Hannah ignore the shivers of desire his wicked gaze provokes, but he's the only man to recognize her restless spirit, and her unawakened body is clamoring for his touch ...
TO PASSIONATE PRINCESS!
Thrown together by scandal, a defiant Hannah joins Michael...more
Lieutenant Michael Thorpe is a forbidden temptation for Lady Hannah Chesterfield. Etiquette demands Hannah ignore the shivers of desire his wicked gaze provokes, but he's the only man to recognize her restless spirit, and her unawakened body is clamoring for his touch ...
TO PASSIONATE PRINCESS!
Thrown together by scandal, a defiant Hannah joins Michael...more
Paperback, 280 pages
Published
March 1st 2010
by Harlequin
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It's not a bad Regency Romance, it just didn't really catch my attention, and it was a bit convoluted.
Hannah is the daughter of a Marquee and expected to make a very advantageous match. At a ball she is kidnapped by a Baron (presumably so he could take her off and ravish her forcing her into marriage, but that really wasn't explained, although he did admit to wanting to marry "up"). Hannah is saved by Lieutenant Michael Thorpe, an officer in the Royal Army. He is away from war healing from a wou...more
Hannah is the daughter of a Marquee and expected to make a very advantageous match. At a ball she is kidnapped by a Baron (presumably so he could take her off and ravish her forcing her into marriage, but that really wasn't explained, although he did admit to wanting to marry "up"). Hannah is saved by Lieutenant Michael Thorpe, an officer in the Royal Army. He is away from war healing from a wou...more
An enjoyable historical romance with well fleshed out characters and not only romance, but intrigue and danger in the story as well. Military officer Michael Thorpe is drawn to Lady Hannah but knows she’s far above his reach. Lady Hannah knows what is expected of her, to make an advantageous match with someone of wealth and rank, neither of which the lowly Lieutenant has, even though she feels an undeniable attraction to him. After the ambassador of a small European country approaches him with o...more
This author thinks I'm stupid. She keeps explaining everything very clearly and then repeating those explanations on every other page. Many thoughts and feelings of the characters were obvious from the dialogue (or could have been made clear with better dialogue), but the author still insists on describing them over and over again. By page 10 I knew that the hero didn't think he was worhy of the heroine, but I had to read an analysis of this fact even around page 250. This combined with some hil...more
The thing that annoyed me in this book was Hannah's behavior. I really don't think she wold have let Michael take her so freely. She was from a very strict family, where rules were very important, and I realize that she felt constricted. BUT, I just don't think she would have let herself be seduced so easily. I think it would of had to take a lot more coaxing, for her to relax enough to actually go through with it. I also don't like how all these romance books seem to be based purely on lust. Th...more
Listen...this author is amazing. This is not one of her better books. It is a little sweet but well written. If you like really romanticized stories with a sweet heroin and a big hunking sexy guy and a little hot sex thrown in, you will like this. It is a light read. Great for a summer day in the swing. I see this book as more for the early 20's kind of girl that is sick of the nastiness of this world. If you want to read something with more depth, read her MacEgan series. She is so inventive wi...more
Story of brothers switched (at age of three) might have been more enjoyable if characters felt more authentic. Heroine in particular was problematic for me, veering wildly from 'priggish and obedient' to 'uninhibited and no slave to convention' (willing to be a mistress, because then hero might eventually want to marry her - gag) and back again, finally settling on resisting all advice, apparently so that she can wear whatever garish clothes she wants. Almost didn't finish, because the fates of...more
I really liked this one! It was clear through the whole book that Michael only wanted to do what was best for Hannah no matter what it was that he wanted for himself. He let her make all the important decisions which was especially wonderful given how she'd grown up under everyone else's thumb. The story had fantastic pacing and the romance/love felt genuine. This series has turned out to be really great so far. I believe this is the second book of it, though each book stands on it's own.
I really liked this book. It's in my "guilty pleasures" shelf for a reason. It was an easy entertaining read and I really liked the heroine. The plot with Michael was actually really interesting and I found myself trying to figure out the mystery from the beginning about who he really was. Sometimes with romance mystery plots I get easily bored. This one kept my attention. If you're looking for an easy yet entertaining romance novel this one was pretty good.
An enjoyable read. I felt the story really takes off once the hero and heroine hit the road and they start exploring Michael's past. The initial resistance on both sides despite their attraction is perfect for the Victorian period and the story blossoms into a heated romance by the end.
This book kept me company during a night of insomnia, so for that I'm grateful. It wasn't too bad of a story, but I would have appreciated more development of the romance. It was a nice easy read, not too boring and not too involved. Utter brain cotton candy.
I really liked this book. I didn't think I would. It was a light read, but well written, with engaging characters. While the circumstances got a bit absurd, the characters didn't. I would not stop reading this book until I was finished.
You might think that the plot requires leaps of faith that test the bounds of even a romance novel but the twists and turns and happily ever after are believable. A fun sweet read!
I liked the book overall. I felt like the emotions and characterizations were a little light though. Stories and feeling should have felt deeper. I liked the idea of the book though.
I loved this book! Thrilling and mystery all wrapped in with some very steamy scenes of passion. A quick and lovely read!
I liked it for the most part but found parts of it in the second half to be rushed and implausible.
Lady fall for sholdier, who becomes a prince; good love scenes, poor story
A very obedient young woman is tempted by a soldier who ends up being a prince
I just couldn't finish this one. I found the characters unbelievable, the situation contrived, and the romance forced.
Liked this book a lot. I love Willingham's tortured heroes.
This was a nice light read. I'm enjoying this series.
Historical Romance....easy-quick-read...A guilty pleasure!
+ an extra 1/2 star for how fun it was.
cute cozy
Ick. Couldn't even get through the first chapter. Skimmed through a few chapters later in the book hoping it would get better but it didn't. Tired, cliché-ridden, uninspired. Juvenile writing.
a kind of Cinderella story... marrying a prince charming ^_^
I've tried three times, and I just can't stomach this book. The heroine veers between too-stupid-too-live and conveniently knowing obscure languages, and the plot continues to get more unlikely.
Reminded me a bit of Anastasia.
May 21, 2013
**Miss_Tegan**
marked it as to-read
May 20, 2013
Tsion
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Rita® Award Finalist Michelle Willingham has published over twenty books and novellas. Currently, she lives in southeastern Virginia with her husband and children and is working on more historical romance novels. When she's not writing, Michelle enjoys baking, playing the piano, and avoiding exercise at all costs. Visit her website at: www.michellewillingham.com or interact with her on Facebook at...more
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