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The Royal Tutor #1
Essence Of The Heart
Jacob Richins is the young captain of the guard. Trained well by his father, who was captain before him, he is proficient at his work. It is unknown why assassination attempts against the royal family are increasing, so when Jacob is called before the queen, he is sure it is to discuss the security situation.
Instead the queen assigns him to tutor her seventeen year old daughter to prepare her for her royal ball. Angry at what he feels is a degrading assignment he trains the princess much as he would one of his men, feeling if the queen chooses to remove him all the better.
But as he begins to understand the princess he begins to see much deeper than her rough exterior. When another assassination attempt occurs and it is realized she is the object of the attacks he fears for her safety. The reason for the attacks must be found out and an end put to them if the princess is to be saved.
Instead the queen assigns him to tutor her seventeen year old daughter to prepare her for her royal ball. Angry at what he feels is a degrading assignment he trains the princess much as he would one of his men, feeling if the queen chooses to remove him all the better.
But as he begins to understand the princess he begins to see much deeper than her rough exterior. When another assassination attempt occurs and it is realized she is the object of the attacks he fears for her safety. The reason for the attacks must be found out and an end put to them if the princess is to be saved.
- GenresRomance
226 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2012
About the author
Daris Howard
51 books47 followers Daris Howard, an award winning author and playwright, grew up on an Idaho farm. He was a state champion athlete, competed in college athletics, and lived for a time in New York.
He has worked as a cowboy, a mechanic, in farming, and in the timber industry. He is now a college professor. He has also been a scoutmaster, having up to 18 boys in his scout troop at a time. In his wide range of experience, he has associated with many colorful characters who form a basis for his writing.
Daris has had plays translated into German and French, and his plays have been performed in many countries around the world.
For many years Daris has written a popular column called Life’s Outtakes that consists of weekly short stories, and is published in various newspapers and magazines in the U.S. and Canada.
You can see more about him at http://www.darishoward.com
He has worked as a cowboy, a mechanic, in farming, and in the timber industry. He is now a college professor. He has also been a scoutmaster, having up to 18 boys in his scout troop at a time. In his wide range of experience, he has associated with many colorful characters who form a basis for his writing.
Daris has had plays translated into German and French, and his plays have been performed in many countries around the world.
For many years Daris has written a popular column called Life’s Outtakes that consists of weekly short stories, and is published in various newspapers and magazines in the U.S. and Canada.
You can see more about him at http://www.darishoward.com
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Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews
February 10, 2013
*take deep breaths Zoe. *Deep breaths.
I seem to be running into a few bad eggs recently.
I could say a lot about this book but the bottomline is that it is poorly written.
Why?
- irrelevant information for about, oh, 7 chapters
- sickeningly predictable (he comments she's like a man so she feels the urge to put on the bells and whistles and take his breath away, he gets struck with the superlative disease, realises she's, what's this? beautiful! ugh, just no)
- stilted, unrealistic, reactions
- and did I mention the writing? YUCK! The writing!!
The only highlights was that the premise sounded awesome and there was no insta-love.
I seem to be running into a few bad eggs recently.
I could say a lot about this book but the bottomline is that it is poorly written.
Why?
- irrelevant information for about, oh, 7 chapters
- sickeningly predictable (he comments she's like a man so she feels the urge to put on the bells and whistles and take his breath away, he gets struck with the superlative disease, realises she's, what's this? beautiful! ugh, just no)
- stilted, unrealistic, reactions
- and did I mention the writing? YUCK! The writing!!
The only highlights was that the premise sounded awesome and there was no insta-love.
December 17, 2012
This is a real exciting book and a beautiful romance. But what makes it even better is that it is clean. It is a book with adventure, sword fighting, and strong minded women.
April 11, 2019
Sometimes I think the reviews submitted on these pages say more about the readers than the books themselves. I for one always read the negative reviews first. If you expect me to pay for your book then it should be well edited and free from grammatical and spelling errors. Personally I try to edit what I post out of repect for myself. I also find profanity crude and unworthy of writer and reader alike. The love shared between two individuals is personal and their sexual expression of that love should remain private. I do not need sex scenes for vicarious gratification.
I often find myself echoing the reviews I read here wondering if the reviewers read the same book I did. It’s the rare book that doesn’t receive both glowing reviews and absolute pans. This book is no exception.
The sentiment at base here is that one is ennobled not by the station of ones birth but by the life one leads and the way in which one treats the people around one. Queen Louise recognizes in her daughter many of the characteristics she came to confront in her own life and opts to expose her to a gentleman who though not of noble birth she finds to be of noble bearing. Before we see the young castle guard rise to the challenge we get to see how Queen Louise’s own mother taught her the same lessons.
In setting and politics I could almost imagine this a further volume in Guy Gavriel Kay's China series.
I often find myself echoing the reviews I read here wondering if the reviewers read the same book I did. It’s the rare book that doesn’t receive both glowing reviews and absolute pans. This book is no exception.
The sentiment at base here is that one is ennobled not by the station of ones birth but by the life one leads and the way in which one treats the people around one. Queen Louise recognizes in her daughter many of the characteristics she came to confront in her own life and opts to expose her to a gentleman who though not of noble birth she finds to be of noble bearing. Before we see the young castle guard rise to the challenge we get to see how Queen Louise’s own mother taught her the same lessons.
In setting and politics I could almost imagine this a further volume in Guy Gavriel Kay's China series.
October 1, 2014
A mythical kingdom (in an unnamed place) and an unnamed time (after the invention of the printing press) is the setting for The Royal Tutor which reads like a fairy tale. This is a Cinderella-type story with a twist-- non-royal men are chosen to show royal women that there are more important things in the selection of a husband than a title. It feels like it should be a Disney movie -- simple and sweet with a touch of humor.
No sex
No violence
No sex
No violence
February 9, 2013
This was a very cute, fun, and clean romance novel. I will read more from this author.
February 10, 2013
I won this book through Goodreads Giveaway. This was nice read. Why do men always want to run from love? Good thing women are strong and go after what they want.
May 3, 2013
This was a very cute romantic story. I enjoyed it very much.
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