In denim and rawhid Roland Thorton looked every inch a stable hand. But his bloodlines ran as blue as teh Montagues, age-old enemies of the Thortons, whose palace the prince infiltrated, searching for his kidnapped half sister. Yet it was another woman whose image consumed him day...and night.
Lily claimed to be a lady's maid, yet her grace rivaled any royal princess's. Initially Roland thought to use Lily to expose the Montagues' deceit. Instead, it was his guarded heart that this fair maiden broke open with her innoncence.
Then he discovered he wasn't the only royal masquerading....
Arlene James has written romance for four decades, and has published 100+ novels. A mother of sons and now a happy grandmother to the brightest, most talented, and lovely of all granddaughters, she is finding her sixth decade to be great fun.
She and her very supportive husband of 45 years (whom she agreed to marry on their first date!) enjoy a busy social life and have visited much of the world. After calling Texas home for three decades, they now live in beautiful NW Arkansas.
Arlene grew up on a ranch in south central Oklahoma and still maintains strong ties in that area. She firmly believes that writing has afforded her the best of all possible means of earning a living, and credits a junior high school English teacher with proving to her that her dream of being an author was entirely achievable.
After 4 decades of deadlines and multiple-book contracts (for which she is deeply grateful), she is enjoying the ability to write exactly what she feels led to write on her own schedule.
Bab-bab awal lumayan, tapi berikutnya malah ngeselin. Temanya klise banget, cinta antara pangeran dan putri dari dua keluarga kerajaan yang konon musuh bebuyutan, keluarga Thorton dan Montague... kenapa nggak sekalian saja nama keluarganya Capulet dan Montague? Yah, tapi cuma sampai di situ saja sih persamaannya dengan Romeo dan Juliet, soalnya konfliknya diselesaikan dengan segampang dan seefisien mungkin, dengan pakem khas harlequin, yang tak akan pernah berahir tragis.
By the way, baru tahu kalau nama pangeran dan putri kerajaan kudu panjang, dengan formula empat nama depan dan satu nama keluarga, seperti tokoh utama cowok dan cewek di sini: - Pangeran Roland George Albert Thomas Thorton. - Putri Mary Louise Lillian Eugenie Montague.