Mills & Boon Sweet series promises love affairs to last a lifetime…Crown Prince Dane of Montenevada has just heard about a secret baby rumoured to be of royal birth. With the kingdom in uproar, he must confront the sister of his sworn enemy - and the woman who still haunts his dreams.
Alexandra Acredonna has often feared her precious son would be taken from her... And now here's Dane, furious that she's kept from him the result of their week of passion. He offers her a solution that will keep her identity secret, but Alexandra wants more. She wants a place at his side... as his beloved bride.
Helen Conrad was born on April 11, 1945 in Pasadena, California, U.S.A. and grew up between Holland, Guam, and California, and spent a few years in Washington, D.C. as well. She obtained a B.A. in English Literature.
Helen was working toward a Master's in Library Science when she dropped out to have her first son. "One look into those baby blue eyes and I knew it was going to be a long time before I went back to school. But with young ones, you do have time to read, and the more I read, the more I learned about writing". She started writing because she felt guilty about spending so much time reading. "Through writing I figured I could still immerse myself in the stories I love, but I could actually claim I was working! The amazing thing was when I sold my first book and the excuse was justified. Dreams really do come true!"
After years of writing romantic suspense in the style of Mary Stewart and children's books in a lot of styles, she finally sold a romance to Jove's Second Chance at Love and there was celebration all around-at least in her ever-patient family of husband and four boys. She published four more romances for Jove under the name Jena Hunt, then began writing Silhouette Desires. A few sales to Bantam Loveswept and Harlequin Romance, Temptationand SuperRomance under the name Helen Conrad followed, as well as to Harpers, Dell Ecstasy, Mills & Boon, and even an historical with Zebra. Today, she is concentrating on Silhouette Romance, completely captivated by the breezy fun and touching poignancy of their compact, to-the-point form. She feels the perfect "quick read" should make the reader smile, sigh and put the book down feeling better about the state of love in the world.
Now, she lives in the Los Angeles area now with Nick, her geologist-computers cientist husband and the two of her four sons who still live at home."Having the boys around helps keep me up on the current trends," she says with a laugh. "But writing helps keep me in touch with the romance that weaves through the everyday lives we all live.
Crown Prince Dane of the royal house of Montenevada had to know the truth! Was Alexandra Acredonna, the daughter of his enemy, really the mother of his child? The city was still in turmoil since the restoration of the monarchy and both of them risked much as Dane pursued the answer to that question. When the truth finally comes out, it leaves them in an impossible situation. This is a Romeo and Juliet story, a tale of two warring factions united by love and by the heir to the throne, their hope in an uncertain future.
Baby on the cover is dressed like a girl…the baby is a boy. Kinda a dry book considering all the royal drama flying around the plot. Wish we had flashbacks because the couple claim they “drawn to each other/never felt this way” blah blah but that didn’t seem to come out in the story. And what is the story’s time taking place seems too old yet to modern for the story. I say skip it, there are better royal romances out there.
I got introduced to the romance world reading the graphic novel of this book and went into the actual book itself eventually. I was originally just into young adult and popular fictional reads, but this was an opening to a door that has now led me to the romance reader I am.
So far I am liking the book. My heart go for the Alex and her baby boy. If I was in the character place I would be scared, worry, and running too from Dane, but if I fell for him and didn't know it than I would not know what to do. The ending of the book was is suited for the end :)