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American Princess
Isabella Castillo-Sueras Alexander attempts to circumvent her father's wishes for her to marry the Duke of Exeter, but her plans for elopement are dashed when the Duke kidnaps her
320 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published October 1, 1989
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December 21, 2025
While the drama kept me engaged, the love story itself failed to make an emotional impact.
It’s a love–hate romance between the hero and heroine, and while it works reasonably well as fiction, it falls short as a romance. The emotional depth and connection just weren’t there for me.
The hero, who is supposed to be 31, comes across as immature and childish in his behavior. There is very little genuine pursuit on his part. Even his early declarations about marrying the heroine feel flat and emotionless, as if they carry no real meaning.
After taking the heroine’s virginity, his response completely broke the romantic arc for me. Instead of fighting for her, he feels guilty and decides to help her marry the other man. On top of that, he chooses to marry another woman—whom he himself describes as “plain”—purely for breeding purposes and to please his father. If he truly loved the heroine, I don’t believe he would have rushed into marrying someone else so easily.
He even reaches the point of nearly proposing to the other woman before the heroine kidnaps him. She does this to confirm whether he wants to marry her out of love rather than duty. However, the scene that follows—where she holds him at gunpoint and forces him to undress—does nothing to convince me of his love for her. I may have missed something, but I simply didn’t feel any genuine emotion in that moment.
Overall, I didn’t feel any real chemistry or intensity between the characters. Their realization of love felt abrupt and unearned, making the romance feel bland and underdeveloped despite an interesting premise.
It’s a love–hate romance between the hero and heroine, and while it works reasonably well as fiction, it falls short as a romance. The emotional depth and connection just weren’t there for me.
The hero, who is supposed to be 31, comes across as immature and childish in his behavior. There is very little genuine pursuit on his part. Even his early declarations about marrying the heroine feel flat and emotionless, as if they carry no real meaning.
After taking the heroine’s virginity, his response completely broke the romantic arc for me. Instead of fighting for her, he feels guilty and decides to help her marry the other man. On top of that, he chooses to marry another woman—whom he himself describes as “plain”—purely for breeding purposes and to please his father. If he truly loved the heroine, I don’t believe he would have rushed into marrying someone else so easily.
He even reaches the point of nearly proposing to the other woman before the heroine kidnaps him. She does this to confirm whether he wants to marry her out of love rather than duty. However, the scene that follows—where she holds him at gunpoint and forces him to undress—does nothing to convince me of his love for her. I may have missed something, but I simply didn’t feel any genuine emotion in that moment.
Overall, I didn’t feel any real chemistry or intensity between the characters. Their realization of love felt abrupt and unearned, making the romance feel bland and underdeveloped despite an interesting premise.
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