The Prince's Proposal

by Sophie Weston, Hanne K. Sperstad (Translator)

Conrad Domitio likes to keep his title of Crown Prince of Montessuro a secret. After all, it doesn't affect his life in England. Or at least not until his grandfather calls to say his country needs him - and that he'd better bring a bride!

Francesca is shocked by Conrad's sudden proposal. She doubts she's princess material: she's never worn a tiara in her life! But though she's reulctant to be royal, she wouldn't mind being married to gorgeous Conrad! Even if it's only prentend - for now...

Genres: Harlequin

192 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Jenny Haddon was born in London, England, where she always returns after the travels that she loves. When she was small, her mother couldn't bear reading aloud, so her mother taught her to read at an appallingly precocious age. She wrote her first book with her own illustrations at the age of four but was in her 20s before she produced her first romance as Sophie Weston.

She studied English Language and Literature at university. Choosing a career was a major problem. It was not so much that she didn't know what she wanted to do, as that she wanted to do everything. So she filed and photocopied and experimented. She worked as consultant at the Bank of England and all the time she drew on her experiences to create her Mills & Boon books. She edited press releases for a Latin American embassy in London (The Latin Afffair); lectured in the Arabian Gulf (The Sheikh's Bride); waitressed in Paris (Midnight Wedding); and made herself hated by getting under people's feet asking stupid questions under the grand title of consultant all over the world (The Millionaire's Daughter). She also is an active member of the UK's Romantic Novelists' Association's Committee, and was its twenty-three Chairman (2005-2007).

Jenny has one house, three cats, and about a million books. She writes compulsively, Scottish dances poorly, grows more plants than she has room for, and makes a mean meringue.

Reviews

[Walaa 1988 · Rating 1 out of 5]

اميرة رغما عنها- روايات احلام

[Jane · Rating 4 out of 5]

lovely escapist romance

[Mervi · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked both the the main characters: the hero Conrad Domitio and the heroine Francesca Heller. They were both believable, and their strengths and weaknesses were portrayed honestly. The side characters were well described and their personalities quite colourful.

The story progressed at an even pace with enough things happening to guarantee my interest. So why only the three-star rating?
1. I applauded Francesca's strong character and her refusal to accede to Conrad's publicity endeavours and to her false portrayal in the media. However, I was disappointed when she had a change of heart at Conrad's climbing in her window and then having sex with her. That was apparently all she needed for him to prove that he loved her. Really???
2. Once again, the book ended rather abruptly considering the steady pace up to that point. Although the author included an epilogue, it didn't make up for this discrepancy.

[Tricia Murphy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ok. Not my favorite of this authors.

[Lynda · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun read.

[Kris · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was a bit erratic.