ONCE UPON A TIARA (Red-Hot Royals) Princess Lili Brunner can't wait to be all-American while at a museum opening in the U.S. Although she does have some royal duties to attend to, they aren't that important. But instead of falling for hot dogs and cotton candy, Lili's more intrigued by museum curator Simon Tremayne. She knows there's more to this frog than meets the eye. Could a kiss from a princess awaken the prince beneath...?
HENRY EVER AFTER (Red-Hot Royals) Blue Cloud, Pennsylvania, is a nice quiet town, and police chief Henry Russell likes it that way. Unfortunately it's much easier keeping the peace when he doesn't have a tempting Gypsy named Jana stirring the pot. With a set of crown jewels in town, Henry needs to stay on his toes. But how can he expect Jana to keep her hands off the jewels when he can't keep his hands off her!
There was never any doubt that Carrie Antilla would have a creative career. As a two-year-old, she imagined dinosaurs on the lawn. By six it was witches in the bedroom closet. Soon she was designing elaborate paper-doll wardrobes and writing stories about Teddy the Bear. Eventually she graduated to short horror stories and oil paints. She was working as an artist and a part-time librarian when she "discovered" her first romance novel and thought, "Hey, I can write one of these!" So she did.
Carrie Alexander is now the author of several books for various Harlequin lines, with many more crowding her imagination, demanding to be written. She has been a RITA and Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice finalist, but finds her greatest reward in becoming friends with her readers, even if it's only for the length of a book.
Carrie lives in the upper peninsula of Michigan, where the long winters still don't give her enough time to significantly reduce her to-be-read mountains of books. When she's not reading or writing (which is rare), she is painting and decorating her own or her friends' houses, watching football, and shoveling snow. She loves to hear from readers, who can contact her by e-mail: carriealexander1@aol.com
This has been one of my favorite Duets thus far. It was a couple of sweet, contemporary love stories that really turned out well. The first story about Princess Lili was refreshing in the unusual hero, Simon. He is what Lili considers a frog rather than a prince with his "lopsided face" and other quirks. I'll certainly rethink my standards for romance heroes after reading about him.
The second story was set in the same time-frame and setting but took on the heat building between the town's Sheriff, Henry, and the leader of a wandering band of Gypsies, Jana. Both characters were great, interesting and highly combustible in each others' presence. Their story was a great balance to the other, adding a little spice to the book.
Onvan : Once Upon A Tiara / Henry Ever After (Harlequin Duets, #83) - Nevisande : Carrie Alexander - ISBN : 373441495 - ISBN13 : 9780373441495 - Dar 384 Safhe - Saal e Chap : 2002