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Royal Seductions #8
Expectant Princess, Unexpected Affair
MEETING THE ICE PRINCESS
He'd danced with her on a dare. But Samuel Baldwin had seduced Princess Anne to quench his own desire. Chipping away at Anne's icy demeanor had been pure pleasure ... until he discovered their passion-filled night had left him responsible for one pregnant princess.
He was set to be the country's next prime minister, but marrying a royal would mean an end to his career. Duty to the mother of his child was etched deep in Sam's bones --- their wedding would take place. But after making such a sacrifice, would this groom's heart ever thaw?
He'd danced with her on a dare. But Samuel Baldwin had seduced Princess Anne to quench his own desire. Chipping away at Anne's icy demeanor had been pure pleasure ... until he discovered their passion-filled night had left him responsible for one pregnant princess.
He was set to be the country's next prime minister, but marrying a royal would mean an end to his career. Duty to the mother of his child was etched deep in Sam's bones --- their wedding would take place. But after making such a sacrifice, would this groom's heart ever thaw?
187 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2010
About the author
Michelle Celmer
473 books89 followersMichelle Celmer was born in Detroit, Michigan, USA, where she grew up. She wanted to be cosmetologist, but after three months at cosmetology school, she decided to left it. She married at 19, and within five years had three kids. She read voraciously, and decided writing. She signed up for a composition course at her local community college. After various manuscripts, her mother gave her "Tell Me Lies" by Jennifer Crusie, and she discovered the romance novels. She decided writing her own romance novel and on 2004, her firts book was published.
Michelle continued linving in southeastern Michigan with her husband, their three children, two dogs and two cats. When she's not writing or busy being a mom, you can find her in the garden or curled up with a romance novel. And if you twist her arm real hard you can usually persuade her into a day of power shopping.
She loves to hear from readers. Write her at P.O Box 300, Clawson, MI 48017.
Michelle continued linving in southeastern Michigan with her husband, their three children, two dogs and two cats. When she's not writing or busy being a mom, you can find her in the garden or curled up with a romance novel. And if you twist her arm real hard you can usually persuade her into a day of power shopping.
She loves to hear from readers. Write her at P.O Box 300, Clawson, MI 48017.
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May 6, 2011
This is the last of the Royal Seductions series and I have enjoyed most of them.
Anne had seduced Sam and clearly stated that there would be no repercussions from their night together which he took it to mean that she was on the Pill but of course she wasn't. It wasn't that she tricked him it was really that she wanted him and just didn't consider it at all. She subsequently finds out she is pregnant but leaves it until she is over 15 weeks before telling him. Sam was a nice easy going guy who immediately accepted the baby was his and stood up to his responsibility. The problem was that Sam had been groomed to become Prime Minister when his father stepped down but because he was marrying Anne he would have royal status and therefore unable to stand for the position. Of course he was upset but wanted to do what was right for Anne and his child.
Their marriage and life seemed to be going well with both of them adjusting to each other when Sam found out that Anne was never on the Pill and that she lied and he felt duped.
Obviously our H/h got their HEA in the end but had a rocky path in the middle which was very sad and bought a tear to my eye.
The only critisim is that as it was the last of the series I would have liked to have caught up with all the previous couples a bit more but then I suppose it was restricted by the number of pages.
I would happily recommend this series or any of Ms Celmer's works to anyone who reads Harlequins
Anne had seduced Sam and clearly stated that there would be no repercussions from their night together which he took it to mean that she was on the Pill but of course she wasn't. It wasn't that she tricked him it was really that she wanted him and just didn't consider it at all. She subsequently finds out she is pregnant but leaves it until she is over 15 weeks before telling him. Sam was a nice easy going guy who immediately accepted the baby was his and stood up to his responsibility. The problem was that Sam had been groomed to become Prime Minister when his father stepped down but because he was marrying Anne he would have royal status and therefore unable to stand for the position. Of course he was upset but wanted to do what was right for Anne and his child.
Their marriage and life seemed to be going well with both of them adjusting to each other when Sam found out that Anne was never on the Pill and that she lied and he felt duped.
Obviously our H/h got their HEA in the end but had a rocky path in the middle which was very sad and bought a tear to my eye.
The only critisim is that as it was the last of the series I would have liked to have caught up with all the previous couples a bit more but then I suppose it was restricted by the number of pages.
I would happily recommend this series or any of Ms Celmer's works to anyone who reads Harlequins
October 28, 2019
2.5
Princess Anne is the hardass, the shrew and needs no one. That is, until she has a one-night stand with her dream man and doesn't hear from him again. But that's to be expected since Sam Baldwin dreams of being Prime Minister, a position forbidden to royalty...so what future could they have, even if they did connect. When Anne turns up pregnant, she waits a while to tell him, but eventually caves. At first he doesn't mention anything about marriage, but after thinking about his unborn child and the stigma of illegitimacy, Sam makes the ultimate career sacrifice and proposes marriage to Anne. She's thrilled because she's already half in love with Sam and now she'll have the perfect HEA just like the rest of her family. But when Sam learns that Anne lied about being on birth control he thinks she manipulated him and took away his freedom and choice to be prime minister. He rebuffs her love and makes it clear he's only in the marriage for the baby. Anne is certain that Sam was falling in love with her, so how long will it take before he decides to forgive her and admit his feelings?
This started out promising enough I suppose. I mean, Anne and Sam basically come across with almost no chemistry or tension as she reveals her pregnancy and he dithers about marriage before finally giving in. They read like two strangers getting married rather than a couple who'd "connected" in a one-night stand. I think the author tried to throw in that insta-connection to make it seem like they were closer to being in love but I wasn't really feeling it. Then, as soon as Anne's secret about the birth control was revealed, this went crazy OTT off the rails in the drama department. In one respect, it was good because it needed that emotional umph and really tagged my interest. I mean, it was kinda unputdownable. In another though, it was just too much with these people.
He gets pissy and won't forgive her, so she tries to seduce him in to loving her again, which he rejects each time. So she gets a body image issue and he regrets that (but not the rejection of her love) so he sexes her up good and proper. She thinks things are finally getting back to even ground where he might be able to love her now when he regresses and starts his nonsense all over again. She manages 2 days before realizing she's done and offers him a divorce so he can stop blaming her for not getting to be prime minister. Once he's free and clear he realizes he loves her and doesn't want to lose her. So he attempts to fight for his marriage but she's having none of it, no longer trusting him even though he's dropping "love" bombs. So after fighting for a week or so, he gives up and realizes he might have to let her go. Then she's nearly killed and both realize how ridiculous they've been acting and all is forgiven and forgotten. Whew. A bit on the drama overload side and I was so tired of Anne's whininess and Sam's pissiness that it was time to be over. This is interesting for sure, but I didn't love it.
Princess Anne is the hardass, the shrew and needs no one. That is, until she has a one-night stand with her dream man and doesn't hear from him again. But that's to be expected since Sam Baldwin dreams of being Prime Minister, a position forbidden to royalty...so what future could they have, even if they did connect. When Anne turns up pregnant, she waits a while to tell him, but eventually caves. At first he doesn't mention anything about marriage, but after thinking about his unborn child and the stigma of illegitimacy, Sam makes the ultimate career sacrifice and proposes marriage to Anne. She's thrilled because she's already half in love with Sam and now she'll have the perfect HEA just like the rest of her family. But when Sam learns that Anne lied about being on birth control he thinks she manipulated him and took away his freedom and choice to be prime minister. He rebuffs her love and makes it clear he's only in the marriage for the baby. Anne is certain that Sam was falling in love with her, so how long will it take before he decides to forgive her and admit his feelings?
This started out promising enough I suppose. I mean, Anne and Sam basically come across with almost no chemistry or tension as she reveals her pregnancy and he dithers about marriage before finally giving in. They read like two strangers getting married rather than a couple who'd "connected" in a one-night stand. I think the author tried to throw in that insta-connection to make it seem like they were closer to being in love but I wasn't really feeling it. Then, as soon as Anne's secret about the birth control was revealed, this went crazy OTT off the rails in the drama department. In one respect, it was good because it needed that emotional umph and really tagged my interest. I mean, it was kinda unputdownable. In another though, it was just too much with these people.
He gets pissy and won't forgive her, so she tries to seduce him in to loving her again, which he rejects each time. So she gets a body image issue and he regrets that (but not the rejection of her love) so he sexes her up good and proper. She thinks things are finally getting back to even ground where he might be able to love her now when he regresses and starts his nonsense all over again. She manages 2 days before realizing she's done and offers him a divorce so he can stop blaming her for not getting to be prime minister. Once he's free and clear he realizes he loves her and doesn't want to lose her. So he attempts to fight for his marriage but she's having none of it, no longer trusting him even though he's dropping "love" bombs. So after fighting for a week or so, he gives up and realizes he might have to let her go. Then she's nearly killed and both realize how ridiculous they've been acting and all is forgiven and forgotten. Whew. A bit on the drama overload side and I was so tired of Anne's whininess and Sam's pissiness that it was time to be over. This is interesting for sure, but I didn't love it.
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September 2, 2017
I actually really liked this book. The plot where the couple have marriage difficulties felt real. I actually teared up when I read how Anne started hating her body and thought her husband saw her body as disgusting.
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September 21, 2010I liked a lot about the set-up: icy Princess Anne (known in some circles as "the Shrew") spends one passionate night with Sam, the cute (cute! no chiseled jaws here, as Sam is firmly and frequently described as boyishly cute; as someone who doesn't care for the gorgeous/handsome men and the chiseled jaws that usually dominate the men in this line, I loved that!) son of the prime minister, and a probable future prime minister himself. When this night results in a pregnancy, the two find themselves negotiating a marriage, but will friendship, love, or something else be its foundation?
Looking past the initial stupidity embedded in the plot's set-up (call me passionless and humorless when it comes to the issue of STDs, but I have no patience for couples who say, "No condoms? No matter, let's still go for it!") and my own marriage-isn't-necessary beliefs, I thought the foundations for a really big story were here. If Sam married into the royal family, he wouldn't be able to serve in the government. Having to give up his political career, and to turn his back on his own family's political legacy? That's some big stuff to sacrifice, and Sam understandably struggled with this. For long stretches of time, it seemed like he and Anne were compatible, good companions and eventually good partners. However, his and Anne's refusals to communicate were just too frustrating and served to just prolong the book instead of actually developing either the story or the characters. Though I appreciated how Sam's talk with his father shined light onto Sam's impossible ideal of a perfect marriage, I left the book not fully convinced Anne and Sam would make it in the long run, even if a life-or-death situation brought them back together with mutual promises to change and be better in the future.
I had enjoyed a previous story in this continuity (Christmas with the Prince). This book wraps up both the plot concerning the King's illness and the Gingerbread Man madman plot.
Looking past the initial stupidity embedded in the plot's set-up (call me passionless and humorless when it comes to the issue of STDs, but I have no patience for couples who say, "No condoms? No matter, let's still go for it!") and my own marriage-isn't-necessary beliefs, I thought the foundations for a really big story were here. If Sam married into the royal family, he wouldn't be able to serve in the government. Having to give up his political career, and to turn his back on his own family's political legacy? That's some big stuff to sacrifice, and Sam understandably struggled with this. For long stretches of time, it seemed like he and Anne were compatible, good companions and eventually good partners. However, his and Anne's refusals to communicate were just too frustrating and served to just prolong the book instead of actually developing either the story or the characters. Though I appreciated how Sam's talk with his father shined light onto Sam's impossible ideal of a perfect marriage, I left the book not fully convinced Anne and Sam would make it in the long run, even if a life-or-death situation brought them back together with mutual promises to change and be better in the future.
I had enjoyed a previous story in this continuity (Christmas with the Prince). This book wraps up both the plot concerning the King's illness and the Gingerbread Man madman plot.
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July 27, 2011A really great story. Suspense, romance, love, all wrapped up in a terrific package.
Princess Anne has always had a reputation as a cold woman that has earned her the nickname 'The Shrew'. Normally quiet and reserved, when approached by Samuel Baldwin at a charity ball, she turns in to a warm, passionate woman in his arms. A night of high passion between them, results in Anne ending up pregnant.
Sam had always planned on following in his father's footsteps and heading in to politics, but royalty and politics did not mix. Sacrificing his dreams and goals, he marries the Princess, but continues to fight the feelings he has for her. Believing she had decieved him in to getting pregnant and married, he pushes her away. He almost destroys her self-esteem, and finally, almost destroys her love.
Anne knows the only reason Sam married her was for the babies she carried. He had told her often enough it was not about the love. She had tried to fight for the marriage, but maybe divorce would be better, and he could go back to his true happiness in politics.
Princess Anne has always had a reputation as a cold woman that has earned her the nickname 'The Shrew'. Normally quiet and reserved, when approached by Samuel Baldwin at a charity ball, she turns in to a warm, passionate woman in his arms. A night of high passion between them, results in Anne ending up pregnant.
Sam had always planned on following in his father's footsteps and heading in to politics, but royalty and politics did not mix. Sacrificing his dreams and goals, he marries the Princess, but continues to fight the feelings he has for her. Believing she had decieved him in to getting pregnant and married, he pushes her away. He almost destroys her self-esteem, and finally, almost destroys her love.
Anne knows the only reason Sam married her was for the babies she carried. He had told her often enough it was not about the love. She had tried to fight for the marriage, but maybe divorce would be better, and he could go back to his true happiness in politics.
August 10, 2010
I really enjoyed this story. Seeing the heroine Annie let her guard down with the hero Sam was a lot of fun to read. I wish I had read the other books in the series as this book finished up an ongoing story-line regarding the harassment of the royal family. It was still very readable as a stand-alone. I really want to get to know the butler and the rest of the family more, so I might go back and read the previous books in this series, and hopefully continue on with them.
My only beef with the storyline was how quickly the two hook-up, but I can forgive that seeing as that was necessary to bring the rest of the story-line together.
Rated: 4 stars for an action packed, satisfying HP read
Warning: Terrorism depicted in this one
My Ratings:
5*****I loved this book, consider it an all time favorite
4**** Thoroughly enjoyed the book and will recommend it
3*** I liked it well enough,
2** Brain Candy - It was okay. Writing mediocre, will
keep/re-read if part of a series
1* didn't like/possibly not finished. (less)
My only beef with the storyline was how quickly the two hook-up, but I can forgive that seeing as that was necessary to bring the rest of the story-line together.
Rated: 4 stars for an action packed, satisfying HP read
Warning: Terrorism depicted in this one
My Ratings:
5*****I loved this book, consider it an all time favorite
4**** Thoroughly enjoyed the book and will recommend it
3*** I liked it well enough,
2** Brain Candy - It was okay. Writing mediocre, will
keep/re-read if part of a series
1* didn't like/possibly not finished. (less)
September 25, 2017
I loved this one.
I didn't like the part where she lied about being protected. I know it was supposed to be confusing to him about getting mixed up but really that was just dumb and not irritating. Made me sort of mad.
I also guessed the assassin right away... Well at least as soon as we met a certain person.
I enjoyed the sub plot and the romance, was a really nice read.
I didn't like the part where she lied about being protected. I know it was supposed to be confusing to him about getting mixed up but really that was just dumb and not irritating. Made me sort of mad.
I also guessed the assassin right away... Well at least as soon as we met a certain person.
I enjoyed the sub plot and the romance, was a really nice read.
March 27, 2015
Ambitious politician and a royal princess have a lovely one night stand ..
They lose connection and then she present to his office 4 months later saying she is pregnant
It was nice
However, he gave up his dream rather fast and then he became angry at heroine for it
January 20, 2011
Of course, this Silhouette Desire meets the standard. It was a heartwarming tale that centered on the love story. Just what I want from a romance.
November 20, 2012
¡Al fin una de la princesas se hace la dura! Tenía una gran esperanza con Annie. Le dio de su propia medicina a Sam.
March 12, 2014
lo ame, pero hay demasiadas hormonas, embarazos y bebes, estubo bueno solo que le falto alguito para ser expectacular
March 29, 2016
Would of loved a recap of all the others...this one was emotional and the ending a classic of i almost lost you! Didn't see this events in this one unfolding how it did!
March 29, 2020
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