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Alp Countries #1
Princess of Convenience
Raoul needs a bride, fast, if he's to be Prince Regent of Alp'Azuri. He'd rather carry on his work as a doctor with a medical aid agency, but his country's future is at stake -
and so is his nephew's life.
Beautiful yet vulnerable Jessica agrees to marry Raoul, but she will return home to Australia the next day. She could all too easily risk her heart in a place like this, married to a man like Raoul. Except Raoul is a man with a heart big enough not only to save a country, but to heal her broken heart, too.
192 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2006
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Marion Lennox
797 books137 followersWriting romance sounds fascinating. Huh?
I'm a writer. I'm boring. Day after day I sit behind a word processor making up people in my head. Why do I do it? I love it. My husband, Dave, gets up in the morning, puts on a suit and heads out into the ice and cold of Ballarat's winter. (Sadly I live in one of the tiny parts of Australia that qualifies as cold.) I make myself another cup of coffee, head up to my study, choose what music I want and sit and daydream. And I get paid for doing it. Hooray!
My first attempt at writing romance, 'Dare To Love Again', a Medical Romance, was published by Harlequin Mills and Boon in 1990. It still stands today as a monument to my family's ability to survive on cheese sandwiches and spaghetti.
Since then I've written over 80 Romances for Harlequin Mills and Boon, with more on the drawing board. (I used a pseudonym - Trisha David - for the first few Romances but suffered with a split personality and have since reverted to being Marion Lennox all the time.) In between romances, I've co-authored a non-fiction history, (I love local history) done the odd (very odd) spot of housework and done a heap of travelling - research :-)
I come from a farming community. You can probably tell this from my books. There's not a skyscraper in sight. I'm very much a pets person. Chloe and Harry were my constant canine companions for many years as I wrote, demanding walks and air freshener at frequent intervals. Sadly I lost them, and for a while I vowed not to get another. My heart was broken and my study smelled so clean! But.. The cat and I missed them so badly we weakened and bought Mitzi. Mitzi's a black and silver mini-schnauzer who makes me and the cat laugh. Expect to find her in future stories.
If you're interested in formalities, I hold a Bachelor of Commerce degree and a teaching diploma. I have a couple of kids and a huge extended family who look on me with affectionate tolerance. Marion? The crazy one who talks to people in her head... I've had nine nominations for the Rita, winning twice, and fourteen for the Australian Book of the Year. After years of thinking of my writing as a hobby I guess I finally now qualify as a `real' writer.
Thank your for taking the trouble to check out my web page. Now try my books. We might even end up having fun together. And write to me. I show my family - `See? Real people do like the things that go in in my head.'
I'm a writer. I'm boring. Day after day I sit behind a word processor making up people in my head. Why do I do it? I love it. My husband, Dave, gets up in the morning, puts on a suit and heads out into the ice and cold of Ballarat's winter. (Sadly I live in one of the tiny parts of Australia that qualifies as cold.) I make myself another cup of coffee, head up to my study, choose what music I want and sit and daydream. And I get paid for doing it. Hooray!
My first attempt at writing romance, 'Dare To Love Again', a Medical Romance, was published by Harlequin Mills and Boon in 1990. It still stands today as a monument to my family's ability to survive on cheese sandwiches and spaghetti.
Since then I've written over 80 Romances for Harlequin Mills and Boon, with more on the drawing board. (I used a pseudonym - Trisha David - for the first few Romances but suffered with a split personality and have since reverted to being Marion Lennox all the time.) In between romances, I've co-authored a non-fiction history, (I love local history) done the odd (very odd) spot of housework and done a heap of travelling - research :-)
I come from a farming community. You can probably tell this from my books. There's not a skyscraper in sight. I'm very much a pets person. Chloe and Harry were my constant canine companions for many years as I wrote, demanding walks and air freshener at frequent intervals. Sadly I lost them, and for a while I vowed not to get another. My heart was broken and my study smelled so clean! But.. The cat and I missed them so badly we weakened and bought Mitzi. Mitzi's a black and silver mini-schnauzer who makes me and the cat laugh. Expect to find her in future stories.
If you're interested in formalities, I hold a Bachelor of Commerce degree and a teaching diploma. I have a couple of kids and a huge extended family who look on me with affectionate tolerance. Marion? The crazy one who talks to people in her head... I've had nine nominations for the Rita, winning twice, and fourteen for the Australian Book of the Year. After years of thinking of my writing as a hobby I guess I finally now qualify as a `real' writer.
Thank your for taking the trouble to check out my web page. Now try my books. We might even end up having fun together. And write to me. I show my family - `See? Real people do like the things that go in in my head.'
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January 20, 2011I've never read a comic version of a Harlequin before but as it's a free read on Kindle I thought I'd give it a try.
This format takes some getting used to and would be better to finish in one reading - which on this occasion I didn't do.
I found the story quite dark, primarily because there isn't the space to develop the emotional/romance journey travelled by the hero and heroine.
I haven't read Princess of Convenience in paperback, and truthfully, this particular version of the story doesn't entice me to want to.
It's no small feat to summarise the whole book into a comic version, and I have respect for those who work on doing this. I will check out more titles via Kindle to see how they compare - watch this space! ; )
This format takes some getting used to and would be better to finish in one reading - which on this occasion I didn't do.
I found the story quite dark, primarily because there isn't the space to develop the emotional/romance journey travelled by the hero and heroine.
I haven't read Princess of Convenience in paperback, and truthfully, this particular version of the story doesn't entice me to want to.
It's no small feat to summarise the whole book into a comic version, and I have respect for those who work on doing this. I will check out more titles via Kindle to see how they compare - watch this space! ; )
September 22, 2022
Este mês andei a ler thrillers e a determinado momento precisei de ler algo para desanuviar.
Sim. Gosto de romances de banca, alguns deles é que me iniciaram no mundo da leitura.
Não. Não são apenas "pimenta" . Este até não tem "pimenta" nenhuma. É um romance digno de um conto de fadas, leve, rápido de se ler, que sabe bem e que tem histórias para além do romance entre o casal protagonista.
O que difere estes romances de banca daqueles com capas lindíssimas que se vêem nas livrarias? A capa, o tamanho, a qualidade do material e consequentemente também o preço. Quanto ao conteúdo, por vezes até é melhor.
São livros com outra qualidade, de bolso, que se estragam com facilidade, com capas das quais não gosto mas que têm a grande vantagem de ser acessíveis a todos.
Aqui o príncipe regente só pode ser nomeado como tal se for casado, por isso acontece um casamento por conveniência, aquele cliché de que gostamos, que já sabemos que vai evoluir para algo mais mas que ainda assim adoramos ver nos livros.
Estas são histórias que nos deixam "com o coração quentinho" e que por isso nos fazem bem.
Nota: disponível no #koboplus
Sim. Gosto de romances de banca, alguns deles é que me iniciaram no mundo da leitura.
Não. Não são apenas "pimenta" . Este até não tem "pimenta" nenhuma. É um romance digno de um conto de fadas, leve, rápido de se ler, que sabe bem e que tem histórias para além do romance entre o casal protagonista.
O que difere estes romances de banca daqueles com capas lindíssimas que se vêem nas livrarias? A capa, o tamanho, a qualidade do material e consequentemente também o preço. Quanto ao conteúdo, por vezes até é melhor.
São livros com outra qualidade, de bolso, que se estragam com facilidade, com capas das quais não gosto mas que têm a grande vantagem de ser acessíveis a todos.
Aqui o príncipe regente só pode ser nomeado como tal se for casado, por isso acontece um casamento por conveniência, aquele cliché de que gostamos, que já sabemos que vai evoluir para algo mais mas que ainda assim adoramos ver nos livros.
Estas são histórias que nos deixam "com o coração quentinho" e que por isso nos fazem bem.
Nota: disponível no #koboplus
October 1, 2023
Me entretuvo mas de lo que pensé. En general no soy de este tipo de lecturas pero me lo leí en dos días (también fue por lo corto que es).
Tendría potencial de ser furor si fue más largo, más profunco y viéramos a la historia desarrollarse más lento porque es poco creíble que se enamoren en dos días.
De todas maneras me sorprendió gratamente
Tendría potencial de ser furor si fue más largo, más profunco y viéramos a la historia desarrollarse más lento porque es poco creíble que se enamoren en dos días.
De todas maneras me sorprendió gratamente
July 27, 2019
It was a great story of two people who lost loved ones. Who got together for duty and in the end found each other for love. Ow and he’s a prince and she’s a great woman. Better than some other royal stories I read. Loved it!
December 19, 2017
Extra 1/4 star for the cute twin baby alpacas!!
May 2, 2023
Op basis van de cover verwachtte ik geen al te goed boek, maar ik heb het in één avond uitgelezen met vlinders in mijn buik!
September 27, 2013
The twin baby alpacas made me cry...well, not really. They were cute, though. There were lots of cheesy lines, but I'm used with Ms. Marion's utilisation of cheddar pet names. The vocab -- that, I like.
May 4, 2013
This made me CRY. But it was good.
September 3, 2011
This made me CRY. But it was good.
March 29, 2012
BABY ALPACAS. TWIN BABY ALPACAS. TWIN BABY ALPACAS THAT NEED TO BE HAND-REARED.
Oh, and the romance was pretty good too.
Oh, and the romance was pretty good too.
December 10, 2012
Who calls someone 'my heart?' Completely unrealistic. I think the author watched Princess Diaries 2 too many times.
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