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Royal Rapture
Seamstress to the Russian Princess Anastasia, Natasha catches the eye of her lady's handsome brother, Prince Anton, whose reputation as an artful seducer is well known.
A Dressmaker's Dream
Natasha's amazing talent with needle and thread had earned her a coveted position as seamstress to the Russian Princess Anastasia. But the excitement of working within the sumptuous royal chambers could not compare with the thrill she felt when she first beheld the princess's handsome brother. Prince Anton was a magnificent golden-haired lion, but his reputation as an artful seducer was well-known, and Natasha knew she dared not trust him. Yet his silken whispers and searing touch soon had her surrendering to him in a moment of perfect passion that she prayed would never end...
A Prince's Passion
Prince Anton told himself that the alluring, auburn-haired dressmaker was a mere distraction from his noble duties as head of the family dynasty. Yet there was something irresistibly tempting about her—something that drew him against his will. Unable to deny her anything, Anton suddenly realized that the voluptuous vixen bad turned the tables on him. She was a witch, a siren and she'd enchanted him with her fresh-faced beauty, fiery spirit and brazen passion! Although he cherished his freedom above all else, he soon found himself a slave of her insatiable desires--and his own raging need to possess her ... again and again!
A Dressmaker's Dream
Natasha's amazing talent with needle and thread had earned her a coveted position as seamstress to the Russian Princess Anastasia. But the excitement of working within the sumptuous royal chambers could not compare with the thrill she felt when she first beheld the princess's handsome brother. Prince Anton was a magnificent golden-haired lion, but his reputation as an artful seducer was well-known, and Natasha knew she dared not trust him. Yet his silken whispers and searing touch soon had her surrendering to him in a moment of perfect passion that she prayed would never end...
A Prince's Passion
Prince Anton told himself that the alluring, auburn-haired dressmaker was a mere distraction from his noble duties as head of the family dynasty. Yet there was something irresistibly tempting about her—something that drew him against his will. Unable to deny her anything, Anton suddenly realized that the voluptuous vixen bad turned the tables on him. She was a witch, a siren and she'd enchanted him with her fresh-faced beauty, fiery spirit and brazen passion! Although he cherished his freedom above all else, he soon found himself a slave of her insatiable desires--and his own raging need to possess her ... again and again!
446 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 1993
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Robin Gideon
68 books12 followersBefore turning her creativity toward e-publishing, Robin Gideon was the author of a dozen highly-acclaimed historical romances published in New York. Her novel, Cheyenne Desire, was given five stars and named Third Best All-Time Sexy Historical Romance by Amazon.com. In 2006, Robin was a featured author/artist on the nationally syndicated television show, CBS Sunday Morning, where she discussed her book, Viking Ecstasy. Robin lives in the Great North, is married, and has one daughter. For more information about Robin’s upcoming releases, visit her website. She loves hearing from her readers, so please check out the questionnaire on her site!
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March 28, 2021
Not awful, but not awesome either. It just seemed to go on & on, dragging down what could’ve been a much more exciting plot.
My biggest issue is the long-windedness of emotive ramblings & continual justification of whatever action is taken. The MCs internal monologues repeat themselves several times over—there are 4 MCs total, two Russian siblings & both their love interests, & they all have hangups that need to be addressed for HEAs—while the villains are one-dimensional & uninteresting antagonists. It’s one thing to be an evil creeper for the sake of being an evil creeper, but there’s no real interest on the reader’s part without a solid motivation and/or some sort of depth beyond “lolz, I’m a lazy sadistic asshole!”
The other problem is a thin historical backdrop that doesn’t play much part in the story beyond providing an excuse for Anton & Anastasia to be using a mercenary (Caleb), paying for a live-in seamstress (Natasha), or traveling to Paris in a huge rush (retrieval of Important Papers). There was no real sense of Russian social strata, no feel of it being a different time in a very different type of culture compared to Napoleonic Europe.
So. I can only give 2.5 stars overall. :/ But I rounded up for the glorious technicolor cover & the fact that it at least *tried* to use a setting that is woefully underrepresented in HR.
NB: The sex scenes are more porny than most Zeebs. You can also tell the author was trying to infuse some dom/sub elements to Anastasia & Caleb while still satisfying the vanilla Zebra publishing standards; it’s no wonder she later turned to e-pub to let her erotica flag fly.
My biggest issue is the long-windedness of emotive ramblings & continual justification of whatever action is taken. The MCs internal monologues repeat themselves several times over—there are 4 MCs total, two Russian siblings & both their love interests, & they all have hangups that need to be addressed for HEAs—while the villains are one-dimensional & uninteresting antagonists. It’s one thing to be an evil creeper for the sake of being an evil creeper, but there’s no real interest on the reader’s part without a solid motivation and/or some sort of depth beyond “lolz, I’m a lazy sadistic asshole!”
The other problem is a thin historical backdrop that doesn’t play much part in the story beyond providing an excuse for Anton & Anastasia to be using a mercenary (Caleb), paying for a live-in seamstress (Natasha), or traveling to Paris in a huge rush (retrieval of Important Papers). There was no real sense of Russian social strata, no feel of it being a different time in a very different type of culture compared to Napoleonic Europe.
So. I can only give 2.5 stars overall. :/ But I rounded up for the glorious technicolor cover & the fact that it at least *tried* to use a setting that is woefully underrepresented in HR.
NB: The sex scenes are more porny than most Zeebs. You can also tell the author was trying to infuse some dom/sub elements to Anastasia & Caleb while still satisfying the vanilla Zebra publishing standards; it’s no wonder she later turned to e-pub to let her erotica flag fly.
August 22, 2015
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A Dressmaker's Dream
Natasha's amazing talent with needle and thread had earned her a coveted position as seamstress to the Russian Princess Anastasia. But the excitement of working within the sumptuous royal chambers could not compare with the thrill she felt when she first beheld the princess's handsome brother. Prince Anton was a magnificent golden-haired lion, but his reputation as an artful seducer was well-known, and Natasha knew she dared not trust him. Yet his silken whispers and searing touch soon had her surrendering to him in a moment of perfect passion that she prayed would never end...
A Prince's Passion
Prince Anton told himself that the alluring, auburn-haired dressmaker was a mere distraction from his noble duties as head of the family dynasty. Yet there was something irresistibly tempting about her--something that drew him against his will. Unable to deny her anything, Anton suddenly realized that the voluptuous vixen bad turned the tables on him. She was a witch, a siren and she'd enchanted him with her fresh-faced beauty, fiery spirit and brazen passion! Although he cherished his freedom above all else, he soon found himself a slave of her insatiable desires--and his own raging need to possess her ... again and again!
A Dressmaker's Dream
Natasha's amazing talent with needle and thread had earned her a coveted position as seamstress to the Russian Princess Anastasia. But the excitement of working within the sumptuous royal chambers could not compare with the thrill she felt when she first beheld the princess's handsome brother. Prince Anton was a magnificent golden-haired lion, but his reputation as an artful seducer was well-known, and Natasha knew she dared not trust him. Yet his silken whispers and searing touch soon had her surrendering to him in a moment of perfect passion that she prayed would never end...
A Prince's Passion
Prince Anton told himself that the alluring, auburn-haired dressmaker was a mere distraction from his noble duties as head of the family dynasty. Yet there was something irresistibly tempting about her--something that drew him against his will. Unable to deny her anything, Anton suddenly realized that the voluptuous vixen bad turned the tables on him. She was a witch, a siren and she'd enchanted him with her fresh-faced beauty, fiery spirit and brazen passion! Although he cherished his freedom above all else, he soon found himself a slave of her insatiable desires--and his own raging need to possess her ... again and again!
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