Forbidden: A Prince's Most Coveted Possession

by E.L.R. Jones

The story of a young servant, Roselynn, who is content with her circumstances but is still the consummate dreamer. She catches a glimpse of the Prince (soon to be King) and begins having fantasies of being his bride. Much to her surprise the Prince, Philippe, takes a liking to her as well. He arranges a meeting with her under the pre-tense of needing a younger woman to become his chambermaid (a claim that the prior woman has grown sloppy in her old age is his reasoning). Quiet, unspoken exchanges happen (she being unable to repress her fantasies, he being unable to hide his growing desire). He tries speaking with her, testing her intelligence, and she feigns complete ignorance. He stumbles upon her singing one day when she believes that he is gone. Their lives change in ways they never suspected.

Will Philippe defy all and give in to the calling of his heart? Or will he suppress a feeling that causes him turmoil?
Will Roselynn allow her dreams to possibly come true? Or will she deny herself happiness for the betterment of the kingdom?

380 pages, Paperback

First published September 28, 2013

About the author

Ellie Keys formerly E. L. R. Jones began writing when she was just beginning her teen years. A pen in hand meant she needed to vent words that she couldn't otherwise express. Living a life that was already filled with pain and heartache, Ms. Jones began writing poetry. The ability to release the barely contained emotions was enough to inspire her to take Creative Writing classes in college.

Finding her stride with creative writing, she continued to write. Ellie Keys formerly E. L. R. Jones has put thought to page to amass quite a collection of work. Inspired by life and the dreams that press her to give "voice" to her characters, she is excited to bring her first work to fruition. There will be many to follow.

Ms. Jones currently lives in Florida. She has plans to try and assist other aspiring authors as much as possible. Enjoy the excerpts from an overactive mind!

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Reviews

[LaVida Brisco - One Last Page Book Blog · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a beautiful story of how love surpasses regardless of your station in life be it Prince or grounds keeper. We all have to realize that love has no bounds. I love how the author captured the speech and language that was used back in the day. From the beginning you realize that Philippe was going to be the type of King that I would be proud of I love when he told his mother " do stop chasing after a carriage that has a runaway mare". I truly adored this story and will end it with my favorite line "I am glad to have found and have knowledge of a love that could transcend time even if it was Forbidden".

[Lucretia · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a very different read for me but I enjoyed the dynamics in this book...it was good read

[AKA · Rating 1 out of 5]

Books like this give interracial romance a bad reputation. I was never certain what time this took place in, but I assume it was historical? The only history that is given adds nothing to the story. Neither main character had any personality or showed any true emotion (literally love at first sight quickly followed by the heroine being so enamored she cannot speak in the prince's presence), the pacing was awkward (maybe because the narrative swung from first to third person so often?) and the plot was plain awful (take every bad Disney plot twist and add in a few fade to black sex scenes). The "accents" of the town's people were ridiculous, the "old English" speak of the royalty/nobility was nearly as bad and all of the conversations were written as if the author was trying to crib a Shakespearean comedy.
I am sure I don't have to go into all of the usual nonsense found in bad IR (black women who go "pale as a ghost", atrocious editing etc), so I will just ask you to save your time and money for a more worthy book.