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Viking Brides #1
The Reluctant Princess
THERE'S A... VIKING IN MY LIVING ROOM!
Elli Thorson, displaced Nordic princess, was used to an occasional reminder of where she came from. But even she was surprised at the sight of the handsome if hulking man in her apartment. He said he'd come by order of her father, the king -- to bring Elli home by any means possible. And though she didn't want to go, the idea of a journey with this "warrior" was strangely appealing...
Hauk FitzWyborn, the king's right-hand man, knew what His Royal Highness really wanted from his daughter -- to marry the man who would be king. And that man was most assuredly not Hauk, he knew, even as he struggled to resist the beautiful princess. Still, as her loveliness reminded him, they were in California now -- where even the wildest dreams could come true...
Elli Thorson, displaced Nordic princess, was used to an occasional reminder of where she came from. But even she was surprised at the sight of the handsome if hulking man in her apartment. He said he'd come by order of her father, the king -- to bring Elli home by any means possible. And though she didn't want to go, the idea of a journey with this "warrior" was strangely appealing...
Hauk FitzWyborn, the king's right-hand man, knew what His Royal Highness really wanted from his daughter -- to marry the man who would be king. And that man was most assuredly not Hauk, he knew, even as he struggled to resist the beautiful princess. Still, as her loveliness reminded him, they were in California now -- where even the wildest dreams could come true...
256 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published May 1, 2003
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Christine Rimmer
719 books430 followersNew York Times bestselling author Christine Rimmer has written more than one hundred contemporary romances for Harlequin Books. She has won Romantic Times BOOKreview’s Reviewer’s Choice Award for best Silhouette Special Edition. She has been nominated seven times for the Romance Writers of America’s prestigious RITA award and five times for Romantic Times Series Storyteller of the Year.
A California native who first longed to be an actress, Christine earned her theater degree from California State, Sacramento and then went to New York to study acting. Later, she moved to Southern California, where she began her writing career with short stories, plays, and poems. Her poems and short stories were published in a number of small literary journals. Her plays were produced at The Back Alley and Group Theaters in Southern California and have been published by Dramatists Play Service and West Coast Plays.
She now lives in Oregon with her family and two very contented cats named Tom and Ed.
A California native who first longed to be an actress, Christine earned her theater degree from California State, Sacramento and then went to New York to study acting. Later, she moved to Southern California, where she began her writing career with short stories, plays, and poems. Her poems and short stories were published in a number of small literary journals. Her plays were produced at The Back Alley and Group Theaters in Southern California and have been published by Dramatists Play Service and West Coast Plays.
She now lives in Oregon with her family and two very contented cats named Tom and Ed.
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February 18, 2011
Started this on a whim because I happened to have the whole series--the idea is cute, but this one was only OK. Elli Thorson's a princess who's grown up in California. Her estranged father sends his top man, Hauk FitzWyborn, to bring her home for a visit, by any means necessary. His parents never married, which made him a lower-class citizen in their little country. They feel a strong attraction to each other, but realize that they ought not act on it.
Elli dithered a little too much for my taste in the earlier parts of the book--once she'd decided to go (against her mother's wishes), she dragged her feet preparing for no apparent reason, making her seem childish. And she seemed to have so little regard for the traditions of her home country; it didn't make me better disposed to like her.
Hauk's quite devoted to his king and understands his position. It's definitely delightful to see him get his heart's desire in the end.
Elli dithered a little too much for my taste in the earlier parts of the book--once she'd decided to go (against her mother's wishes), she dragged her feet preparing for no apparent reason, making her seem childish. And she seemed to have so little regard for the traditions of her home country; it didn't make me better disposed to like her.
Hauk's quite devoted to his king and understands his position. It's definitely delightful to see him get his heart's desire in the end.
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January 24, 2013
I've lost count of the amount of times I've read this story. While not nearly as good as some of the stories that I've gone through since I first read it, it's still one of my favourites. The description that the author wrote of Hauk is enough to make any woman salivate with the mere thought of him. Plain and simple; he sounds like a hunk. What woman wouldn't want a sexy, bad-ass Viking fighting for her? Ah, the memories this book brings back. I was such a sweet and innocent young girl back then. A lot has changed, hehe.
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