There Were Three Princes

by Joyce Dingwell

When Mrs. Prince told her about her three sons, Verity was reminded of the fairytale of the three princes—a gracious prince, a charming prince, and a prince who was in-between.

Verity soon realized where her heart lay—but did her chosen prince feel the same way?

Genres: Harlequin Romance, Harlequin

192 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1972

About the author

Enid Joyce Owen Dingwell, née Starr, was born on 1908 in Ryde, New South Wales, Australia. She wrote, as Joyce Dingwell and Kate Starr, 80 romance novels for Mills & Boon from 1931 to 1986. She was the first Australian writer living in Australia to be published by Mills & Boon. Her novel The House in the Timberwood (1959), was made into a motion picture, The Winds of Jarrah (1983). Her work was particularly notable for its use of the Australian land, culture, and people. She passed away on 2 August 1997 in Kincumber, New South Wales.

Reviews

[Fiona Marsden · Rating 4 out of 5]

The three Prince sons, Matthew, Bart and Peter are all very much alike in looks. But it is Bart, the in-between one, that Verity first meets and she isn't quite sure what she thinks. And accident has left him with a facial scar and a limp and a chip on his shoulder. He is managing the family antique shop though he had been training as a doctor prior to his accident.

She meets Peter next, the charming Prince and he rather sweeps her off her feet, much to Bart's disgust. He warns her off saying that two out of the three Prince's are already spoken for. Yet it doesn't seem like that to Verity. Her work colleague Priscilla seems to be pining for Bart, apparently the lovely Cassandra is getting tired of waiting for Matthew to look up from his burgeoning medical practice long enough to notice her. Peter doesn't seem to be able to stick to one girl and there is the mysterious relationship Bart has with Adele, Verity's sister-in-law.

Adele is married to Robbie, Verity's young half brother who is dying (it isn't mentioned why). Her first concern is to keep the married couple financial so Adele doesn't leave Robbie before his death. This is complicated by the fact that the family estate is bankrupt. It is Bart that comes to the rescue and his final solution is a drastic one.

It is all complicated by the relationships between the brother's their girls, the reason for Bart's accident and the appearance of another man in Verity's life. However when Bart needs her, Verity has a chance to make things right. A very sweet and emotional story. I loved it.

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wowzers!

[Sarah Dunmire · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute, fun, and some unexpected twists.

[Natasja❤️ · Rating 1 out of 5]

De prins te rijk

[Lexie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an interesting book. On the one hand it's fairly typical as Harlequin romances go--youngish (I think she's 27/28) woman entangled in several romances filled with all sorts of miscommunication and misunderstanding. Something of course has to give, but not before the woman is chastised, vaguely threatened and defamed by the love interest.

What was interesting was the underlying plot with Verity's sickly half brother. that resolved itself in both an expected, but surprising manner.