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Royal Cordova Family Trilogy #1
Escaping A Royal Wedding
First Story in the Royal Cordova Family trilogy!
Princess Anastasia Elisia Marquenda of Cordova is horrified when she is told that, despite a decade long betrothal, her wedding date to the arrogant, womanizing, domineering Prince Erik Marcus Phillips of Montbain is three weeks in the future! She decides that she should have a little freedom as well. Escaping from her gilded cage for only a few hours to purchase a cup of coffee is exciting. And when she runs into the most handsome man she's ever met in her life? It only gets better.
Freedom, and love, can be quite addictive. But what to do about the engagement to a man she loathes versus the man she's fallen in love with?
Princess Anastasia Elisia Marquenda of Cordova is horrified when she is told that, despite a decade long betrothal, her wedding date to the arrogant, womanizing, domineering Prince Erik Marcus Phillips of Montbain is three weeks in the future! She decides that she should have a little freedom as well. Escaping from her gilded cage for only a few hours to purchase a cup of coffee is exciting. And when she runs into the most handsome man she's ever met in her life? It only gets better.
Freedom, and love, can be quite addictive. But what to do about the engagement to a man she loathes versus the man she's fallen in love with?
154 pages, ebook
First published September 6, 2009
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About the author
Elizabeth Lennox
292 books1,373 followersUSA Today™ best-selling author Elizabeth Lennox writes contemporary romance novels featuring sheiks, business tycoons, royalty, and other sexy rich men. Her male lead characters are smart, driven and determined, but can still be sensitive and vulnerable. Elizabeth’s female lead characters come from a variety of backgrounds. They are strong, intelligent and independent, while still feminine and caring.
Although she wanted to be a romance novelist since the eighth grade, that dream only became a reality for her in 2009 and a full time job in 2012. Along the way, she received a BS in History and held different jobs in the real estate, government consulting, and financial industries. All during that time, though, she was always writing, using her personal experiences, dreams, and travels throughout the United States, Europe and the Caribbean as backdrops for her stories. To date, she has written over eighty books and sold over 5.1 million copies. Her free novellas have been downloaded over 8 million times since 2013.
Elizabeth lives in Virginia with her husband and two children. Their home is just outside of Washington, D.C., and many of her novels are set in this area.
Although she wanted to be a romance novelist since the eighth grade, that dream only became a reality for her in 2009 and a full time job in 2012. Along the way, she received a BS in History and held different jobs in the real estate, government consulting, and financial industries. All during that time, though, she was always writing, using her personal experiences, dreams, and travels throughout the United States, Europe and the Caribbean as backdrops for her stories. To date, she has written over eighty books and sold over 5.1 million copies. Her free novellas have been downloaded over 8 million times since 2013.
Elizabeth lives in Virginia with her husband and two children. Their home is just outside of Washington, D.C., and many of her novels are set in this area.
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May 16, 2018
This was a sweet story steeped with a bit of angst of two people who are betrothed to someone else. Ana thought her betrothal to Prince Erik had been forgotten since he never came for her six years ago. Now she has been informed that the wedding will be taking place in three weeks. Nothing she says or does can stop it from happening. To escape from her turmoil she slips past her guards and indulges in a coffee out in public. It is there that she meets Marcus. What begins as a brief flirtation soon becomes clandestine meetings, romantic dinners, dancing and a chemistry that cannot be denied.
I really enjoyed this quick read with a twist that the reader is aware of and that the author sets up for the big showdown. Knowing it was coming, I was on tether hooks as to when, where and how Ana and Erik would learn the truth. It was a charming and enjoyable journey to be sure.
Dual POV although it is not clearly defined each time it changes
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April 17, 2024
Saved by the bell instead of anyone (the HERO) making any hard choices. 😑 This book had all the right ingredients but was very badly executed. He had the gall to hand the h the ring he intended to give another woman (as far as he knew). I’m sure he put a lot of thought into that 🙄 — he just wasn’t very dreamy to me. 🤷🏼♀️
May 25, 2019
Too disappointing, I mean it has all the elements of a promising romance novella!
But the Hero was so disgusting, I can't seems to get pass through his actions and decisions.
I can totally understand that he don't want to do anything about his betrothed and will stale as much as possible. But once they were scheduled to meet, it was only decent to show his face. ( what if it was a totally different woman he met in the coffee shop, he didn't show because he was busy searching for the other girl).
So, okay, this might consider MINOR, along with spending all his time with his mastery woman without initiating any communication with his fiancee or extending any apologies personally, while, the main if not the sole reason the MCs were in America is for their engagement (very tacky). Again, it is a minor thing ( but for me it wasn't very hero like character, it is downright disgusting).
The last straw was when he went to the kingdom of his betrothed, obviously, not to stop everything, while still looking for his mystery woman. He went there to proceed with the arrangement. DISGUSTING.
TBH, I'm with the heroine, he is a cheat and was willing to make her his side chick tucked somewhere in one of his estate or what, give her illegitimate children.-- shocks, i can't, i don't know how to see it even in my rose tinted reading glasses!
But the Hero was so disgusting, I can't seems to get pass through his actions and decisions.
I can totally understand that he don't want to do anything about his betrothed and will stale as much as possible. But once they were scheduled to meet, it was only decent to show his face. ( what if it was a totally different woman he met in the coffee shop, he didn't show because he was busy searching for the other girl).
So, okay, this might consider MINOR, along with spending all his time with his mastery woman without initiating any communication with his fiancee or extending any apologies personally, while, the main if not the sole reason the MCs were in America is for their engagement (very tacky). Again, it is a minor thing ( but for me it wasn't very hero like character, it is downright disgusting).
The last straw was when he went to the kingdom of his betrothed, obviously, not to stop everything, while still looking for his mystery woman. He went there to proceed with the arrangement. DISGUSTING.
TBH, I'm with the heroine, he is a cheat and was willing to make her his side chick tucked somewhere in one of his estate or what, give her illegitimate children.-- shocks, i can't, i don't know how to see it even in my rose tinted reading glasses!
January 4, 2024
I loved the intricacies of confusion...
Frustration over obligations, anger over the injustice of an arranged marriage, and devastation at realizing she loved a man she couldn't marry. Then that same man telling her he couldn't marry her, and asking her to continue their relationship after HE was married. A mistress. That was so horrifying and insulting. And Alexa she meant to him...
The woman was stunning. He'd never met a woman who affected him like she did, and she'd completely disappeared. His team couldn't find a trace of her anywhere, other than the hotel she stayed at, and it wasn't the one she had told him. The mystery frustrated him, not intrigued him. What time they'd spent in conversation, made him understand just how knowledgeable and intelligent she was. And wonder of wonders, she wasn't throwing herself at him. Then again, she also didn't know he was a prince.
The explosion of misery was inevitable. Both hiding who they were. Both hiding an engagement, yet both continued to reach out to the other. Nice read...
Frustration over obligations, anger over the injustice of an arranged marriage, and devastation at realizing she loved a man she couldn't marry. Then that same man telling her he couldn't marry her, and asking her to continue their relationship after HE was married. A mistress. That was so horrifying and insulting. And Alexa she meant to him...
The woman was stunning. He'd never met a woman who affected him like she did, and she'd completely disappeared. His team couldn't find a trace of her anywhere, other than the hotel she stayed at, and it wasn't the one she had told him. The mystery frustrated him, not intrigued him. What time they'd spent in conversation, made him understand just how knowledgeable and intelligent she was. And wonder of wonders, she wasn't throwing herself at him. Then again, she also didn't know he was a prince.
The explosion of misery was inevitable. Both hiding who they were. Both hiding an engagement, yet both continued to reach out to the other. Nice read...
February 24, 2020
I have previously read this story and I don't know why I thought that this was an amazing story. Marcus/Erik is a cheater and emotionally abusive of Anabelle. She was absolutely right in thinking that his actions were horrible and should have never forgiven him. Also he turn around from being righteously angry to docile and submissive is unbelievable. Her parents were also awful forcing her to accept and fall in love with a man that had treated her horribly. I understand that this is a story about arranged marriage, but I fully think it would have been more believable for her to go into an angry/loveless marriage, than for her to fall for Marcus/Erik.
February 27, 2018
Escaping A Royal Wedding...
Fantastic read for book 1 of the Cordova Trilogy. This is Anastasia story and I swear all her idiosyncrasies made me laugh and yell at my kindle. Fun, dramatic and plenty of WTF.
Fantastic read for book 1 of the Cordova Trilogy. This is Anastasia story and I swear all her idiosyncrasies made me laugh and yell at my kindle. Fun, dramatic and plenty of WTF.
November 9, 2018
Sweet Love Story
I always enjoy reading Elizabeth Lennox books. I have so many of them, I read them when I feel like real romance. And that is what I love about her books, real romance.
I always enjoy reading Elizabeth Lennox books. I have so many of them, I read them when I feel like real romance. And that is what I love about her books, real romance.
March 24, 2018
Intriguing
Very engaging’ a page turner, could not wait to find out how their true identities would be revealed and what would happen!
Very engaging’ a page turner, could not wait to find out how their true identities would be revealed and what would happen!
July 25, 2018
I loved this book.
July 1, 2020
You won’t be disappointed
This story really got me, I couldn’t put it down until the end. I really liked Ana she really had some fire in her.
This story really got me, I couldn’t put it down until the end. I really liked Ana she really had some fire in her.
May 29, 2016
Sour taste
I have given this book a rating of one star because I have to admit that the ending left a sour taste in my mouth. The story was fair up until the last few pages when you knew that the two main characters would meet again. However, I must say that the ease in which "Annie" forgave "Marcus" for suggesting that she became his mistress and the times he was with her and not with his betrothed really really pushed my annoyed buttons. I know this is a romance book and therefore pure escapism but I do want at least a modicum of believability in a story, alas this book failed to deliver. I normally enjoy reading this author's books but have to say this one fell short of what I expect.
I have given this book a rating of one star because I have to admit that the ending left a sour taste in my mouth. The story was fair up until the last few pages when you knew that the two main characters would meet again. However, I must say that the ease in which "Annie" forgave "Marcus" for suggesting that she became his mistress and the times he was with her and not with his betrothed really really pushed my annoyed buttons. I know this is a romance book and therefore pure escapism but I do want at least a modicum of believability in a story, alas this book failed to deliver. I normally enjoy reading this author's books but have to say this one fell short of what I expect.
December 24, 2014
I don't know whether I should laugh or cry. There was actual cheating and cheating but not really.
And the moral of the story, if you love someone you implicitly trust them, is absolute BS. You can be in love with someone and they can be untrustworthy or you could confuse closeness/intimacy with love. Either situation could apply here.
The problem with stories like these is similar to violence in video games. We have no idea who is reading this and how naive/experienced they are and what they take way from the story.
And the moral of the story, if you love someone you implicitly trust them, is absolute BS. You can be in love with someone and they can be untrustworthy or you could confuse closeness/intimacy with love. Either situation could apply here.
The problem with stories like these is similar to violence in video games. We have no idea who is reading this and how naive/experienced they are and what they take way from the story.
June 13, 2015
another story of miss-understanding..
yes, both Erik & Ana a bit dumb not to realize the truth about their own betrothed
but if they willing to spend just a little time to learn about one another, there will be no story
anyway, maybe not all people like this kind of story..
but this one is really my cup of coffee, so definitely 5* from me!
yes, both Erik & Ana a bit dumb not to realize the truth about their own betrothed
but if they willing to spend just a little time to learn about one another, there will be no story
anyway, maybe not all people like this kind of story..
but this one is really my cup of coffee, so definitely 5* from me!
June 22, 2016
Love without the contract
The is yet another Elizabeth Lennox favorite of mine. The characters are royalty but very real and likable. I love how they are each in search of the elusive love of their lives but are so steeped in tradition and their obligations that they almost miss out on a lifetime together. The story is romantic and a easy and fun read.
The is yet another Elizabeth Lennox favorite of mine. The characters are royalty but very real and likable. I love how they are each in search of the elusive love of their lives but are so steeped in tradition and their obligations that they almost miss out on a lifetime together. The story is romantic and a easy and fun read.
August 3, 2014
Okay for a short read
Okay for a short read
it's silly. if it's free go for it but otherwise don't waste your money. I enjoyed it as a short read but it wasn't one that kept my attention.
Okay for a short read
it's silly. if it's free go for it but otherwise don't waste your money. I enjoyed it as a short read but it wasn't one that kept my attention.
April 19, 2013
I really loved this book.
March 26, 2014
Can't get enough of these story's funny caring stubborn people with pride brill
June 2, 2014
Nice to read a royal romance than a billionaire romance for a change.
January 2, 2016
This book was byy far my favorite from Elizabeth Lennox!!! I loved the characters I loved the plot, just everything!
February 1, 2016
Okay for one time and fast read. The author kept on forget eye colour of the MC. Green or blue... I am still not sure!
May 13, 2016
I liked it. I stayed up trying desperately to get to the good part. Once i got to the good part i wanted to know what happened next. It could be one of my ultimate favorites by Elizabeth lennox.
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