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Princess in the Making

Princess in the Making, August 2012
by Michelle Celmer

Harlequin Desire
Featuring: Vanessa Reynolds; Prince Marcus Salvatora
192 pages
ISBN: 0373731884
EAN: 978037373188
Kindle: B00835RLCY
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"A young woman unexpectedly gives her heart to the son of the man she is to marry."

Fresh Fiction Review

Princess in the Making
Michelle Celmer

Reviewed by Kay Quintin
Posted August 21, 2012

Romance | Romance Series

Smart and beautiful 24 year old Vanessa Reynolds is an army brat who has traveled the world with her widowed father. All grown and mother of a 6 month old daughter, Mia, she meets 56 year old Gabriel Salvatora, King of Vaneo, and is on her way to his palace at the coast for six weeks in determining if she should accept a proposal of marriage. Loving him as a friend she is unsettled, contemplating if she could ever learn to be in love with him. Being met at the plane by his son, Prince Marcus Salvatora, causes immediate dislike for both. Marcus views her as a money grubbing female and she sees him carrying the disdain and total mistrust he clearly shows for her.

Gabriel is not present when she arrives but away from the palace attending to his very ill sister-in-law who was there to help them through their grief when his wife died 8 months previously Asking Marcus to "entertain" her until he can arrive back home soon teaches Marcus how wrong he has been about Vanessa. Never feeling the passion and sizzle with Gabriel, she is astounded to experience that rare phenomena every time she is near Marcus. Finally giving into their denied passion, it is soon apparent it goes deeper for both than just the fiery sex. Unable to crush Gabriel's hopes and possibly destroy the father-son relationship, Vanessa will refuse any offer of marriage and go home to LA. Both hearts breaking over the only option, surprising information coming from Gabriel upon his return turns everything inside out.

PRINCESS IN THE MAKING, an exotic tale is a passionate love story of genuine caring for their families and positions in life for which they are each responsible. Willing to give up on a once in a lifetime love to preserve the love of family is heartbreaking. I truly enjoyed this warm and loving tale which kept me glued to every line. PRINCESS IN THE MAKING is a definite page turner you won't regret reading. I have not had the pleasure of reading any other works by this author but I will definitely seek them out in the future.

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SUMMARY

He was only supposed to tempt Vanessa Reynolds away from her plot to become queen. The pretty, single mother may believe she's going to marry his father, but Prince Marcus Salvatora will do everything in his power to prevent a royal marriage.

Yet befriending the lovely American and her adorable baby girl has the debonair bachelor awash in confusion. This woman and her child are not schemers. In fact, they could make his life complete. But once she leaves without a wedding ring, the powerful prince knows he'll be forbidden to ever truly make her his own.


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