A Russian princess is the focus - Tatiana Ivanov, who has
gained an MBA and come to work in her brother Alexander's
Atlantic City casino. She doesn't know that an
international jewel thief is stalking her family. TO CATCH
A PRINCESS shows that Tatiana's family, who care for her,
uphold noble traditions by making marriage arrangements and
have pledged her to a Grand Duke's son whom she's not met.
Stiffly certain that in America she can marry as she likes,
Tatiana still doesn't want to hurt her parents.
The Jersey Shore is recovering from Hurricane Sandy but
competition in a difficult market has been forcing some
casinos to close. Alexander's wife Kathleen is about to
have a baby, so they go to hospital where Tatiana meets
again a detective friend of theirs, Peter Roman. Little
does she know that he changed his name and dropped his
titled identity when he came to America. In reality he's
the Grand Duke's son, a prince. By the time he's obliged
to come clean with the princess, Peter already knows he
desires her. But Tatiana is tired of people around her
being less than honest with her, and finds it hard to
forgive him.
Monaco is one of the featured locations, and here at a
charity event the jewel thief has laid his plans. He's
stealing to order, and will be paid well enough to retire.
All that worries the princess is sneaky photographers
trying for candid shots of her with boyfriends, while Peter
cleans up so well that he doesn't look like a cop. The
suspense builds even as Tatiana admits her attraction to
Peter, though she is still determined not to marry to
order.
I can appreciate Tatiana's distaste for celebrity-stalkers
but I failed to see why she expected a scandal if she was
dating a detective. Given there were several issues of
trust between the two I also thought they were having a lot
of sex, as though the lady kept changing her mind. I liked
Peter, who has a modest, hardworking demeanour, unlike a
popular image of indolent minor royals; and he also has a
healthy attitude towards Tatiana's womanly curves. Guided
both by training and instinct, Peter really comes into his
own when danger arises. Author Caridad Piñeiro has
developed these characters carefully and also has a good
sense of location. TO CATCH A PRINCESS is an exciting
romantic suspense story for modern day that lets us look
inside the glittering society.
Untold wealth, a loving family, a solid career in America:
the only thing Princess Tatiana lacks is the one thing she
really doesn't want—a husband. Unfortunately, her
parents have just arranged her marriage to a royal from the
old country. Are they kidding? It's the twenty-first
century!
Police Detective Peter Roman is a royal living incognito
... and escaping a secret that has haunted his family for
years. He's been quietly in love with his best friend Prince
Alexander's sister for as long as he can remember. Little
does she know that he is secretly the Grand Duke to whom she
is unwillingly betrothed...
When a series of high-end jewelry heists threatens
Tatiana's exclusive charity exhibition in glamorous Monaco,
the two must trap the clever jewel thief before he strikes
again. In a fight for their lives, Peter's secret identity
is revealed. With danger and passion increasing to the
breaking point, she must decide: catch a thief...or trust
the heart of her true love.
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