I've dipped in and out of the Oxenburg Princes series by Karen Hawkins. I know I've read a few of the books but I would not call myself "versed" in it. THE PRINCESS WORE PLAID, however, convinced me to add the whole blooming series to my TBR immediately. I was completely charmed by Tatiana and Lord Buchan, taken with their witty repartee and the well plotted story. I appreciated how clear it was that Buchan was both affected and slightly tortured by his injury acquired in the Royal Navy, but it never felt heavy handed. His slow transition from disbelief to full trust in Tatiana's story was also natural and I could easily believe these two would fall in love in the manner that they did.
I have no idea how it fits in the world, however, so I can't attest to that. I can say that I didn't need to know the world to really, really enjoy it, though!
Additionally, I'm usually very averse to heavy articulate brogue on the page. I'd rather just be told they have heavy accents and not read them phonetically. However, for some reason, it didn't bother me here. I know that's a sticking point for many readers regarding Scottish historical novels, so know it is present here. However, Hawkins' skill made it feel natural.
In case you couldn't tell, I lapped THE PRINCESS WORE PLAID by Karen Hawkins up so quickly I didn't even notice the time passing on the clock. I'd definitely one-click this for your eReader for needs of escape while stuck in the middle seat on some plane.
Sizzling Scottish romance abounds in this e-novella in the
Princes of Oxenburg series, a Cinderella spinoff to New
York Times bestselling author Karen Hawkinsβs delightful
Duchess Diaries series.A princess once bejeweled
but now tattered⦠Royal princess Tatiana Romanovin
is the beautiful, wealthy, and spoiled favorite of the King
of Oxenburg. On her way to her cousinβs wedding in the
Scottish highlands, Tatianaβs carriage is involved in an
accident and, wounded, she is separated from her servants
and possessions. Tatiana soon finds herself alone in an inn
with no servants, no funds, and no proof of her identity.
Destitute, she accepts the offer from a sympathetic (but
unbelieving) innkeeper to work for her room and board while
she waits for an answer to the missive sheβs sent to her
cousin Prince Nikolai. With no other recourse, Tatiana
scrubs floors and washes dirty linens, waiting for her
prince to come⦠A proud lord once lost and now
found⦠After a brutal, bloody battle with the French
Navy left Lord Buchan limping and surly, and abandoned by
his betrothed because of his injuries, his lordship hides
away at his manor house in the countryside. He leaves only
once a week to eat at the local inn, drawn by the expert
cooking of the innkeeperβs wife. One day, Buchan arrives to
find that the innkeeper has a new servant, a beautiful
scullery maid with a queenly air and flashing green eyes
that leave him breathless and increasingly aware of his
lonely existence⦠Love may find them
yetβ¦ The challenge of winning his way into Tatianaβs
heavily protected heart stirs Buchan back to lifeβ¦but can he
and his scarsβand broken heartβwin a proud princess whose
only goal is to leave Scotland and return to the court where
sheβs the crowning jewel?
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