Princess Annie

In revolution-torn Bavia, Annie Trevarren is helping her friend Phaedra, the princess, prepare for her upcoming arranged marriage. Phaedra's brother, Rafael, the ruling prince, is still grieving his late wife, but he is determined to see Phaedra married. Annie enlivens Rafael's bleak life as he faces a rebellion against his late father's villainy. Rafael refuses to see Annie as a woman in love with him until she virtually seduces his pants off. Meanwhile, the revolution reaches its final stages and Rafael is besieged at the family keep. He arranges for Annie to leave with her father before he joins the fighting, but Annie is determined to return to rescue Rafael from certain death with or without any help. In this companion novel to Taming Charlotte (Pocket, 1993), Annie Trevarren proves she is just as determined as her mother, Charlotte, when it comes to choosing the right man and keeping him at all costs. Highly recommended for all collections. Melanie Duncan

Romantic Times Linda Lael Miller enchants readers.