Castles (Crown's Spies)

Unfortunately, the duke and his wife become afflicted with a "mysterious ailment"; the only solution is for the princess to live with Colin, the duke's eligible bachelor son, in his London townhouse. Can love be far behind? Also lurking in the background is a serial killer, who threatens Alesandra but serves no immediate purpose in furthering the silly plot. Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. When Alesandra is almost abducted by men from her homeland, Colin's protective instincts shift into high gear. . Alesandra's guardian, the Duke of Williamshire, brings her to England to assure her safety. Garwood ( The Secret ) has done better work than this. From Publishers Weekly Princess Alesandra (of some unspecified country) has been happily tu

i Really Enjoyed This Book I read this book years ago and am still in love with it. It is one of those books that I can read over and over. This is the last book in a group of books about friends. It is not really a series as each book can stand on its own. If you want more of a background to the story read Lion's Lady, Guardian Angel and The Gift. I happened to read this book first so it was interesting to go back and read the other stories. I love the humor in this book between Col. Whudda ride Aaah but don't'cha just love these handsome, arrogant, big Alpha men that JG gives us to slobber over? And WHERE does JG retreat toto dream up these wonderful stories? She usually doesn't fail to deliverhowever this story isn't par for the course. Even though it was a fantastic plot full of romance (but of course m'dear!)mystery, intrigue, adventure and murderwe're left with two sub-plotsOne concerning the mysterious and, (we're told) evil General Ivan fro. My list of reasons you will like this book: Alenya 1. The characters are very likeable and entertaining.2. Garwoods humor is laugh out loud at times.3. All of the favorite characters from the first two books play active roles in this one.4. The storyline is original, well plotted, and fascinating.5. The dialog, for the most part, is witty and realistic.6. Allessandra is a clever, rational, well balanced heroine who usually manages to get what she wants by wit and guile. She is as strong a personality as Col

To the amusement of her makeshift guardian, Colin, younger brother of the Marquess of Cainewood, the bold raven-haired beauty instantly captivated London society. Orphaned and besieged, Princess Alesandra knew that only hasty marriage to an Englishman could protect her from the turmoil in her own land. As the lovely princess dashed headlong into unforeseen dangers, Colin would follow, knowing he must claim her as his own forever. Now he would risk life itself before he would lose this sweet, tempestuous angel. Deceiving himself that he wanted only to protect her, Colin swept her into a union meant to be a marriage in name aloneyet Alesandra's tender first kiss and hesitant caress ignited a wildfire in his soul. But when Alesandra was nearly abducted by her unscrupulous countrymen, the fighting instincts that won Colin a knighthood for valor were kindled