The Princess

I found The Princess to be a very interesting Medieval love story. Elizabeth Elliott does a great job of developing her characters. Our heroin is “Her Royal Highness, Isabel of Ascalon, Dowager Crown Princess of Rheinbaden, Princess of England, Countess of Maldon, Baroness Helmsford, Baroness Sildon, Daughter of King Edward of England and widow of Crown Prince Hartman of Rheinbaden.” Yes, this truly is her title, which she uses to intimate. Better known as Princess. The hero is Faulke Segrave a rouge who's prior three wives died under suspicious circumstances. The first meeting between these two was one of the funniest parts of the book. Princess is dressed to impress in her court clothing. She is wearing “her finest jewels, a pink gown and surcoat fashioned from the richest fabrics then liberally embellished with designs made of seed pearls. After all, she had greeted kings in those garments.” Faulke arrives with his cousin Richard Segrave, looking as if they had just been dragged from a ditch. Their garments were covered in mud, smelling like a bog. Elizabeth Elliott takes us back to a charmed romance. I would not classify this novel as a sweet love story. But a deep emotional and scorching hot romance. If you like your stories steamy and sexy, this is the book for you. I received a copy of this book from Bantam Publishers through NetGalleys. The Opinion expressed in this review is completely my own.