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The Scandalous Princess (2012)

by Kate Hewitt(Favorite Author)

3.5 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0263897648 (ISBN13: 9780263897647)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Mills & Boon

series

The Santina Crown

review 1: 3 1/2 stars. An enjoyable character-driven romance. Princess Natalia and Ben Jackson both have painful issues with living in the limelight, but they've reacted in very different ways: Ben is carefully private, while Natalia puts on a constant scandalous public act, so that no one can ever see the real her. When they become attracted to each other, she discovers how hard it is to give up that public persona and just be real. Hewitt does a nice job of writing a "battle of wits" story which doesn't become a tiresome bickerfest. Both characters put up a fight against their feelings, and both have to find the strength to expose their vulnerabilities.This is one in a "continuity" series so there's a lot of extraneous stuff about all the brothers and sisters who have had or are g... moreetting their own books. I also didn't like Natalia's thinking that she could never support herself because of her disability (severe dyslexia), a statement that is never challenged. And the story's end, which is supposed to be very romantic, just had me laughing -- the characters are having a long, very intimate conversation while he's piloting a small aircraft, with no mention of noise, headsets, or any of the actions he would need to be taking. (My husband, a small aircraft pilot, asked if someone also rolled down a window.) The lack of any supporting detail took me right out of the story. But the characters and their conflict are believable and interesting, so I'd recommend this.
review 2: I won "Santina's Scandalous Princess" by Kate Hewitt, a Harlequin romance through the Goodreads Giveaway Contest.Princess Natalia Santina, 27 years old is a vain, spoilt, snobbish party girl, who was always on the tabloids for her exploits. She was useless and an embarrassment to the family.Her parents didn't know how to handle her.She was too rebellious.Natalia had recently been engaged but her fiance had called it off. At her brother's engagement party, Natalia meets Ben Jackson, an entrepreneur in Finance.She was not impressed and was very rude towards him.He challenged her to work for one month as a volunteer for his charity, The Sports Camp for disadvantaged youth.The bets were on! Natalia had no interest in working...she had never worked a day in her life.She enjoyed her freedom.But her father insisted that she volunteer for a month, hoping that this action will finally bring closure to the tabloids and respect to the family.Natalia thought of the month as an endurance test, but she was intrigued with Ben. During the month, Ben starts to see the real person behind Natalia.He finds himself attracted to her. But Ben didn't like feeling weak and helpless and out of control.Natalia is afraid to commit and Ben is afraid of commitment.But true love conquers all! less

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