Prince of Dreams

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Summary: Some Prince....
Review: I was not sure what Kleypas was reaching for when she wrote this book. I have to agree with some of the previous comments about both characters. There was nothing likeable about either one. He was too everything to show any sort of vulnerability. She was too prissy to root for. I read about halfway through this book and decided to reread "Someone To Watch Over Me." I have read all of Kleypas' work and I feel she is hit and miss with many of her books. I usually really love the book or hate it with a passion. Unfortunately this falls into the latter category. I recommend "Dreaming of You," "Someone To Watch Over Me, and "Somewhere I Will Find You." Her first two - "Where Passion Leads" and "Forever My Love" are also quite good. Her other books fall into the so so or blah category.

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Summary: The transformation of love...
Review: I was really looking forward to reading this book, and for the most part I was not at all let down. Nikolas was really a jerk at the beginning of the book. I mean, he loved Emma, he just didn't know it. But he behaved abysmally towards her. He locked her out of his life, and he treated his illegititmate son Jake like the worst kind of trash. I was shocked by his character, but I knew that Lisa Kleypas would find some way to bring him around, and she really did. His transformation was sudden, and sort of unbelievable, but it fit very well with the magical story that this book was interwoven with. I loved reading about Nikolai's transformation when he was back in Moscow in 1707. His Emelia really helped him to become a new man, and when this book entered its third part, I really loved Nikolas's character. He showed Emma how he cared, and became a good father to his son. The only part that really let me down with this book was the ending concerning Emma's former suitor. I just thought that it was kind of hashed together and didn't fit in very well with the rest of the story.

All in all though, if you love a good romance, particulary one that involves a past romance that transcends all ages, you will love Prince of Dreams.

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Summary: One of the best....
Review: Is it hot in here or is it just me? :-> I just finished reading Prince of Dreams, and it was wonderful. I'd say it's one of my three favorite romance novels. I normally don't care for the time travel theme, but I was so intrigued by the Emma and Nikolas characters in Midnight Angel that I had to read their love story in Prince of Dreams. I read an interview with Lisa Kleypas in which she (probably jokingly) recommended to other authors not to try Russian settings, as apparently these two books were not as well received as her others. That's a shame because this was a simply outstanding book. Both Emma's and Nikolas' characters were deftly drawn, and Kleypas managed to avoid all the possible pitfalls I could see coming in the story line. Mikolas remained a masterful and exciting character while he was becoming sensitive and romantic, and Emma developed and matured in a believable way. The love scenes were very sensual. I was not expecting to like the time travel (or dream) sequence but it fit perfectly with the story. In all, I thought it was one of Kleypas' best stories. I'm only sorry that I'm getting to the end of her back list, and will have to start waiting for each new one to come out!

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Summary: I've read this book over and over...
Review: Prince of Dreams was the first book by Lisa Kleypas that I read, and also the first time travel story as well. Although she freely incorporates fantasy into the plot, it is quite believable. I enjoyed the fact that Emma is portrayed as a strong, independent woman who is also not the stereotypical frail, helpless, perfect-looking heroine. Kleypas is wonderful in describing the opulent lifestyle of the Russian nobility. It is also wonderful to find that Nikolas, the antagonist in Midnight Angel, learns to love again by travelling to the past. The description on the back of the book is rather misleading and doesn't indicate clearly how enjoyable this book is.

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Summary: Prince, you say?
Review: The book was all right. I disliked the character of Nikolas from the very beginning and couldn't fathom how traveling back into the past could've manages to effect such change in him. But let's not forget Emma, who was too head-strong for her own good and was blind to many things.

The back cover blurb reads: "A wealthy and bitter exile, the most dangerous and desirable man in all England, he burns to possess a proud, headstrong beauty who is promised to another. But winning Emma Stokehurst's exquisite hand though threats and determination does nothing to fill the empty spaces in Nikolas's heart--until passion's magic carries the handsome, tormented prince back to a bygone era of splendor and romantic dreams. For there his destiny awaits him in a distant life. And in one remarkable woman's tender touch--achingly familiar but gloriously new--he must seek the elusive promise of ecstasy...and learn, at last, to love."

PRINCE OF DREAMS is the story of Emma and Nikolas, who first appeared in MIDNIGHT ANGEL.

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Summary: A breathtaking tale of fate, timeless love and redemption.
Review: This is a story not to be missed! Lisa Kleypas' gift for searching the emotional depths of the human heart is to be savored in the tale of Emma Stokehurst and Prince Nikolas. It is the tale of two people who loved in another lifetime and whose lives came to a tragic end. Suffering from the wounds of that cruel lifetime and his current one, Prince Nikolas has locked his heart away. But when he is transported back to the past - to remember their life and love as it had been (not to indulge in an incestuous relationship - he was remembering, not actually there) - he remembers the woman who taught him love and forgiveness. When he comes back to the same woman - in his current lifetime - he remembers her lessons and strives to start anew with her and the son he'd denied. But he must earn their love and trust and pray that Emma is not taken from him once again...An incredible story!!!

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Summary: Hero time travels and has sex with his g grandmother - YUCK
Review: This was a good book until I started to think about what was happening in the "past." He marries his ancestor and has a child with her who will grow up to be another of the hero's ancestors. Am I supposed to think how romantic it is that when he comes back, he is nicer to his wife, who appears to be a reincarnation of his g grandmother?

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Summary: Absolutly wonderful!!!!
Review: This was such a poignant story that it brought tears to my eyes. Prince Nicholas is a wonderful hero, even when he is at his worse and deffenetly un-heroic. I loved Emma's managerie, for I too love animals the way she does. It was an interesting twist about their past life together, but it certainly did not detract from the story, in fact it added to it. All in all this a novel with two love stories rolled into one wonderful novel. One that ended tragicly and the other that was happily ever after. Jake, Nicholas son was a perfect addition and helped Nicholas overcome his guilt over his brother's death. I highly recommend this book to anyone!