Rating: 
Summary: lucky I didn't give it 1 star
Review: This was a very fun book to read - the characters are very well written and the dialogue often had me laughing out loud. Alexandra's father has faked a betrothal contract between his daughter, Alexandra, and his deceased best friend's son, Vasilli. Neither party has any interest in getting married, yet both feel bound by honor to uphold the terms of the betrothal unless one of them breaks the contract. Each tries to convince the other to cancel the betrothal - and they go to great lengths to accomplish this. Alexandra forgoes bathing and manners, and refuses to dress in anything other than men's clothing. Vasilli pretends to be as arrogant and lecherous as possible, and tells Alex that should they marry, he has every intention of getting her pregnant with a heir, then leaving her for several mistresses. During a long journey from Russia(Alex's home), complete with Alex's herd of prized white stallions, to Cardinia (his home), they have many occasions to feud and bicker,yet despite this, they manage to fall in love along the way. If you are looking for a fun story, filled with lots romantic tension and very little sex, then you will enjoy this book. I had a really hard time putting this book down and was captivated until the very end.
Rating: 
Summary: A Fun Read
Review: As soon as I realized that Once a Princess had a sequel, I ran out and found this book as soon as possible. And I wasn't disappointed. I enjoyed it immensely. I just love Johanna Lindsey's style of writing.The story of Vasili and Alex was made so interesting by the way they were both trying to hard to turn each other off. I laughed at so many scenes in which their plans backfired and they were drawn only closer to each other. Alex was a heroine I could admire for her spunk, her stubborness and sheer determination. She was the perfect match for such as Vasili. He on the other hand was already on my nerves from Once a Princess. I didn't like his arrogance in that book though I did understand why he acted that way. So it took a little bit for me to be won over by him. But not long. After all, he *was* drop dead gorgeous. And his true personality soon came shining through. He was fiercely protective of Alex and when he finally realized his deep love for her, I just melted watching him show his soft side. It was so much fun catching up with Stefan and Tanya, learning about what they've been up to. Now I am just waiting for Serge and Lazar's stories. They should definetely each have one. Great book! Give it a try. But read Once a Princess first as its the first in the set.
Rating:
Summary: Riveting
Review: I believe this was one of Lindsey's best... Alex and Vasili constantly fight and fight... But it could have been better... Towards the end it left some doubts about how Vasili felt about Alex, yes he said he loved her, and thathe no longer had any mistresses but for some reason it didn't reasure me. I mean it was great buthe wasn't really convincing when he finally admitted his love. Otherwise I LOVED this book!
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