Cirrus@Austlit

He'd saved her life. When the riptide unloosed her, Allie Carter discovered she'd washed ashore on a private residence...at the feet of Lorne de Marigny, ruling monarch of Carramer. A prince unparalleled in handsomeness...and in having his desires fulfilled. And he demanded that Allie remain at his villa with him and his son.

Could she rescue a prince? Acting as adorable Nori's companion silenced those who would question Allie's relationship with the widower prince. But Allie needed to know why Lorne seemed so tortured. Why he rarely spoke of his wife, when his child so desperately wanted a mother. And if the future held a place for her with the monarch and his son... - back cover

She remembered vividly the day they were betrothed. Michel de Marigny had been a young version of the impressive prince he'd become. She'd listened raptly as the teenager enacted the ancient ceremony...with her twin sister. Forever after Caroline Temple had dreamed she was Michel's intended. And then she got her wish... When Michel sent for his American "bride-to-be", her twin begged Caroline to assume her identity and end the engagement. But once Caroline encountered her dream man and his motherless child, she forgot why she'd come...and why this man and baby weren't hers for the taking! - back cover

Princess Adrienne de Marigny had issued edicts before, but this one was different...and dangerous. Long before arrogant rancher Hugh Jordan had infiltrated her kingdom - and her fantasies - Adrienne had vowed to be a successful breeder of horses, using her prized stallion Carazzan. But Hugh desired to own Carazzan - and to bend the princess to his will. And the man had some bargaining power: her deeply held secret... and her soul-deep passion for him. Yet neither could foresee what evenys the princess's proposal would unleash... - back cover