From Publishers Weekly
The second installment in Lee's Victorian-era, Marquess of Templeston's Heirs trilogy (after Once a Mistress) features Princess Giana May, heir to the throne of Karolya. Forced to flee her country after her parents are murdered in a coup attempt by her cousin Victor, Giana poses as a chambermaid and hides out in an abandoned Scottish hunting lodge. American Adam McKendrick has recently won the lodge in a card game and plans to transform it into a gentleman's resort, but he finds himself inexplicably drawn to his regal servant. Adam soon uncovers Giana's secret, but before they can further their relationship, they must find a way to thwart Victor, as well as the rules of royal protocol, in order to follow their hearts. Lee moves her secondary characters frantically around the board, but the story's changing landscape fails to disguise its underdeveloped plot and far-fetched characterizations. In addition, the only attraction between the protagonists is physical, which is hardly a sufficient basis for the lasting bond Giana and Adam supposedly share. Although Lee includes a brief but enjoyable appearance by Drew (the hero from her previous installment), it's not significant enough to please fans hoping for more of the same. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.


From Booklist
Fleeing the traitors who killed her parents, the reigning king and queen of Saxe-Wallerstein-Karolya, Princess Georgiana Victoria Elizabeth May seeks refuge at a Scottish lodge with a few of her loyal retainers. Unbeknownst to her, the hunting lodge has just been won in a poker game by American Adam McKendrick, known by a series of dime novels as the "Bountiful Baron," who decides to visit his new property with the thought of turning it into a luxury resort. Georgiana and her retainers disguise themselves as the lodge's new servants, but it doesn't take Adam long to realize there is something distinctly odd about his new staff, including his quarrelsome but strangely appealing chambermaid. The battle of wits between a princess in disguise and a self-made American produces some spirited and entertaining results in Lee's latest historical, the second in her series involving the heirs of George Ramsey, and a delectable treat for those who enjoy witty historicals served up with a generous measure of danger. John Charles
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Book Description
In 1874, after the assassination of her parents, Princess Giana of Karolya flees to Scotland. Posing as a maid in a secluded hunting lodge owned by Adam McKendrick, she finds herself worrying not only about her danger, but her growing affection for the dashing American.

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