Her Highness, My Wife

Overview

Women never said no to the dashing Lord Matthew Weston and he never said no to them. But this was the first time he found one tempting enough to impetuously say "I do." Was it any wonder he awoke to discover her gone And when Matthew learned the enchanting creature he'd married was of royal blood -- and would abandon their marriage bed without a second thought -- he vowed to put her out of his life forever. .

Editorial Reviews

The title neatly poses the main quandaries of Alexander's latest historical romance (after The Prince's Bride). Can a woman be both a dutiful princess and a devoted wife And can a man be strong enough to be the mere husband of a powerful woman Polished and delightful, this duel of words, wit and hearts between a princess on a quest and an aristocratic balloonist fallen on hard times sparkles with humor even as the romance sizzles. Tatiana, princess of Avalonia, believes that asking Lord Matthew Weston to assist her by posing as her husband so she can travel across the English countryside and look for her family's long-lost jewels will kill two birds with one stone. It allows her to search without arousing the attention of a murderous evil cousin who desires to rule Avalonia, and it's an excellent excuse to see Matthew, whom she met last year in Paris while in disguise, married and then abandoned after one week when she realized she had to discharge her royal duties before she could become his true wife. But Matthew isn't eager to play her game. He knows she's keeping secrets from him, and his heart has already been broken once by her and her deceptions. Alexander cleverly gives Matthew and Tatiana enough rope to make mistakes and enough personal courage to make the two worthy of each other. While the pair search for royal treasure, readers will realize that they've already found it in these pages. (Aug.) Forecast: Rave reviews, positive word of mouth and print advertising in the Romantic Times and Redbook should help this book sail to the top of the charts. Cover praise from veteran romance author Stephanie Laurens won't hurt sales. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information. -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY.

Author Information

Bio of Victoria Alexander

New York Times bestselling author Victoria Alexander was an award-winning television reporter until she discovered fiction was much more fun than real life. She turned to writing full-time and is still shocked it worked out. Since the publication of her first book in 1995, she has written twenty-one full-length novels and six novellas. Her books have hit the top ten on the New York Times bestseller list and regularly appear on the USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists, as well. She has twice been nominated for the Romance Writers of America's prestigious RITA award. Victoria credits much of her writing success to her experiences as a reporter. Her years as a broadcast journalist were spent in two radically different areas of the country: West Virginia and Nebraska. In West Virginia, she covered both natural and manmade disasters. She was on the scene when a power plant construction accident in a small town left 52 men dead. She once spent the night on a mountain waiting to learn of the fate of coal miners trapped in a mine collapse. Victoria was producing a newscast when her husband (who worked at the same television station) and several other journalists were held hostage by a disturbed Vietnam veteran. In Nebraska, she reported on the farm crisis and watched people lose land that had been in their families for generations. She covered the story that was the basis of the movie Boys Don't Cry and once acted as the link between police and a gunman who had barricaded himself in his home. Her investigative work exposed the trucking of New York City garbage to a small-town dump in rural Nebraska. During her journalism career, Victoria covered every president from Ford to Clinton. She knows firsthand what it feels like to be surrounded by rising floodwaters and inside a burning building. She's interviewed movie stars, including Kevin Costner; ridden an elephant; and flown in a governor's helicopter. She's covered a national political convention and Pope John Paul II's historic visit to Denver, as well as small-town festivals celebrating everything from walnuts to Glenn Miller. Her work was honored by numerous organizations, including the Associated Press who called her feature about a firefighter's school "storytelling genius." It was the encouragement she needed to turn from news to fiction. She's never looked back. Victoria grew up traveling the world as an Air Force brat. Today, she lives in Omaha, Nebraska, with her husband (whose name she routinely uses when she needs a dead husband in a book), two kids in college (buy her books!), two bearded collies who believe they're human, a house under constant renovation and the accompanying parade of men in tool belts, and never-ending chaos. She laughs a great deal--she has to. Victoria claims her love of romance and journalism is due to the influence of her favorite comic book character: Lois Lane, a terrific reporter and a great heroine who pursued Superman with an unwavering determination. And why not? He was extremely well-drawn.

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Imprint

HarperCollins

Filesize

708.42 KB

Number of Pages

384

eBook ISBN

9780061179495