"Compelling story of the battle between desire and duty."

The beautiful princess from Melio and the tough Greek security expert should be worlds apart. But after Demetrius Mantheakis helps Princess Chantal escape the wreckage of her La Crois jet, they touch off a primal attraction in each other and act on their impulses. For the first time in her life, Chantal chooses to lead with her heart and for the first time in a long, long time, Demetrius allows himself to simply feel. Of course, the cold light of day has Chantal regrouping and assuming her royal persona. She knows that as the eldest of the three Ducasse princesses, she will wear the crown someday, and that means personal sacrifice for the public good. As for Demetrius, he has been hired to protect Chantal from an unknown danger. He cannot afford to lose his perspective now. The princess and the commoner seem destined for a collision course of their own making.

Jane Porter weaves a compelling story about the battle waged between passion and reason, desire and duty, love and hate. This second book about the Ducasse princesses is entertaining from start to finish and hits upon very basic emotions that everyone experiences sometime in life.

Reviewed by Mary Neal
Posted September 20, 2004