Swans Book Review

I had this book on my Kindle app for the longest while, waiting for when I have time between work or school to start it, and I completely forgot about it. Forgive me  +Karen Hawkins . Alisa MacKenzie has a problem. The problem is not that her father has put her in charge of the castle, the problem lies with gaining the trust of the people who work on it. Men do not take kindly to taking orders from a woman, and Alisa has to work hard in order to gain their favour so that they will not be against listening to her. She has reached a long way in gaining their trust until something goes horribly wrong. Natasha Romanovin a Russian Duchess and grandmother to the crown prince have been kidnapped along with a neighbour of theirs. Now Alisa must prove to her staff that she is the right person to lead them by getting back the prisoners as soon as possible and try not to start a clan war in the process. Everything was going as planned until Prince Nikolai comes to...

OH SWEET GOD this book was awesome. Technically this series is about the Princes of Oxenburg, but this book was so good, I can forgive that this book was starring an Oxenburg Princess. Having amnesia is not fun.  Having lost all memories of who you are or where you are is not anyone's idea of a fun time.  To make matters worse, was being hurt and having amnesia at the same time. Luckily you were able to find a kind couple who took you in.  They give you a place to stay and food to eat, and in return, you help them with chores around the house. Sounds like a great deal right. This is what happened to Tatiana Romanovin. She was grateful to the kind couple that took her in, but when she got back her memory, they started to think that she might be a little crazy. Tatiana remembered that she was a princess and she was on her way to her cousin's wedding when her carriage was attacked by a gang of ruffians.   Tatiana must send word to her cousi...

I was so excited to receive this advance review copy of the Prince and I.  I'm seriously enjoying the Oxenburg Princes Series a whole lot and was very impatient to get this one, now that I've completed the book, I'm now impatient for the next one.  I blame  +Karen Hawkins  for getting me hooked on her writing. Gregori Romanovin, a warrior Prince of Oxenburg, has seen many battlefields and many deaths to cover many lifetimes and had made his views on life tainted by what he has seen and lived on the battlefield. His life of war has made him alert and cautious so it was a huge surprise when he was traveling to a house party, the coach that he and his grandmother was in was held-up by a bunch of ruffians. Max, (is what everyone calls him) was outraged that he and his men were held up and "robbed" of their possessions. The most infuriating thing about this "robbery" was being bested by "The Scottish Robin Hood". A name that the locals s...

I love Karen Hawkins and for those who do not know who she is, you should!  Just some helpful advice from your friendly online blogger.  I know I always say that I dislike a tease, but this time I could not help myself.   This book is coming out in August of NEXT YEAR!  I know right, that is a long time to wait, but the reward would be worth it. This book is the third in it's series and after this, my prediction is that it has one to go. P.S.  The first book in the series is under another series name.  It's called how to pursue a Princess and is named under The Duchess Diaries series.  Sneaky, sneaky Karen Hawkins. Now on to the cover reveal.  ( If you would like to see this on it's original website, the link is here . ) The Prince and I – Cover Reveal! *happy dancing on desk* *throwing confetti* *drinking champagne from shoe* *clapping to the marching band* *high kicking from parade flo...

The Duchess is up to her old tricks again.  This time, she has gone to far and may have damaged any chance of her god daughter and god son of ever getting married.  Let me explain! Lily Balfour is backed into a corner, with only one way out and that is to marry a wealthy man.  Let's go back a few steps, Lily's father is not a very capable man and took a loan from his neighbor to build a green house. Now the neighbor is demanding his money back, with interest within a month, but all the money her father borrowed is now completely gone. With Lily being the second eldest, it is up to her to marry well to save her family from ruin; since the eldest daughter has just recently married and is on her honeymoon.  How can Lily find a rich husband in such a short time, with the help of her fairy godmother of course, minus the fairy part.  Her god mother has been trying for years for Lily to come to her home and find a suitable husband and it just seems so conven...

Who loves fairy tales? I know I do and I watch them all the time with me niece and they are great.  But what's even better than a fairy tale is a book about one.  The Prince Who Loved Me by +Karen Hawkins  is about probably the most famous fairy tale of them all, Cinderella. Bronwyn Murdoch was sitting in her spot.  Under a tree in a clearing surrounded by her two dogs,  enthralled by the book in her hands.  So compelling was Roland, the male character in the book, that when her dogs gave a bark of warning, she raised her head and thought that Roland has stepped outside of his book into the real world. In order for Prince Aleksey Romanovin to claim his birthright, he must follow the rules of his grandmother, Grand Duchess Natasha.  To win his birthright, he must go to Scotland with his grandmother and find a proper bride for a Prince.   Not one who likes to do as he's told ( he's a Prince, what did she expect ), Aleksey is determined to f...