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    The Rancher's Runaway Princess

    By Donna Alward

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    Brooding ranch owner Brody Hamilton keeps his heart out of reach. But there's something about vivacious stable manager Lucy that brings joy to his hardened soul.

    Lucy Farnsworth has just discovered she's of royal blood. She should be glad, but it has blown her world apart, and she finds herself just wanting to be the old Lucy again.

    At Prairie Rose Ranch, Lucy's found the man who makes her feel she belongs. Only, she hasn't told him she's a princess .

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarlequin
    Release dateJan 1, 2009
    ISBN9781426826603
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    The Rancher's Runaway Princess
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    Donna Alward

    Donna lives on Canada's east coast with her family which includes a husband, a couple of kids, a senior dog and two crazy cats. When she's not writing she enjoys knitting, gardening, cooking, and is a Masterpiece Theater addict. While her heartwarming stories have been translated into several languages, hit bestseller lists and won awards, her favorite thing is to hear from readers! Visit her on the web at www.donnaalward.com

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    • 4/5
      I enjoyed this book. Some moments were so entirely incredible. And yeah, I know this isn't exactly a part of the book, though it definitely plays out in it, Donna has a letter in the beginning that brought tears to my eyes. Loved it. I'm also wondering if there are going to be books/stories for the two brothers. Definitely piqued my interest.
    • 2/5
      I enjoyed this book. Some moments were so entirely incredible. And yeah, I know this isn't exactly a part of the book, though it definitely plays out in it, Donna has a letter in the beginning that brought tears to my eyes. Loved it. I'm also wondering if there are going to be books/stories for the two brothers. Definitely piqued my interest.
    • 2/5
      Reviewed for queuemyreview.com; book release Jan09What girl didn’t dream of having a pony of her own? Well, probably those who lived on a ranch…but other than those girls? And didn’t we all at one point dream of finding out we were really a princess? (Fess up!) So take horses, lots of horses, add in a princess who’s incognito, mix with a hunky rancher who’s nursing some angst, and—voila! We have Donna Alward’s Harlequin release “The Rancher’s Runaway Princess”.Lucy just wants to be ‘normal’ again…well, whatever normal should be for her now. When her mother was diagnosed terminal, she dropped the bombshell about Lucy’s father…the King! Then she made Lucy promise to ‘give him and his family a chance’. So not long afterward Lucy, who always considered herself a middle-class, cup-of-tea-in-the-kitchen kind of gal, became Princess Luciana and since then, NOTHING in her life has ‘fit’. She’s angry with her mother for dying, angry with her father for deserting her mother, and angry with herself for feeling so lost. When her father offers her the opportunity to travel to Canada and check out a horse farm for possible stud/breeding purposes, Lucy is thrilled. Finally, something she knows how to do, is comfortable with, and can use to ‘prove’ herself to everyone. But just to be on the safe side…she’ll just be Lucy, not Princess Luciana. Of course, she didn’t count on falling in love.Brody carries a world of burdens on his shoulders. First his father was horribly injured and his mother killed in a car wreck so he had to take over the ranch. Then he found out a silent partner had embezzled most of the ranch’s profits. And finally, his excuse of a wife left him once the troubles began. Since then, he’s worked himself to the bone bringing the ranch back to stability. But he’s never forgotten his lesson…rich, flashy girls don’t belong on a ranch and there’s no such thing as love. Of course, Brody didn’t count on meeting Lucy.This was a sweet, almost fairytale, and definitely G-rated romance. And even though the plot had several overused contrivances, Alward managed to make the story readable. She describes her stories as ‘feel good romances’ and this one, at least, filled the bill. Her descriptions of Canada were beautifully detailed and made me want to visit. My only real beef with the story is the myriad of ‘angsty’ elements used. It was hard not to feel sorry for the hero and heroine as it seemed nothing good had ever happened in their lives--dead mothers, absent/very ill fathers, embezzlement, broken marriage, etc. And all these things were overcome in just a few days! I just couldn’t buy it, and probably because this was a Harlequin Romance, I also didn’t feel any sexual tension between the hero and heroine…but that’s just my take.“The Rancher’s Runaway Princess” is a very sweet story targeted to a specific readership. There’s nothing wrong with that…it’s just not my thing. But I do know plenty of readers will find great enjoyment reading Donna Alward’s latest release.