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Taken by the Prince

Taken by the Prince

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  • Author：Christina Dodd
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Summary

Only beloved historical author Christina Dodd could bring you the next story in the Governess Brides series。。。

Lovely Victoria Cardiff is very prim， very strict， very sure that England is the only civilized place in the world。

She's about to find out she's right。

Only Victoria knows the truth about dashing， dissolute， dangerous Saber Lawrence--that he is a renegade prince plotting to seize control of his country。 To ensure her silence， Saber kidnaps Victoria and carries her away to his castle deep in the woods。 There they hide the truth about their past: a glittering ball， angry words， a passionate kiss。 He vows to vanquish her reserve 。。。 but soon finds an English governess is not so easily seduced 。。。

Between persuasion and passion， they realize that only together can they defeat the enemies determined to destroy them。 But will Saber discover too late that a woman's heart is a treasure more priceless than any kingdom？

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Reviews

Darkmint13 ，

I'm more upset by the handling of the hero。 He kidnaps the Heroine on a thin excuse and considering she hasn't spoken to him or his family， by the looks of it， for three years it seems really odd that she'd blurt something like that out。I don't like the case of stockholm syndrome here or the fact we never see any consequences of him making her without her consent。 And having such an exciting separation only to be followed by such a flimsy and cliched separation because of the hero and his excuse I'm more upset by the handling of the hero。 He kidnaps the Heroine on a thin excuse and considering she hasn't spoken to him or his family， by the looks of it， for three years it seems really odd that she'd blurt something like that out。I don't like the case of stockholm syndrome here or the fact we never see any consequences of him making her without her consent。 And having such an exciting separation only to be followed by such a flimsy and cliched separation because of the hero and his excuse of I don't love her but I actually love her made the book fall flat。 That read little part from Beth also felt tacked on。 。。。more

Grace Hill ，

Essentially set in Catalonia， just couldn't get into it Essentially set in Catalonia， just couldn't get into it 。。。more

Katherine 黄爱芬 ，

Saber adalah anak haram dari bangsawan Inggris sedangkan ibunya adalah bangsawan dari Kerajaan Moricadia。 Sejak kecil Saber dikirim kembali ke ayahnya krn kakek dan ibunya mengalami bahaya dan oleh ayahnya dirinya diganti nama menjadi Raul Lawrence。 Raul bersabar dgn kekejaman ayahnya hingga saatnya dia kembali ke Moricadia utk memimpin revolusi。Sayangnya Victoria Cardiff， governess sekaligus sahabat karib adik tirinya ini mengetahui asal-usul dirinya。 Maka Raul menculik gadis ini dan memaksa Vi Saber adalah anak haram dari bangsawan Inggris sedangkan ibunya adalah bangsawan dari Kerajaan Moricadia。 Sejak kecil Saber dikirim kembali ke ayahnya krn kakek dan ibunya mengalami bahaya dan oleh ayahnya dirinya diganti nama menjadi Raul Lawrence。 Raul bersabar dgn kekejaman ayahnya hingga saatnya dia kembali ke Moricadia utk memimpin revolusi。Sayangnya Victoria Cardiff， governess sekaligus sahabat karib adik tirinya ini mengetahui asal-usul dirinya。 Maka Raul menculik gadis ini dan memaksa Victoria utk mau berperan sbg wanita simpanannya。 Victoria yg awalnya teguh pun akhirnya meleleh oleh kesensualitasan Raul yg tanpa ampun bertubi-tubi melahap dirinya。 Mampukah Victoria setia di sisi Raul？ Dan mampukah Raul mencintai Victoria？Saya sudah berharap jauh bhw novel ini akan menarik， melibatkan romansa dlm revolusi。 Plus ditambah Stockholm Syndrome。 Sayangnya saya hrs menerima bhw novel ini standar saja walau nilai plusnya adalah saat Raul merayu Victoria secara intensif， sangat sensual dgn slow burn-nya。Tapi dari segi plot cerita saya kurang sreg banget krn semuanya digampangkan dari awal。 Tahu-tahu Raul sudah come back dan siap memimpin revolusi di Moricardia。 Raul dan Danel yg saya pikir akan baku hantam alih-alih beradu pedang mereka malah melontarkan lelucon seksis。 Begitu pula klimaks cerita yg menurut saya terlalu digampangkan dgn mudahnya Raul meraih tampuk kekuasaannya。 Endingnya juga saya tidak terlalu suka krn sepertinya Raul tidak jatuh bangun utk mendapatkan Victoria。Karakter Victoria maupun Raul sebenarnya masih ok-lah。 Cuma sptnya mereka terlalu digadang-gadang sbg pasangan yg sempurna dan serba bisa （padahal sih menurut saya gak terlalu istimewa juga， pengecualian Victoria yg menguasai seni menembak walaupun asal-usul pembelajarannya juga agak ajaib）。Intinya novel ini lumayan saja。 Not bad but not good too。 。。。more

Annette Meier ，

What a grand finale 。 。 。 fun adventures， steamy romance all set in a fairy tale land。

Adina ，

3。75

Nell ，

The ninth （10th if you count the prequel， I don’t） book in the Governess Brides series， and one that I liked better than the previous offering。 It was quite interesting reading this knowing that around the time of this and In Bed with the Duke， Christina Dodd had taken a break from writing historicals for a while and been focusing on contemporaries。 You could see a noticeable style shift to a more plot-heavy style of romance， but I did feel that she balanced it better in this book than in the pr The ninth （10th if you count the prequel， I don’t） book in the Governess Brides series， and one that I liked better than the previous offering。 It was quite interesting reading this knowing that around the time of this and In Bed with the Duke， Christina Dodd had taken a break from writing historicals for a while and been focusing on contemporaries。 You could see a noticeable style shift to a more plot-heavy style of romance， but I did feel that she balanced it better in this book than in the previous。 I do think， from a writing quality point of view， that her style felt more confident and had improved for her time away from historicals。This wasn’t by any stretch my favourite of the series， but it was an enjoyable read， with two strong characters that came together well。 。。。more

Anca Mirela ，

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Chitra *CJ* ，

He was， in the end， a hunter who had spotted his mate， tracked her， trapped her， and knew that soon she would consent to be his in every way。 Because she couldn’t resist this。 Resist him。"Taken by the Prince" is the story of Victoria and Raul/Saber。What a great read！Passionate love story of a strong， smart and independent heroine and a scarred， sexy and sensitive hero。 There are kidnappings， torture， shootings， wild sex， affection， love， war and final victory in this one。What I really liked He was， in the end， a hunter who had spotted his mate， tracked her， trapped her， and knew that soon she would consent to be his in every way。 Because she couldn’t resist this。 Resist him。"Taken by the Prince" is the story of Victoria and Raul/Saber。What a great read！Passionate love story of a strong， smart and independent heroine and a scarred， sexy and sensitive hero。 There are kidnappings， torture， shootings， wild sex， affection， love， war and final victory in this one。What I really liked was how smitten the hero was with the heroine， his attitude towards his clan， how intelligent and determined she was。 Their lovemaking was HOT， and that forest coupling。。 hubba hubba。Yes， there is graphic violence in this one due to evil OM， but all's well that ends well。 “Do you know why women rub their eyes in the morning？”“No。 Why？”“Because they don’t have balls to scratch。”WTF LMAO！Really enjoyed this one！Safe for me/ SWE for some （view spoiler）[ h and H first meet when she's 16 and he's young too。 They meet again 3 years later。 Safety of 3 years unknown （hide spoiler）]4。5/5 。。。more

Sue Gosland ，

This one was great fun。 Here you have a very proper Englishwoman who meets her best friend's brother， who is a Prince that was hidden from the rulers of his little country。 3 years later， she sees him again in his native country where she goes as a governess to 2 English girls。 He kidnaps her，as she has mentioned his claim in public。 With a great deal of seduction， he makes her fall in love with him，while she proves her worth to him。 It was a fun read。 This one was great fun。 Here you have a very proper Englishwoman who meets her best friend's brother， who is a Prince that was hidden from the rulers of his little country。 3 years later， she sees him again in his native country where she goes as a governess to 2 English girls。 He kidnaps her，as she has mentioned his claim in public。 With a great deal of seduction， he makes her fall in love with him，while she proves her worth to him。 It was a fun read。 。。。more

Ioana ，

3。5 stars

Susan Ross ，

I loved this book。 Our hero and heroine were both wonderful， courageous people。 The secondary characters were nicely developed。 This book had romance， sex， adventure and intrigue。 A great read！

LuvBooksAllKinds ，

Really enjoyed it to the endOnly wish it had an epilogue to wrap it all up， seemed to end with a missing chapter。 Although i did enjoy it！

Jo ，

I like the feisty Victoria and the ensemble of people in Moricadia。 But I wondered what happened to Prince Sandre after Raul took over the throne and further more， what happened that made him mortified and couldn't show his face outside the palace。 Those are really unclear。 Was Prince Sandre a real character so that Ms Dodd won't elaborate about him so that it won't muck up history？ A good and light read but certainly not perfect I like the feisty Victoria and the ensemble of people in Moricadia。 But I wondered what happened to Prince Sandre after Raul took over the throne and further more， what happened that made him mortified and couldn't show his face outside the palace。 Those are really unclear。 Was Prince Sandre a real character so that Ms Dodd won't elaborate about him so that it won't muck up history？ A good and light read but certainly not perfect 。。。more

Shannon ，

I've had this book sitting in my stash for the longest time and had read the synopsis quite a few times wondering if it would be worth the read。 It was an interesting story with a nice timeline and strong characters。 I wish we had learned more about what happened to our couple at the end。 I've had this book sitting in my stash for the longest time and had read the synopsis quite a few times wondering if it would be worth the read。 It was an interesting story with a nice timeline and strong characters。 I wish we had learned more about what happened to our couple at the end。 。。。more

Lawanda ，

3。5 stars - entertaining book but trite conflict and ending

penelopewanders ，

At moments this reminded me of Loretta Chase， and the fact that Moricadia is situated in or near the Pyrenees threw me a bit， but on the whole， I enjoyed this a lot。 I generally appreciate Dodd's prose， and this was no exception。 The main characters were endearing， and the steamy parts were steamy！ At moments this reminded me of Loretta Chase， and the fact that Moricadia is situated in or near the Pyrenees threw me a bit， but on the whole， I enjoyed this a lot。 I generally appreciate Dodd's prose， and this was no exception。 The main characters were endearing， and the steamy parts were steamy！ 。。。more

Christine Kirchoff ，

No one does romance better than Christina Dodd！ Such a great story and beautiful romance。

Amy Wilson ，

My favoriteI had to read this book after finishing book 9 in the Series。 This is my favorite of all her books。 A kid napping， romance， intrigue， family issues， steamy scenes， this book has it all。

Cintya Larasinta ，

Alkisah， Raul Lawrence dikenal sebagai Pangeran Saber dari Moracidia。 sebelum dia dikirim untuk tinggal bersama ayah lnggrisnya yang kejam。 Tumbuh di Inggris， Raul harus mengendalikan emosinya dan bersabar。 Dia perlu mempelajari semua yang dia bisa tentang diplomasi dan peperangan， seiring dewasa dia kembali ke Moracidia untuk mengambil kembali tahta yang dicuri dari keluarganya dua ratus tahun sebelumnya。 Selama berada di Inggris， Raul bertemu Victoria di pesta ulang tahun untuk salah satu adik Alkisah， Raul Lawrence dikenal sebagai Pangeran Saber dari Moracidia。 sebelum dia dikirim untuk tinggal bersama ayah lnggrisnya yang kejam。 Tumbuh di Inggris， Raul harus mengendalikan emosinya dan bersabar。 Dia perlu mempelajari semua yang dia bisa tentang diplomasi dan peperangan， seiring dewasa dia kembali ke Moracidia untuk mengambil kembali tahta yang dicuri dari keluarganya dua ratus tahun sebelumnya。 Selama berada di Inggris， Raul bertemu Victoria di pesta ulang tahun untuk salah satu adik perempuannya - Victoria adalah teman adik perempuannya。 Di pesta ulang tahun， Raul dan Victoria berbagi momen penuh gairah dalam kegelapan。 Namun， keduanya memiliki rencana besar dan rencana itu tidak termasuk hubungan romantis apapun dan mereka tidak berpisah berdasarkan ketentuan yang terbaik。 Jadi， ketika Victoria melihat sekilas Raul di Moracidia， dia tidak bisa mempercayai matanya。 Dan dia menghilang begitu cepat sehingga dia tidak yakin dia benar-benar melihatnya。Malam itu ada acara pesta di hotel， ada bbrp pemberontak Moracidia menyapu masuk （atas suruhan Raul）。 Dalam kebingungan， Victoria dipisahkan dari anggota dewan lainnya dan seketika itu matanya ditutup karung， diculik oleh seorang pria bertopeng， dibawa dengan menunggang kuda dan disimpan di ruangan yang semua barangnya sudah ada di sana。 Pada saat dia menerima situasi barunya dan berbalik， pintu tertutup dan memutar kunci。 Tidak sampai keesokan paginya dia menyadari siapa yang telah menculiknya - Raul Lawrence！ Raul memberitahu kepada Victoria bahwa dia memiliki rencana untuk membuatnya tetap sibuk dan mengawasi di siang hari dan dia akan dikurung dengannya di malam hari （kamar yang dikunci adalah miliknya）。 Victoria berjanji dia tidak akan memberitahu siapapun tentang Raul atau rencananya， jika Raul membiarkannya pergi。 Setelah mengatakan kepadanya bahwa Raul tidak percaya padanya， Raul menjelaskan tentang para pemimpin kejam di Moracidia， menjelaskan secara terperinci tentang apa yang akan mereka lakukan padanya jika dia ditangkap dan mengatakan satu-satunya pilihannya adalah tetap berada di istananya。 Namun， semua orang di kastil bekerja， jadi Raul menawarkannya posisi wanita simpanan dan tentu saja Victoria menolak dengan marah。 Akhirnya mereka memutuskan dia akan mengajar orang-orang di kastil - anak-anak akan belajar bahasa Inggris dan orang dewasa akan belajar etiket， karena mereka akan menjadi dayang2nya ketika Raul menjadi raja。 Aku sendiri menyeringai dan menunggu menunggu sesuatu terjadi。 Victoria ada di kastil milik Raul， Victoria mengajar anak-anak dan mencoba meyakinkan orang dewasa bahwa mereka juga memerlukan instruksi。 Dia menangkis uang muka dari Raul - Raul bilang Victoria tidak akan menentangnya， bahwa Vic harus memohon 。。。 Raul tidak mengatakan dia tidak akan melakukan yang terbaik untuk membuatnya memohon， meskipun… Raul itu sangat nakal dan merayu ulung。 Tapi Raul mmg berniat untuk merayunya， untuk membuatnya memberikan Vic menjadi miliknya， bukan dengan cara untuk memulai hubungan asmara。 Raul memiliki terlalu banyak hal untuk dilakukan - sebuah revolusi untuk memimpin。 Namun， waktu yang mereka habiskan bersama terkunci di kamarnya membuat mereka semakin dekat dan bergairah satu sama lain。Aku begitu suka Raul Lawrence。 Dia pria terpanas， nakal dan perayu ulung。 Bahkan Victoria begitu sibuk dengan aturan dan apa yang bisa dan tidak tepat， butuh banyak untuk melewati temboknya。 Dia berjuang sendiri dengan hasratnya。 。。。more

Marianne ，

Been a while since I read about the doings in Moricadia。 Revolution！ Throw the bad guys out。Prince Saber not only wins the throne but his lady's heart。 Doesn't get much better than that。 Been a while since I read about the doings in Moricadia。 Revolution！ Throw the bad guys out。Prince Saber not only wins the throne but his lady's heart。 Doesn't get much better than that。 。。。more

S Miller ，

Used - Like New

Steph ，

I didn't really start enjoying this book until halfway through。 the second half was enough to bring this up to 4 stars。 I didn't really start enjoying this book until halfway through。 the second half was enough to bring this up to 4 stars。 。。。more

Yunita Taman ，

Ceritanya seru dari awal sampai akhir。 Tokoh-tokohnya digambarkan kuat， penuh pesona， dan cerdas。 Intrik dan aksinya juga seru。 Penasaran sama Pangeran Sandre kok gak diceritain dia ketangkep， mati atau dipenjara atau melarikan diri， gak jelas。 Apa nanti dia bakal ada bukunya sendiri？ hmmm。 Kayaknya boleh juga。

Madalina Puscasu ，

Awesome！

Riz ，

3。75 StarsIni adalah buku dari Ms。 Dodd dengan rating paling tinggi yang pernah gua kasih。 Sebenarnya nggak nyangka bakal sesuka ini。 Rata-rata gua kasih 2 bintang buat buku-bukunya Ms。 Dodd karena gaya nulisnya kurang cocok sama selera gua， bahkan ada beberapa bukunya yang nggak gua baca karena ngerasa "ah paling nggak demen lagi"。 Sampai tadi pas di gramed gua iseng-iseng intip isi buku ini （berhubung udah lepas segel ahaha）， setelah gua intip isinya， eh suka dan gua baca （sambil berdiri） samp 3。75 StarsIni adalah buku dari Ms。 Dodd dengan rating paling tinggi yang pernah gua kasih。 Sebenarnya nggak nyangka bakal sesuka ini。 Rata-rata gua kasih 2 bintang buat buku-bukunya Ms。 Dodd karena gaya nulisnya kurang cocok sama selera gua， bahkan ada beberapa bukunya yang nggak gua baca karena ngerasa "ah paling nggak demen lagi"。 Sampai tadi pas di gramed gua iseng-iseng intip isi buku ini （berhubung udah lepas segel ahaha）， setelah gua intip isinya， eh suka dan gua baca （sambil berdiri） sampai selesai。 *curcol mulu dah*Gua suka interaksi antar tokoh utama， chemistry-nya dapat， plus gua suka gaya nulis dan plot di buku ini！ Intinya worth a read laah。 。。。more

Theresa ，

Yes I actually did read this book！ Haha。 I was desperate for something to read and this， believe it or not， was the best book on the shelf at an open 24 hours Walgreens。 Thankfully this was many many years ago。

Yessenia Andaverde ，

Good story， but the heroine acts stupidly。 I mean， since the very beginning the author is telling us how composed， intelligent and driven by logic she is， but she is a bitch the first time she meets Raul。 And the second。 And the third。 And although she is in a country in the edge of revolution， she talks freely about the true heir of the throne， in front of the maids and everyone who bothers to listen to her。 She wanders in the forest alone， even when she is told is dangerous， and is surprised w Good story， but the heroine acts stupidly。 I mean， since the very beginning the author is telling us how composed， intelligent and driven by logic she is， but she is a bitch the first time she meets Raul。 And the second。 And the third。 And although she is in a country in the edge of revolution， she talks freely about the true heir of the throne， in front of the maids and everyone who bothers to listen to her。 She wanders in the forest alone， even when she is told is dangerous， and is surprised when she finds problems。She is annoyed of being carried like a sack of potatoes。 Well， stop acting as smart as one！ 。。。more

Evie ，

A fairy tale like only Christina Dodd can tell。 Raul， otherwise known as Saber， is a Prince。 No。。。 not that kind of Prince。 He is an impoverished Prince。 Oh but poverty only lasts until his biological father， who happens to be a Viscount， decides to relocate his illegitimate to England， where he lives。 Saber despises his father just as much as the man despises him。 Yet， Raul's got no other option than to make the best of his time in England-- after all， he recognizes he can learn things he can p A fairy tale like only Christina Dodd can tell。 Raul， otherwise known as Saber， is a Prince。 No。。。 not that kind of Prince。 He is an impoverished Prince。 Oh but poverty only lasts until his biological father， who happens to be a Viscount， decides to relocate his illegitimate to England， where he lives。 Saber despises his father just as much as the man despises him。 Yet， Raul's got no other option than to make the best of his time in England-- after all， he recognizes he can learn things he can put to use when he's ready to reclaim his throne。 Then， there is Victoria Cardiff。 Oh how the mighty have fallen！ Well， not really。 She's best friends with Saber's sisters。 Victoria is that impoverished acquaintance to their family。 She's got no dowry， and is convinced marriage is not for her， not that she has any aspirations about any respectable man looking her way， but still。 She's made up her mind to become a governess， save some money， so she can later retire to the country where she can live quietly。 Victoria has it all planned out， and the one night she decides to let a little loose， have some fun， Saber steals a kiss。 She never sees him again。 She leaves all in the past， she moves on。 The one thing she doesn't count on is that Saber never forgot her or the stolen kiss for that matter， and when their paths cross again。。。 well all comes back in a flash， and she's taken by the Prince she never before believed he was。 Uh-huh！This was a fun story， overall。 It is very fairy tale like in my opinion。 Yes， Victoria is pretty much Cinderella to her Prince。 Blurb:Only Victoria knows that Saber Lawrence is a renegade prince plotting to seize control of his country。 But when Saber kidnaps Victoria to ensure her silence and vanquish her reserve， he finds that the proper English governess is not so easily seduced， unless Saber's willing to surrender something of his own-his heart。 。。。more

Johanna ，

I actually really enjoyed this book。 it was ridiculous in a lot of ways but it was a fun read。 like brain candy。

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