The Barefoot Princess: The Lost Princesses #2

By Christina Dodd

Once upon a time...in a kingdom high in the Pyrenees, three young princesses were forced to flee the chaos in their land -- vanishing without a trace and lost to their people...until the day a courageous prince can bring each princess home.

Life in exile has taught the passionate Princess Amy to hate injustice, and on the enchanting English isle of Summerwind, she finds injustice personified in the powerful and wickedly handsome Jermyn Edmondson, marquess of Northcliff. Since he has stolen the islanders' livelihood, Amy decides to steal him. She kidnaps the arrogant nobleman, chains him with his own manacles, and holds him for ransom.

It's a simple plan, destined to succeed. Surely Jermyn's uncle will pay his ransom. Alas, his uncle would be delighted if someone killed his nephew and left him to inherit the title and fortune. And holding the furious, guileful, sensual Jermyn chained in her basement provides a challenge to Amy's restraint...and her virtue.

How could such a little revenge and blackmail go so passionately wrong?

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Oct 13, 2009
• ISBN: 9780061763373

Christina Dodd

New York Times bestselling author Christina Dodd writes “edge-of-the-seat suspense” (Iris Johansen) with “brilliantly etched characters, polished writing, and unexpected flashes of sharp humor that are pure Dodd” (ALA Booklist). Her fifty-eight books have been called ""scary, sexy, and smartly written"" by Booklist and, much to her mother's delight, Dodd was once a clue in the Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle. Enter Christina’s worlds and join her mailing list at www.christinadodd.com.

Reviews for The Barefoot Princess

[ella · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

This was.... sort of awful. Lots of forcing and manipulation of Amy in a way I think we're supposed to find romantic but which is in reality actually pretty upsetting. Forcibly carrying her through a marriage ceremony and then tying her up so she can't escape afterwards? Yeah... not so cute. Also, plot points (injured leg, the stolen invention (??? this completely disappeared from the story ???) personality traits, time, past events, etc.) were introduced and omitted and changed seemingly on a whim throughout. And the sex scenes were overblown, over dramatic, repetitive, too modern, and just generally frustrating. Honestly, I wouldn't recommend this at all.

[grapeapril75-1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

What a great story! I laughed and cried many times! Such wonderful writing and really engaging characters!! I love this authors work!!

Loved the princesses adventures. This was a great tale for the youngest sister!

I am currently on a Regency kick and this one was terrific!!

[emscape · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Amy doesn't want to be a princess. She wants to explore the world, be unrefined, and have adventures. Fortunately for her, she's a princess in exile with assassins after her. She finds a temporary haven on the isle of Summerwind. The residents have been neglected by their lord, so they decide to kidnap him to teach him a lesson. Obviously, he and Amy end up falling in love. Amy is delightful: witty, defiant, spirited, and clever. Lord Northcliffe is rather highhanded, demanding, and alpha, but I've got a little more patience for that kind of thing in historical novels than contemporary ones. The plot is suspenseful and amusing; really kept me turning pages! The only complaint I have is the use of more modern euphemisms for parts of the male anatomy, specifically one that is a synonym for rooster. This really detracted from my enjoyment of the steamy parts. Other than that, it was fantastic.

[wyvernfriend · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Amy is a princess in exile, a princess with a well developed sense of outrage about injustice. She is vry offended about the way in which Jermyn Edmondson, Marquess of Northcliff has tried to squeeze every last penny out of the hands of the islanders and therefore he has to be punished. She decides to kidnap him and hold him to random. However her plans aren't straightforward and prone to problems.Entertaining, light but nothing terribly stand out.