The Prince's Bride: A Novel

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USA Today bestselling author Charis Michaels continues her delicious Hidden Royals series with a rugged prince living in exile and his long-lost bride-to-be, who comes to find him.

Lady Marianne Ryan Daventry was betrothed to an obscure French prince when she was just a baby. Years later, the young prince entered exile and was never heard from again. Lady Ryan considers the betrothal off; she can hardly marry a dead man. Now another French royal has inherited the princedom and he claims the old betrothal still standswith himself as the bridegroom. Rather than fight the cruel new prince, Lady Ryan sets out to reveal him as an imposter. She needs only to locate the original lost prince and prove hes still alive.

Prince Gabriel dOrleans is still living, but hes very difficult to find. He goes by the name of Gabriel Reign and lives in the forest, working as a horse trainer for wealthy clients. Hes hardly a pauper, but hes also not a prince. His life in the woods conceals his true identity and keeps him safebut also alone.

Using an old childhood letter as her only guide, Lady Ryan sets out for Savernake Forest to find the missing prince. When danger thrusts them together unexpectedly, Lady Ryan is shocked at his rustic life and his commitment to his new identity. More shocking is her fierce attraction to the rugged horseman. Meanwhile, Gabriel never planned to be discovered and he certainly never planned on falling in love. But passion has a way of upending the most careful of plans, and even the strictest boundaries are no match for a love story that is meant to be.

Reviews

"I'm her biggest fan." -- Julia Quinn

"Charis Michaels knows what readers want and delivers." -- Lorraine Heath, New York Times bestselling author

"[A] slow-burn historical with enough adventure and intrigue to keep readers turning pages until the happy ending. Fans will anxiously await the next sibling's story. Hand to fans of Mary Balogh and Eloisa James." -- Library Journal on Say Yes to the Princess

"With the enticing hook of exiled royalty, this start to a new series is fresh and fun... [T]he leads' banter and pining are delectable... Readers are sure to anticipate the next books in the series to find out what befell Elise's brother and sister. Frothy romance with a fascinating historical setting." -- Kirkus Reviews on Say Yes to the Princess

"Sultry...the richly textured historical backdrop, taut political dynamics, and high stakes will keep readers invested. This promises more good things from the series to come." -- Publishers Weekly on Say Yes to the Princess

"Charis Michaels writes with grace and verve." -- Julie Anne Long, USA Today bestselling author

"Smart, sexy, and sparkling!" -- Megan Frampton, author of Never Kiss a Duke, on A Duchess a Day

Author Bio

USA Today bestselling author Charis Michaels believes a romance novel is a long, entertaining answer to the question, "So, how did you two meet" and she loves making up new ways for fictional characters to almost not meet but live happily ever instead. She was raised on a peach farm in Texas and gave tours at Disney World in college but now can be found raising her family and writing love stories from her screened-in porch in the mid-Atlantic.