Search - The Raven Prince (Princes, Bk 1)

This is a debut novel, and frankly, I'm stunned. It was excellent. Sexy and earthy. The romance was firmly placed in the historical setting the author chose, without being dated. Great characterization. The plot was unexceptional, but very solid and very interesting. The characters are not typical romance novel hero/heroines, and worth reading about for that alone.

On one hand, the main characters make sense, are sympathetic, and have good chemistry. The story is actually set in the Georgian era, which is nice and different -- not that there are any real flavors of the era to back it up. There's also a dose of Mr Rochester in the male lead, which I'm not normally a fan of, but is played out nicely. On the other hand, the historical detail often falls short, people talk like they're living in the 90's, the heroine sometimes talks about the most inane things, and the 'dramatic payoff' bits are sort of bungled, mostly because the main 'villain' (or whatever) was constructed like an afterthought. It's a good story, but not necessarily good writing.

I ADORED this book! Started it in the evening and stayed up into the wee hours of the morning finishing it. Wonderful characters, witty dialogue, delicious tension and erotic heat!! Loved every minute!

WOW!

What a great book to get me out of my reading slump! I found this story to be humorous, riveting, and just a great read all around. I absolutely adored Anna and Edward. They were genuine characters that truly seemed to care about each other. I thought they had excellent chemistry and the sex scenes were pretty hot. Anna had a spine, which was refreshing. I felt her reactions to the sexual encounters with Edward were realistic. Edward may have been boorish and ill-tempered, his affection for Anna was evident. I was worried how he would react when he found out what she did. It had me on the edge of my seat and I was really rooting for them to get a HEA. I cannot wait to get my hands on the second story.

One of my favorite books! I find myself comparing a lot of other books I read to this one. And of course they always come back lacking. So I would recommend this book to anyone!