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Princess Masquerade [Mass Market Paperback]

Lois Greiman (Author)

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  • Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers; First THUS edition (25 Jun 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0060571454
  • ISBN-13: 978-0060571450
  • Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.8 x 2.6 cm
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,054,737 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Nicol Argyle, Viscount of Newburn, is given the task of transforming beautiful Megan O'Shay, a notorious thief, into a lady in order to prepare her to masquerade as his liege, Princess Tatiana, while she is on a top-secret mission, but he soon discovers that he cannot resist his mischievous charge.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Endearing Characters and Great Fun 9 Mar 2005
By M. Rondeau - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Megan O'Shay was known as many things - a beauty, a spunky barmaid, but mostly as the quick fingered and slippery notorious thief known as "Magical Megs." It would be a deed she surely would regret the day she tangled with a certain gentleman who took exception to the way she walloped him with a wine bottle and separated him from a family heirloom pocket watch.

Though Nicole, Viscount Newburn might tell himself it was his pocket watch that he wanted, it was truly the thief Magical Megs; the woman who had an uncanny resemblance to his liege, Princess Tatianna of Sedonia. It took six months to track her down, and Megs, who trusted no man - let alone a noble, was not about to make his job easy. He had to convince her to help then educate her in royal etiquette, dining, etc. so that she could replace Tatiana while the Princess slipped away on a secret mission. As a close advisor to the Princess, Cole was not known for his warmth, but as Megs transformed before his eyes into the refined and beautiful lady, Cole was not immune to the bewitching beauty, who had stolen his heart.

*** In the second installment of the Princess Trilogy, we finally get to meet the true master thief `Magical Megs' who will easily steal your heart away. Tough and resilient, she led Cole on a merry chase right up until she caught him! Cole was also a likeable hero strong and caring no matter how hard he tried to remain stoic and unfeeling. The more he glimpsed the innate goodness radiating from the kind heart beneath the brittleness Megan tried hard to maintain, the more he came to unbend and love that essential goodness. Greiman utilizes glowingly fresh and saucy dialog between her protagonists which will delight the reader adding humor to the struggles as both try to deny their attraction. The solid supporting cast is expertly crafted and adds additional layering to this superb stand-alone story in the second book of Greiman's Princess trilogy. [...]
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Awonderful historical romance 30 Mar 2004
By Harriet Klausner - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Mass Market Paperback
In 1817 on the Isle of Teleere, Viscount Nicholas Argyle notices a young woman whom looks exactly like Princess Tatiana "Anna" Rochenau ruler of his home country Sedonia. Before he can talk to her, she hits him with a bottle, steals his watch, and disappears.

Six months later, Nicol searches for the woman who stole his watch when he finds "Sparrow" working at a bar. He asks her for his watch, but she denies ever meeting him. Nicol offers her money, three meals, and an education if she is willing to impersonate the princess while the royal negotiates an alliance. If not, he will see her at the gallows as befitting a thief. She reluctantly accepts his terms. He teaches her how to behave like a royal, but Meg drives him crazy.

The switch is made. Her performance as the princess over the next few days is perfect and Nicol soon admires and loves Meg, but she believes he remains infatuated with Anna. Meg takes charge of the council discussions on how to pay the debt and realizes she loves her mentor. However, she knows that when the real Princess returns her love will abandon her.

Loosely similar to The Prince and the Pauper, THE PRINCESS MASQUERADE is a wonderful historical romance due to a strong spirited lead female character, a bewildered hero, and a solid support cast. Though the fall of the villain is too abrupt and Meg's adjustment from barmaid thief to princess feels too easy, the terrific story line hooks the audience who root for the heroine. Lois Greiman furbishes a fabulous novel that will elate her sub-genre fans.

Harriet Klausner

1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth the time. 1 July 2012
By Angela Delgado - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Mass Market Paperback
(Cross-posted to Goodreads)

I had the hardest time finishing this book. It just dragged on and on, and never hit any real climax.

I picked it up because the premise sounded interesting - a barmaid/thief, the exact double of a princess, is asked to take the princess's place at court while she goes on a secret journey to romance her prospective husband. I love books involving court intrigue and was really looking forward to the story.

Unfortunately, it took twelve chapters - one hundred forty-one pages - before anything starts to happen. The first third or so of the book is incredibly bogged down. Nicol (the viscount who is helping the princess) accosts Megan, who hits him over the head and steals his watch. Months later, he finds her again and kidnaps her to train her as a princess-substitute. Nothing but lessons, arguing, secret attraction to each other (of course) happens, and I kept putting the book down not knowing if I would ever pick it up again. It was just plain boring.

Once the two of them got back to the castle and started interacting with other people, things got more interesting. Unfortunately, there was no real tension at any point - Megan is never found out, threatened, blackmailed, or even really suspected of not being the princess. There were so many missed opportunities to really ratchet up the suspense! Overall it was just very disappointing.
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