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The Ice Prince
Prince Draco Valenti bears his title reluctantly, and wears his icy exterior like a suit of armour that no opponent can penetrate...
Except Anna Orsini. She isn’t any ordinary adversary, she’s a high flying straight talking lawyer in a no nonsense suit and killer stilettos – conflicting signals that perplex, frustrate and attract Draco all at the same time....
Whilst they’re at odds in business in the bedroom Draco’s desire for Anna has the power to melt his defences – the temptation to play with fire is overwhelming...
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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This is the fifth book in the Orsini family mini- series and once again Sandra Marton shows us why she is the unrivalled queen of M&B mini-series/ family saga. From the Landon legacy , to the Barons, the O'Connell's, the Knights and now the Orsini's , to mention a few, her successful miniseries have delighted many of us for years. Now comes this wonderful and compelling addition to the Orsini family series, the story of Anna Orsini and Prince Draco Valenti. This was a dramatic and gripping read, very engaging and kept me on the edge until the end. It was formulaic but not predictable in that it followed the opening pattern of the previous books with Cesare Orsini summoning his daughter for a chat and asking her a favour. If you recall the four Orsini brothers didn't think much of their father and neither did his two daughters. However he had sent all four on an errand after much plea and appeal to their sentimental side, that side that still cared for their mother or the Orsini name. For each the task/errand ended with meeting the woman of their dreams and the rest as they say is history.
Like her brothers before her, Anna also distanced herself from her father and put herself through university rather than accept help form her Dad. Now a successful lawyer, in particular a successful litigator with a candid passion for the law and for taking on pro-bono cases. Despite her initial refusal to help her father, when Cesare spun her a sub-story that touched on her weak point (defending the helpless and seeing that justice was done) Anne balked. She will go to Italy and reclaim her mother's ancestral land.
Prince Draco Valenti had a gruesome childhood, and has worked hard to put his past behind him and rebuilt the Valenti name and financial empire; after the destruction wrought by his father and grandfather before him. He abhors publicity and scandal, he trusts no one, depends on no one and in fact the entire Valenti investments is owned privately by him and him alone. For some time now he has been in receipt of a series of irritating letters from Cesare Orsini, claiming ownership of the piece of Land in Taormina, Sicily that clearly belonged to his ancestors. However it would seem that his `go away' messages to Orsini had fallen on deaf ears. Cesare Orsini was now threatening him with a court case if his meeting with his representative failed to settle the matter. Draco Valenti would not allow a mobster to intimidate or threaten him. There can only be one course of action, he will meet the Orsini rep and settle this once and for all.
The meeting of Anna Orsini and Draco Valenti was flagrantly volatile even before they were introduced. Sparks flew, more than that, the earth shook, from hostility to intense attraction. The opening of this book with their meeting at the airport was impressive, but what was most enthralling was that the high drama, tension and suspense did not wane till the end of the book. It is one of those books you wish will continue or should have been longer. Both lead characters were very well matched; Anne is a modern woman with a stubbornness that will rival a mule, independent and takes no prisoners while Draco on the hand is the original Ice Prince, not easily rattled by anything, neither does he lose control of his emotions or his manners until Anna Orsini happened to him. In my opinion this will go down as one of the best Orsini family series.
Like her brothers before her, Anna also distanced herself from her father and put herself through university rather than accept help form her Dad. Now a successful lawyer, in particular a successful litigator with a candid passion for the law and for taking on pro-bono cases. Despite her initial refusal to help her father, when Cesare spun her a sub-story that touched on her weak point (defending the helpless and seeing that justice was done) Anne balked. She will go to Italy and reclaim her mother's ancestral land.
Prince Draco Valenti had a gruesome childhood, and has worked hard to put his past behind him and rebuilt the Valenti name and financial empire; after the destruction wrought by his father and grandfather before him. He abhors publicity and scandal, he trusts no one, depends on no one and in fact the entire Valenti investments is owned privately by him and him alone. For some time now he has been in receipt of a series of irritating letters from Cesare Orsini, claiming ownership of the piece of Land in Taormina, Sicily that clearly belonged to his ancestors. However it would seem that his `go away' messages to Orsini had fallen on deaf ears. Cesare Orsini was now threatening him with a court case if his meeting with his representative failed to settle the matter. Draco Valenti would not allow a mobster to intimidate or threaten him. There can only be one course of action, he will meet the Orsini rep and settle this once and for all.
The meeting of Anna Orsini and Draco Valenti was flagrantly volatile even before they were introduced. Sparks flew, more than that, the earth shook, from hostility to intense attraction. The opening of this book with their meeting at the airport was impressive, but what was most enthralling was that the high drama, tension and suspense did not wane till the end of the book. It is one of those books you wish will continue or should have been longer. Both lead characters were very well matched; Anne is a modern woman with a stubbornness that will rival a mule, independent and takes no prisoners while Draco on the hand is the original Ice Prince, not easily rattled by anything, neither does he lose control of his emotions or his manners until Anna Orsini happened to him. In my opinion this will go down as one of the best Orsini family series.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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To say I was ecstatic to finally hear that author Sandra Marton was going to continue her Orsini Brother's series with her Orsini Brides, well I did the "happy dance". The "Queen of Romance" didn't disappoint me with The Ice Prince because like her strong and proud brother's, Anna Orsini was just as proud and "fierce". She was firm at what she wanted and no one, especially the sexy Italian would tell her different. This arrogant man had taken up two first class seats and she needed one for her computer. His was defiant but what Anna didn't know was this very same alarming man was Draco Valenti, the very same man her mob boss father had sent her to meet with to get back some Sicilian owned property.
Just like her brother's, her father asked Anna to fly to Italy as he wanted her to get back the property he felt belonged to her mother. Let the games begin, because this surely was going to be one tug of war match between these two spirited people. That's putting it mildly, their emotions were like a force of nature, with neither of them wanting to negotiate nor give. However, even in business attire, Draco was definitely attracted to Anna and as far as Anna was concerned, she fought her attraction every step of the way. Their sparing was fun to read, especially a scene on the aircraft where after a nap, they touched, kissed and more and their chemistry sizzled off of the pages. This was going to be one hot romance I could tell from the first chapters and I couldn't imagine how it would all play out because they were two determined and stubborn individuals.
How would one describe Anna? A professional of course, "tough", "prickly" and "difficult" but they were all for a reason. She was adored by her family but her relationship with her father was strained. She, like her sister and brother's hated that he was a mob boss in "Little Italy" in New York.
As their pasts were revealed, especially Draco's I applauded him as a man and how from having nothing he restored the family properties and name. His past was more sordid than Anna's, even though her father was a Don and a Sicilian mobster. In their own ways, they were better people from what they had endured. However, Anna at least had her family where Draco had no one. Anna also did not believe in "forever". Sex was sex and being with Draco was great but definitely not forever. Until he took her to see her Mother's supposed property, learned it's history and Draco said when they returned home, he wanted to "make love". There it was.......... the word. I wondered, how would their relationship develop from this moment on or even, could it because they both had trust issues.
The ending chapters full of emotional and confused feelings. Anna didn't want to fall in love and I certainly believed Draco was just as confused as Anna. Let's just say, in the end, I cried my eyes out and in only the way Sandra Marton can weave a romance, this one was just as incredible as her others. I hope you'll read all of the Orsini books. I for one am getting quite sad as there is only one more Orsini Bride and that Isabella's story, The Real Rio D'Aquila
(Reviewer purchased this book)
Just like her brother's, her father asked Anna to fly to Italy as he wanted her to get back the property he felt belonged to her mother. Let the games begin, because this surely was going to be one tug of war match between these two spirited people. That's putting it mildly, their emotions were like a force of nature, with neither of them wanting to negotiate nor give. However, even in business attire, Draco was definitely attracted to Anna and as far as Anna was concerned, she fought her attraction every step of the way. Their sparing was fun to read, especially a scene on the aircraft where after a nap, they touched, kissed and more and their chemistry sizzled off of the pages. This was going to be one hot romance I could tell from the first chapters and I couldn't imagine how it would all play out because they were two determined and stubborn individuals.
How would one describe Anna? A professional of course, "tough", "prickly" and "difficult" but they were all for a reason. She was adored by her family but her relationship with her father was strained. She, like her sister and brother's hated that he was a mob boss in "Little Italy" in New York.
As their pasts were revealed, especially Draco's I applauded him as a man and how from having nothing he restored the family properties and name. His past was more sordid than Anna's, even though her father was a Don and a Sicilian mobster. In their own ways, they were better people from what they had endured. However, Anna at least had her family where Draco had no one. Anna also did not believe in "forever". Sex was sex and being with Draco was great but definitely not forever. Until he took her to see her Mother's supposed property, learned it's history and Draco said when they returned home, he wanted to "make love". There it was.......... the word. I wondered, how would their relationship develop from this moment on or even, could it because they both had trust issues.
The ending chapters full of emotional and confused feelings. Anna didn't want to fall in love and I certainly believed Draco was just as confused as Anna. Let's just say, in the end, I cried my eyes out and in only the way Sandra Marton can weave a romance, this one was just as incredible as her others. I hope you'll read all of the Orsini books. I for one am getting quite sad as there is only one more Orsini Bride and that Isabella's story, The Real Rio D'Aquila
(Reviewer purchased this book)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Not so great
16 Feb 2012
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
I liked the characters and the book started off well but it quickly slid into way too much internal dialogue, which was boring. I found myself skipping through page after page because of it. The story was thin and the hero and heroine spent one week together total. I didn't believe in the happily ever after at the end. They hardly knew eachother.
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
A Romance Junkie
8 Nov 2011
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I thought this story was awesome...as good as any Sandra Marton. Prince Draco Valenti was beautiful, Rich, and he was going to get what belonged to him no matter what some Orsini lawyer had to say. He was not counting on the lawyer being the Orsini daughter who was drop dead gorgeous herself. One encounter and the sparks were flying. They couldn't keep their hands off each other. She was falling inlove with Draco but she didn't want to be like her mother, following whatever her husband had to say. Draco didn't care for the word love either and swore he'd never fall for that....Oh how the mighty fall!! This story had conflict and it moved nicely, I loved the ending and recommend this book highly.
great book
14 Jan 2012
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I really enjoyed this book, read it in one sitting without bothering to put it down. Was it perfect? No, but it was good enough for me.
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