![]() ![]() Readers can enjoy this book for the humor, the sweetness and the sensuality. Julie Garwood’s contribution to the Wildfire series is actually the 79th book in the series. ![]() These were large series with contributions from many different authors. Garwood pads her story with pages of intricate detail (bathing, shopping, decor, traveling, etc.) that ultimately slow the pace to a crawl. Prince Charming (1994) Wildfire Books Like many romance authors in the 1980s and 1990s, Garwood also wrote for serial romance series. ![]() The marriage is to be annulled as soon as they reach the States, but love has a way of upsetting the best-laid plans. The couple readily agree to the plan: Lucas needs the money to bring his younger brother to America, and Taylor knows Lucas's protection is the only way she can safeguard her tiny orphaned nieces from Malcolm, whose sexual appetite runs to the very young. To shield Taylor from Malcolm's wrath, Esther arranges for the girl to marry Lucas Ross, a Montana rancher itching to end his visit to England. Worst of the lot is Esther's son, Malcolm, a devious and demented gentleman who is unaware that his vigil is useless: his mother has already transferred her wealth from England to a Boston bank in the name of her favorite granddaughter, Taylor. These ``vultures'' (of 1868 vintage) are the greedy relatives of Lady Esther Stapleton awaiting the death of their wealthy kin. The opening line of Garwood's ( Saving Grace ) latest novel, ``The vultures were gathering in the vestibule,'' aptly sets the tone for the machinations to follow. ![]()
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