A wealthy and bitter exile, he most dangerous and desirable man in all of England, he burns to possess a proud, headstrong beauty who is promised to another. But winning Emma Stokehurst's exquisite hand through threats and determination does nothing to fill the empty spaces in Nikola's heart--until passion's magic carries the handsome, tormented prince back to a bygone era of splendor and romantic dreams. For there his destiny awaits him in a distant life. And in one remarkable woman's tender touch--achingly familiar but gloriously new--he must seek the elusive promise of ecstasy . . .and learn, at last, to love.
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In English exile from his Russian homeland and his family, Prince Nikolas Angelovsky is a wonderfully romantic, dark and brooding hero complete with a haunted past. One of his occupations in exile has been watching Emma Stokehurst and waiting for her to reach marriageable age. But Emma nearly slips from his grasp when she makes marriage plans of her own to a fortune-hunting scoundrel. Nikki puts the fear of God into her intended, sending him off to marry another heiress. Unaware of the intrigue surrounding her suitor's desertion, the devastated Emma agrees to a marriage of convenience with Nikki, who promises her personal freedom, access to his vast wealth and a lasting sanctuary for her menagerie of abused animals. But once they're married, Nikki steers clear of his bewildered bride, eventually turning ruthlessly cold and hard. This is where the haunted past comes in, one that gives readers a clue as to Nikki's horrid behavior. But readers have no clue that Nikki's about to be zapped back 170 years to 1707, into the character of one of his ancestors. For some 100 pages?practically a novella?Kleypas deserts the main point to plague us with this ancestor's tragic love story, which is intended to teach Nikki a lesson. Kleypas's (Only with Your Love) style is clear and uncomplicated. If one can forgive the flashback (most easily done by skipping it), then the rest of the book is a treat.
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Lisa Kleypas is the author of twenty historical romance novels that have been published in twelve languages. In 1985, she was named Miss Massachusetts and competed in the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City. After graduating from Wellesley College with a political science degree, she published her first novel at age twenty-one. Her books have appeared on bestseller lists such as the New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and WaldenBooks. Lisa is married and has two children.
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Is it hot in here or is it just me? :-> I just finished reading Prince of Dreams, and it was wonderful. I'd say it's one of my three favorite romance novels. I normally don't care for the time travel theme, but I was so intrigued by the Emma and Nikolas characters in Midnight Angel that I had to read their love story in Prince of Dreams. I read an interview with Lisa Kleypas in which she (probably jokingly) recommended to other authors not to try Russian settings, as apparently these two books were not as well received as her others. That's a shame because this was a simply outstanding book. Both Emma's and Nikolas' characters were deftly drawn, and Kleypas managed to avoid all the possible pitfalls I could see coming in the story line. Mikolas remained a masterful and exciting character while he was becoming sensitive and romantic, and Emma developed and matured in a believable way. The love scenes were very sensual. I was not expecting to like the time travel (or dream) sequence but it fit perfectly with the story. In all, I thought it was one of Kleypas' best stories. I'm only sorry that I'm getting to the end of her back list, and will have to start waiting for each new one to come out!
By antithesis90
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I did not like this book at all, and I certainly tried to! An avid Kleypas fan, I was eagerly anticipating this novel, but found it hard to wade through, follow, and got completely confused during the flashback section. While Emma and Nikki are entertaining as the central characters, their relationship and dialogue was not enough to make this a positive experience for me. This novel certainly follows a different formula from Kleypas's other books and I would only recommend it to her devoted fans.
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Firs of all I have to say that its one of the best romances ever, at least which I have read. Emma is a really great heroine, so beautiful, so charming. And Nikolas is absolutely stole my heart. Wonderful story.
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a real story with real characters
I know that people read this genre for different reasons. One reason I read it is because it is light reading. Read more
Published on July 14 2003 by Jennifer White
4.0 out of 5 stars
The transformation of love...
I was really looking forward to reading this book, and for the most part I was not at all let down. Nikolas was really a jerk at the beginning of the book. Read more
Published on July 13 2002 by Sarah W
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A very moving story
I am an avid reader of quite a few authors and very few books truly touch me but this is one of two that i can honestly say stole my heart. Read more
Published on May 1 2002 by E. Miller
3.0 out of 5 stars
Another great book by this Author
I was desparate for something to read on a trip and picked this up. I was under the impression that this was a time travel book and was not very excited about reading it. Read more
Published on April 24 2002 by P. Peterson
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Amazing Storytelling
I absolutely loved this book!!! It makes most other romance characters pale in comparison to Emma and Nikolas. Read more
Published on Oct 30 2001 by J. Wilson
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Better than your average romance novel
"Prince of Dreams" is an entire storyline derived from two lesser characters, Prince Nikolas and Emma Stokehurst from "Midnight Angel. Read more
Published on Nov 28 2000 by TexasGirl
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Not that bad
I don't really understand why this book was so poorly rated, but it wasn't really that bad. The only thing which I intensively disliked was the character Nicholas... Read more
Published on Oct 20 2000 by Nitasha
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I've read this book over and over...
Prince of Dreams was the first book by Lisa Kleypas that I read, and also the first time travel story as well. Read more
Published on Jun 21 2000 by Patricia M. Scott
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Some Prince....
I was not sure what Kleypas was reaching for when she wrote this book. I have to agree with some of the previous comments about both characters. Read more
Published on Jun 4 2000
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TAKE A PASS ON THIS ONE
I disliked both characters and hated the story line. Why did he have to travel into the past to learn about love from a relative? Too much mumble jumble cluttering up the romance. Read more
Published on Feb 18 2000
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