Title: The Princess Plan
Author: Julia London
Genre: Contemporary Romance
About The Princess Plan:
Princes have pomp and glory—not murdered secretaries and
crushes on commoners.
Nothing gets the tongues of London’s high society wagging
like a good scandal. And when the personal secretary of the visiting Prince
Sebastian of Alucia is found murdered, it’s all anyone can talk about,
including Eliza Tricklebank. Her unapologetic gossip gazette has benefited from
an anonymous tip about the crime, prompting Sebastian to take an interest in
playing detective—and an even greater interest in Eliza.
With a trade deal on the line and mounting pressure to
secure a noble bride, there’s nothing more salacious than a prince dallying
with a commoner. Sebastian finds Eliza’s contrary manner as frustrating as it
is seductive, but they’ll have to work together if they’re going to catch the culprit.
And when things heat up behind closed doors, it’s the prince who’ll have to
decide what comes first—his country or his heart.
Advanced Praise for The Princess Plan
“It completely charmed me… the chemistry is so delicious. I
simply didn’t want to put it down.” —Nicola Cornick, USA TODAY bestselling
author
“Charming, witty and warm. This is perfect historical
romance.” —Sarah Morgan, USA TODAY bestselling author
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Exclusive Excerpt:
She couldn’t even say which prince she was waiting to meet, or
how many of them there were in total. She’d heard there were at least two of
them presently in England, but for all she knew, there could be scores of them
roaming about.
It seemed amusing now to think that this evening, and this
moment, and the idea that Eliza might make the acquaintance of an actual
prince, had all begun only days ago when Caroline had called at Bedford Square
where Eliza lived with her father.
Caroline had news about the ball, gleaned from the revered Mrs.
Cubison, the modiste from whom she’d commissioned masks for the three of them.
“Mrs. Cubison offered that she’d been retained a month ago to provide masks
for the Alucians, and that she and her ladies had worked for days to
fulfill their wishes.” She’d spoken quickly, with much excitement, even as she
lazed on Eliza’s bed.
Hollis had gasped and reached for paper. “Not another word
until I have my pencil—”
“You won’t believe what I tell you,” Caroline had said.
“I will.”
“The truth will be known soon enough, I suppose—”
“Caro, by all that is holy, if you don’t tell us, I will squeeze
it from you with my bare hands,” Hollis had warned.
Caroline had laughed gaily. She enjoyed provoking Hollis, which Eliza
had pointed out to her sister more than once. Hollis stubbornly refused to
accept it.
“All right, here it is. Every single mask is black and identical.”
Hollis and Eliza had stared at their best friend, who very
calmly pillowed her hands behind her head and crossed her feet at the ankles.
“Why?” Eliza had asked, only slightly curious about this mask
detail.
“So you can’t tell the crown prince from the others!” Caroline
had cried triumphantly.
Looking around her now, Eliza thought that was very forward
thinking by the Alucians because it had worked—she could hardly tell one
Alucian from the other. There were scores of tall men dressed in black and
identical plain black masks—just like the one she’d encountered in that narrow
passageway a quarter of an hour ago.
What a strange encounter that had been. Gentlemen were
such odd creatures to her, now that she was at a remove from them by a
spinster’s arm length. They could be so presumptuous. She realized now she
wouldn’t be able to pick out that man in this crowd of identically dressed men
even if she wanted to encounter him again. Which she did not.
About Julia London:
Julia London is the New York Times and USA Today
best-selling author of more than thirty romantic fiction novels. She is the
author of the popular Cabot Sisters
historical series, including The Trouble with Honor, The Devil Takes a Bride,
and The Scoundrel and the Debutante. She is also the author of several contemporary
romances, including Homecoming Ranch, Return to Homecoming Ranch and The
Perfect Homecoming.
Julia is the recipient of the RT Bookclub Award for Best
Historical Romance and a six-time finalist for the prestigious RITA award for
excellence in romantic fiction.
She lives in Austin, Texas.
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