The Barefoot Princess

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Harper Collins, Oct 13, 2009 - Fiction - 384 pages
New York Times–bestselling Author: How could a little revenge and blackmail go so passionately wrong? . . . “Nobody writes historical romance better.” —Kristin Hannah

Once upon a time, in a kingdom high in the Pyrenees, three young princesses were forced to flee the chaos in their land, vanishing without a trace and lost to their people—until the day a courageous prince can bring each princess home . . .

Life in exile has taught the passionate Princess Amy to hate injustice, and on the enchanting English isle of Summerwind, she finds injustice personified in the powerful and wickedly handsome Jermyn Edmondson, marquess of Northcliff. Since he has stolen the islanders’ livelihood, Amy decides to steal him. She kidnaps the arrogant nobleman, chains him with his own manacles, and holds him for ransom.

It's a simple plan, destined to succeed. Surely Jermyn’s uncle will pay his ransom. Alas, his uncle would be delighted if someone killed his nephew and left him to inherit the title and fortune. And holding the furious, guileful, sensual Jermyn chained in her basement is becoming a challenge to Amy’s restraint—and her virtue . . .

“Dodd’s intelligent historical romances never fail to please; this latest is no exception.” —Publishers Weekly

“[A] wickedly entertaining, lusciously sensual romance featuring distinctive characters and fairy-tale charm.” —Booklist

“Classics never go out of style. A little black dress, a string of pearls, and Christina Dodd romance.” —Lisa Kleypas
 

Contents

Section 1
1
Section 2
3
Section 3
11
Section 4
25
Section 5
35
Section 6
50
Section 7
60
Section 8
74
Section 17
194
Section 18
207
Section 19
222
Section 20
236
Section 21
248
Section 22
257
Section 23
275
Section 24
285

Section 9
90
Section 10
104
Section 11
119
Section 12
134
Section 13
145
Section 14
157
Section 15
171
Section 16
184
Section 25
304
Section 26
324
Section 27
338
Section 28
351
Section 29
372
Section 30
374
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New York Times bestselling author CHRISTINA DODD builds worlds filled with suspense, romance, and adventure, and creates the most distinctive characters in fiction today. Her fifty novels have been translated into twenty-five languages, featured by Doubleday Book Club, recorded on Books on Tape for the Blind, won Romance Writers of America’s Golden Heart and RITA Awards, and been called the year's best by Library Journal. Dodd herself has been a clue in the Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle.

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