Claire Delacroix's The Princess

THE PRINCESS by Claire Delacroix A Medieval/Irish Historical Romance Released by Dell Historical Romance, 9/98 (Available) ISBN No. 0-440-22603-1, $5.99

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When the Irish castle where she had grown up is captured by the English, Princess Brianna is ordered by King Henry of England to marry the son of Gavin, her kingdom's captor. To that, the beautiful and bold Brianna declares that she will not marry anyone other than her own true love.

In an act of kindness, King Henry decrees that Brianna may indeed choose a husband -- but only from among Gavin's three sons. Brianna is mortified at this direction. To buy time to devise a plan to save her castle, Brianna sends the Brothers FitzGavin off on a quest. Each one must find and bring her home a gift that will make her laugh. The son who bears the present that makes her laugh the hardest, she declares, will win her hand.

Brianna's plan goes awry, when Luc, the eldest of the FitzGavin brothers, refuses to participate in the quest. His only care is to toil in the beauty of Tullymallagh's gardens until he finishes unsettled business with his father. But, Luc soon realizes that there is a rose growing among the walls of Tullymallagh, and it is not the legendary gemstone that is said to be hidden there.

When a secret mission on behalf of her father brings Brianna on frequent excursions to the gardens, she finds herself drawn to the son who would defy her quest. Unfortunately for Brianna, Luc has buried his heart down deep and although he warms to her touch, he keeps silent about thorns borne of the past.

When people start turning up dead at Tullymallagh, Brianna cannot decide who to trust. She soon realizes only one person of all those around her will keep her safe---Luc. When she opens up to him, both Luc and Brianna realize that they share a common quest. Both set off on a search for truth that will change their lives.

"The Princess" is part one of The Bride Quest series by award-winning romance author Claire Delacroix. With each book in this series focusing on a different FitzGavin brother and his respective search for happiness, there is plenty of passion to go around. "The Princess," starts off the trilogy with Luc, the eldest and sets the stage for Burke, the second eldest, to continue his quest in book two. This book offers a small garden full of murder, mystery, passion and intrigue and a

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