"Billionaire Alex Matthews's sights are set on penniless "ice" Princess Serina of Montevel. His job is to keep her brother under surveillance, but it's Serina who has caught Alex's eye"--P. [4] of cover.

It is the Grand Duke of Carathia's wedding announcement party. Princess Serina stands alone, pierced by unkind inquisitive gazes. "What a poor princess, banished from her native country! She even lost the chance to marry the Grand Duke of the neighboring land. Now she's condemned to a life worse than that of the common people." Her only reprieve from the vicious rumors is billionaire Alex's offer to dance. While Princess-in-name-only Serina is lost in his embrace, he invites her to his home in New Zealand. However, the invitation is only a trap for the princess!

Handsome, infinitely wealthy war hero, the Duke of Buckminster or ‘Buck’ to his many friends, is bored with civilian life after the excitement of the Great War.His fabulous yacht, The Siren, is packed with guests, including Dolly, a famous Society beauty who is determined to trap the Duke into marriage.He reluctantly agrees to sail to Constantinople so that he may purchase for Dolly a treasure trove of jewels and sables, exploiting the desperation of Russian refugees from the 1917 Revolution.The Duke is appalled by the poverty and suffering of the Russians and Turks alike – and when an old ally, Prince Ivan Kerenski whom he met before the war in St. Petersburg, demands that he uses The Siren to smuggle Russian Royalty out of the clutches of the Bolsheviks, who are hounding them, he quickly agrees.Almost instantly, he is captivated by the beautiful young waif Militsa, daughter of the Grand Duke Alexis. Pure, innocent and intelligent, she is everything the spoilt Dolly is not – but surely love between them is impossible.After all as an Englishman he is the enemy and Her Serene Highness Princess Militsa makes it very clear that she hates him –

This story is about the true beauty that lies within. It teaches about generosity, compassion and friendship. The Princess And The Poor also teaches that the mirror only tells half the truth. True beauty comes from inside and is that of kindness and willingness to give to those in need. The Princess realizes that helping others is her calling and dedicates herself to reaching out to those less fortunate.

Twenty-nine tales from the folklore of Turkey, India, Denmark, Armenia, and the Sudan.

A captivating, atmospheric mystery set in the crystalline winterland of Russia. Abandoned in a blinding blizzard in the wintry wilds of Russia, Sophie Smith fears for her life. But just like in a fairy tale, a princess comes to her rescue: the beautiful, exotic Anna Volkonskaya. Over a river of ice in a horse-drawn sleigh, she brings Sophie and her friends to a magnificent, if weathered, winter palace. At first, Sophie is enchanted by Princess Anna's stories of long-ago royalty, of white wolves and gray diamonds. But when the princess takes a particular interest in her, Sophie grows concerned. What is her place in the sinister mystery that surrounds her? Even as the wind and wolves howl outside, is she more in danger now, a prisoner of the palace, than she ever was lost in the snow?