Zhang Fen, royal princess has been commanded by her mother to choose a husband from the finest of the nobility.  Her mother does not want her third child to fall prey to a foreigner.  But Fen is drawn to the commoner, Piers Aaron and so she lures him to her bed.  She never realized that she would fall in love with him, but a princess and a commoner has no future together.  During all the commotion with the visiting princes, Fen is having some strange ‘accidents’.  One time she is almost drowned, another time, almost burned.  Someone in the palace wants her dead and some are wondering if Aaron has something to do with it.  It’s not until she visits her brother and his rather out-spoken wife does she find the courage to do her duty...but will she marry a nobleman or stand up for a true love? 

Michelle M. Pillow has written a very exciting story.  Set on a far planet, she paints a world similar to the Chinese Dynasties of long ago and a family set deep in traditions.  The children of this family have already started to break some of these old traditions.  Ms. Pillow gives her readers lively characters that reach into the reader’s heart and get them rooting and tooting for them.  She also writes a villain that the reader will be hard pressed to figure out until the very end.  A great plot, lively dialogue and hot, sensual love scenes give this story a well rounded read.  Don’t forget to check out Zhang Dynasty 1 – SEDUCTION OF THE PHOENIX.  This reviewer is already a big fan of Michelle M. Pillow and is always excited whenever a new book comes out.  She is on this reviewer’s auto-buy list.

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