The Leopard Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt
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Book Reviews of The Leopard Prince
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Summary: 4 Stars
Hoyt came up with some wonderful characters with really interesting inter-personal relationships and thought "I'll write a book!" and belatedly realized she needed a plot. "Dead sheep. I'll start with dead sheep and see if it pans out."
Really good book. Funny and original and thoughtful... and the plot stopped it from being great.
Too predictable. Still, totally worth giving a shot.
Book Review: It's a good one!
Summary: 4 Stars
I have to be honest, I almost skipped this book. This is my first read by Ms. Hoyt and it will likely not be
the last. Ms. Hoyt could probably take any story line and make it work. Her characters are interesting - full of dry wit and flaws - drawing you into the story. I do not know if this is her best book, but you can believe that I will be reading another book of hers, and I'm looking forward to it!
Book Review: Sexy Good Stuff!
Summary: 4 Stars
Although this book is not as good as the Raven Prince or the four soldier series, the book is still a great read! The scene where Harry tells Georgina to decide what she wants with him, and then gives her a little love pinch.... had me hooked. Who wouldn't want a servant like Harry Pye?!Book Review: An excellent sophmore effort
Summary: 4 Stars
Loved the premise, loved the characters. Loved the ending. I want a book about Bennet.Book Review: Good, but not great second novel from the author of The Raven Prince
Summary: 3 Stars
Lady Georgina Maitland, daughter of the Earl of Maitland, neither wants, nor needs, a husband. She was bequeathed land and wealth by her aunt and runs her own estates without the assistance of a man. However, at 28, George is beginning to discover that while she might not want or need a husband, there are some things for which one might come in handy. For instance, whenever George is around her land steward, Mr. Harry Pye, she finds herself feeling the strangest things. Never having had any serious encounters with men, despite one failed engagement, George doesn't really know what these feelings mean, but she does know that she wants Harry to be the one to teach her.
Mr. Harry Pye has returned to his former home a prouder and more important version of the gamekeeper's son who left so many years ago. In his position as George's land steward, he hopes to show the people who shunned him and his family when he was a boy that he has grown into a mature and responsible adult. However, not everyone in his old neighborhood is happy to see him. When the sheep on the neighboring farms start turning up dead, the first person the locals suspect is Harry. When he left their countryside so many years ago, he did so with anger in his face and a grudge in his heart. Many believe that he has returned to settle the score. What they can't know is that revenge is the furthest thing form Harry's mind. He's too busy being consumed with the lust he feels for his employer, which he knows is silly as the woman is the daughter of an earl. But when George and Harry join forces to find the real culprit who is killing the sheep, the heat between them reaches fever pitch, and the last thing on either of their minds is who has a higher rank in society...
The Leopard Prince is Elizabeth Hoyt's second novel, and while I liked it, it wasn't nearly as explosively passionate as I found her first book (The Raven Prince). It took awhile for things to heat up between Harry and George, and the mystery that they are trying to solve detracted from the romance for me. This book was kind of a cross between the heat and romance of The Raven Prince and the mystery and intrigue of an Amanda Quick novel. The problem is that Hoyt doesn't have the chops just yet to pull off both without one suffering. At times the mystery was at the forefront and it was what I focused on, but at those same times the romance was suffering. At the times when the heat was blazing between Harry and George, the reason that they got together (to find the real killer) was somehow lost in their passion. This book was good, but not great. I'd recommend it to anyone who likes Amanda Quick romantic mysteries, but if you are in the mood for a passionate romance where the relationship is at the forefront, I'd suggest you look to Hoyt's previous novel, The Raven Prince.