Prince Charming

By: Julie Garwood

Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor

Length: 16 hrs and 2 mins

Publisher's summary

To escape becoming a ward of her unscrupulous uncle, Taylor Stapleton will wed Lucas Ross, a rugged American rancher. Taylor also has a secret...a precious legacy she hasn't revealed to Ross. However, as she begins to fall for her handsome new husband, Taylor dares to surrender her heart to an uncertain future.

©1994 Julie Garwood (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Lost in the story...

I'm a true fan of Julie Garwood..I've never been disappointed with any of her books and Prince Charming is no exception...I felt like I was on the journey with Taylor and Lucas through the American Wilderness..Taylor's childhood dream coming true is proof we should all dream and know each dream will come true. May not be exactly the way we dreamed it, but, dreams do come true.

Very nice

Rosalyn Landor is one of my favorite narrators. I liked it from beginning to end. I liked the characters, the book, the author, and the narrator.

Mixed Emotions

This is a hard book/audio for me to rate. The first few hours were slow. Later, disturbing content had me wondering if I wanted to finish it, not knowing how bad it was going to get, but I continued to listen. As it progressed it got better, and I was happy with the way it ended.

Yet, with all I considered negatives, I continued to listen--wanting to see how it played out. I think it was the excellent performance by Rosalyn Landor that kept my attention -- like a movie whose talented actors carry the story.

Charming Book

What a nice change- beginning in England and ending in America. I liked it. And I really enjoyed this book. I liked ballroom scene. Lucas and Taylor are to meet there. Lucas (the stranger everyone is talking about) is visiting with friends and acquaintances and then Taylor makes her entrance. She is wrapped-up with her friends talking to her when her ex-fiancee, William (come to find out is half-brother to Lucas) starts making his way to her from one side of the room while Lucas is making his way to her from the other side. Both get to her at the same time. FIREWORKS! She can't stand the site of William (who eloped with Taylor's cousin weeks before the wedding) and hasn't had a chance to really get a look at Lucas (tall, dark, handsome). William tries to get Taylor's attention while she tries ignoring him while Lucas's looks have "swept Taylor off her feet". Without introduction Taylor looks at Lucas and ask if isn't it time to leave- he takes her hand while they both start to approach the stairs to exit. Everyone is yelling whats going on, how do they know each other, where are they going, etc. when Taylor turns around and tells them "He's my husband!" Can't you just picture the confusion and excitement. And this was at the beginning of the story! It get's better!
Both Lucas and Taylor were using each other for their on "agendas" but the attraction for each other did them in. I loved Lucas' frustration with his physical attraction to Taylor and Taylor's innocence of it. Towards the end it was frustrating that Taylor was not recognising Lucas' love for her.
And I do agree with another reviewer about Taylor constantly calling Lucas "Mr. Ross", her saying "my daughter" and "my son" when she had just taken on the role of mother with the kids, and the boy changing his name between Daniel and David. But is wasn't enough for me to get aggravated with the book. And I did enjoy a break from the English rogue or knights in shining armor. A Montana mountain man was kind of refreshing!

Rosalyn Landor is one of my favourite readers and she was fantastic with the delivery of the story

Great!

Loved it!!! Definitely recommend! Great story and great narration. definitely liked the hero and the heroine. the side characters were great too. it was just overall great story.

I read A LOT and this if one of my favorites!

Fun, touching, and well done. Didn’t want it to end.
You can’t go wrong with this author and narrator combination.

best love story

had everything a love story should have. the bad boy that is nothing but good and a female make him feel alive

Pretty good

I felt like it took awhile for the character's to develop, but over-all good book.

Favorite ever

I absolutely love Julie Garwoods works she is an absolute amazing author and her stories always take you to that moment!

nice twist on the fairy tale

This isn't the typical 'prince charming' book. Grew to like this heroine a lot, at first I wondered whether that would be the case. But the detailed dialogue and descriptions of her thoughts, and those of Lucas, really helped see the personalities. Yes you can tell this is an older book. But for me that did not detract from the enjoyment. Sometimes I laughed out loud at Taylor's comments, and how she accepted anything that was written, or published, as being absolutely true. And the things the children said made me chuckle also. The only reason I didn't give the story 5 stars was because sometimes it was a little slow, a few too many minute details that might not have been necessary. But the story was interesting throughout, with plot twists gradually revealed that linked Taylor to her past in England. The other characters were also fun to follow. As usual this narrator did an excellent job. This does rank as one of my favorites.