The Prince of Frogs

by Annaliese Evans

Book Overview

Sometimes appearances can be deceiving... Rosemarie Barrows has successfully defeated an ogre uprising that threatened the lives of humans and supernaturals alike. Now she's trying to forget her... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0765361671
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Tor Books
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.7" x 1.0" x 4.0"

Customer Reviews

Sequel to Night's Rose Suprising

This is a historical paranormal romance sequel to Night's Rose. Two likable hero's, a vampire and a fey advisor, and Rosemarie continue to grow in a surpising imaginative way. The romance, characters and plot's make for an intriguing novel. This book is set in London/Myrdrean in the 1700's. There is the two fey courts, seelie and fey of the night, portrayed in both novels. Book has magic, love, mystery, fighting, court life, and much more all rolled into one. I enjoyed this book read it all at once, couldn't put it down.

"Once upon a time there was a princess who slept eighty years away, and awoke to find none she had k

We all know the story of Briar Rose. In the Disney version, cursed to sleep for hundred years, the princess awakens only with a kiss from a handsome prince. This is not the tale of her. This is the tale of Rosemarie Barrows, a princess awakened against her will after a mere eighty years. A princess doomed to fall in love with not one but two princes. Second in the series, //The Prince of Frogs// seamlessly picks up where //Night Rose// left off. Newly married to Gareth Barrows, Rosemarie is ready to settle down, enjoy married life and rebuild her mortal Kingdom of Myrdrean. Yet Rose finds herself unable to quell a deep attraction for her best friend, Fey advisor, and half-brother to her new husband, Ambrose Minuit. When Gareth begins to act suspiciously, Rose is left to question his loyalty and fidelity. She wonders if perhaps she picked the wrong man. Soon however, Rose's martial quandary is the least of her concerns when she is ordered from her mortal home to the Fey Kingdom of her grandfather, King Stephen de Feu Vert. In the lighted halls of the Seelie Court, a hotbed of deception and danger, Rose fears assignation and betrayal. In this fairy tale for adults, author Annaliese Evans artfully combines fantasy and erotic romance. The story is a fast-paced tale of court intrigue and suspense, and this reader was unable to put this book down once started. The triangle between Rose, Ambrose, and Gareth is steamy enough to keep the reader hooked to the very last page. I am eagerly awaiting the next installment in the series, and will be picking up //Night Rose// within the week.

Secrets and Lies and Murderous Plots, Oh My!

After reading Night's Rose (Book One) I wondered how the three main characters, Rose, Gareth and Ambrose, would fair. Rose being married to Gareth, yet magically bound to Ambrose, she's in love with both men, brothers actually, and they despise each other. She's torn between the desire her body craves for the touch of Ambrose, but doesn't want to betray the love she has for her husband, Gareth, by giving into temptation. I was so very happy to finally read the continuing story of these three people. From the first chapter I was drawn into their lives once again as Rose dreams of a terrible and frightening creature known as the Mother, a myth, the creator of all things magical. She wants Rose. She wants Rose's husband dead. There is much more to Rose than what was revealed in Night's Rose, and I was drawn into this tale of deceit and lies and murderous plots, and court intrigue. And a terrible secret that threatens to destroy the love and marriage of Rose and Gareth. The ending was everything that I hoped for after reading Night's Rose. I wanted so badly for Ambrose to find his place. He is dark and mysterious and he loves Rose as much as the handsome and ever charming Gareth. And after a near fatal attack on Rose, can the two brothers set aside their differences and do what they know in their hearts is best for Rose (and the reader!)? Is Rose finally going to get what she yearns for most, to be loved by the two men she has ever held dear to her heart? The plot, the writing, all of it moved effortlessly forward. I cannot wait to read the third installment in Ms. Evans world of Faeries, vampires, ogres, harpies, and other known unknown magical creatures. There is much more to be learned of who Rose is and how this new relationship dynamic is going to play out for Rose, Gareth and Ambrose. What factors might arise that could falter the newly formed bond they have created. I'm intrigued and hooked and I want more!

Wow

I could not put this book down! I truly felt like I was there with these characters, feeling with them, fighting with them, etc. This book truly has it all, action, romance, intrigue. It was like a dark fantasy romantic thriller all rolled into one great page turner. I can't hardly wait for the final book!!

charming historical romantic fantasy

In 1750 in the Kingdom of Myrdrean, after kicking the butt of an ogre mob (see NIGHT ROSE) Rosemarie is happily married to the vampire Lord Gareth. Still in spite of her marital bliss, she misses her dear friend and long time Fey de la Nuit partner and advisor for the past century fey Ambrose Minuit. Through her dreams however Mother demands she kill her spouse. Recently, though she loves her mate and misses her best friend, Rosemarie still waits for the happily ever after while knowing she should have known better having been awakened from a century nap without the required kiss. She knows her spouse is hiding something from her and she wants to know what it is. Gareth wants to tell but cannot as he still hopes it will go away although he knows deep in his heart it will not leave unless he and all he loves especially his cherished Rosemarie are dead. The continual adventures of Rosemarie is a charming historical romantic fantasy as Gareth tries to protect Rosemarie from his past, but like many males (vampire, human or otherwise) fails to understand the courage and obsessive need to get involved with his mate. He should have known better that Rosemarie by her nature (of being a female and not just a Fey de la Nuit) would get into the middle of the action; all he had to do was ask the ogre crowd. Fans will appreciate Annaliese Evans' lighthearted Georgian era frolic as Rose has to kick butt of his bloodline heritage if the newlyweds are to stay wedded (and alive) as it takes a woman to do the ancestral cleansing. Harriet Klausner