Ransom My Heart

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Meg Cabot

Publisher

Avon Books

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Historical Fiction

Age Range

14+

Release Date

January 06, 2009

ISBN

978-0061700071

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Mia Thermopolis, Princess of Genovia and star of Meg Cabot's insanely popular #1 "New York Times" bestselling Princess Diaries books, has "penned" her first historical romance novel . . . with help from Meg Cabot He's a tall, handsome knight with a secret. She's an adventurous beauty with more than a few secrets of her own. Finnula needs money for her sister's dowry, and fast. Hugo Fitzstephen, returning home to England from the Crusades with saddlebags of jewels, has money, and lots of it. What could be simpler than to kidnap him and hold him for ransom? Well, for starters, Finnula could make the terrible mistake of falling in love with her hostage. Princess Mia Thermopolis, Meg Cabot's most beloved character, has always been an outspoken animal-rights activist and committed environmentalist. In keeping with Mia's true spirit, Meg will be donating her advance to Greenpeace.

He's a tall, handsome knight with a secret. She's an adventurous beauty with more than a few secrets of her own. Finnula needs money for her sister's dowry, and fast. Hugo Fitzstephen, returning home to England from the Crusades with saddlebags of jewels, has money, and lots of it. What could be simpler than to kidnap him and hold him for ransom?

Well, for starters, Finnula could make the terrible mistake of falling in love with her hostage.

Princess Mia Thermopolis, Meg Cabot's most beloved character, has always been an outspoken animal-rights activist and committed environmentalist. In keeping with Mia's true spirit, Meg will be donating her advance to Greenpeace.

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it was a really fun book to read with the strong heroine who doesn't know how beautiful she looks to the royalty knight who can be annoying sometimes.
It's a bit cliche and you could sort of predict what is going to happen but all in all it was still good.
if you are into romance, i think this one is for you.

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Reader reviewed by Steph Su

When her sister Mellana tearfully
needs money for her dowry, the feisty and independent Finnula has no choice but
to kidnap a rich man and hold him for ransom to get the money. She finds Sir
Hugh Fitzwilliam, a knight just returning from the Holy Wars, and makes him his
hostage. Perfect.

However, her hostage is hiding a
few secrets. For one, his real name is Lord Hugo Fitzstephen, and he is the
heir to Stephensgate Manor, the town where Finnula resides as the millers
sister. Hugo has had his fair share of women, but not capture his attention so
much as the Fair Finn, whose acerbic manner and complete lack of knowledge of
her beauty make him practically unable to keep his hands off her.

There are more than a few reasons
why Finnula wants nothing to do with the future Earl of Stephensgate, though,
because of a disturbing past that may threaten to destroy everyones present
and future happiness if someone doesnt do something about it&

If you want a light, frothy, and
fun historical romance, look no further than RANSOM MY HEART. Im not a big
romance novel reader, but this book completely won me over with the strong of
the attraction between Finnula and Hugo. They are arresting and appealing, if somewhat
stereotypical, charactersFinnula is the willful free spirit, Hugo the
dangerously sexy royalty guy. However, it didnt bother me much at all, simply
because their story was so fun to read.

This novel is actually the senior
project of Mia Thermopolis (from The Princess Diaries), and so of course there
are some aspects of it that are rather clichÃ©: the romance-y terms, the
faux-Olde English speech. Additionally, the second half of the novel drags a
bit, and the ending felt a bit too well wrapped up. Overall, however, RANSOM MY
HEART is a truly enjoyable and fun romantic romp, and its going to stay on my
bookshelf when I need a lighthearted and sexy escapism read.