Review: Love, Intrigue and old family secrets....this book has it all.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 13, 2013
Book Description - Untold wealth, a loving family, a solid career in America: the only thing Princess Tatiana lacks is the one thing she really doesn't want--a husband. Unfortunately, her parents have just arranged her marriage to a royal from the old country. Are they kidding? It's the twenty-first century!Police Detective Peter Roman is a royal living incognito ... and escaping a secret that has haunted his family for years. He's been quietly in love with his best friend Prince Alexander's sister for as long as he can remember. Little does she know that he is secretly the Grand Duke to whom she is unwillingly betrothed...When a series of high-end jewelry heist's threatens Tatiana's exclusive charity exhibition in glamorous Monaco, the two must trap the clever jewel thief before he strikes again. In a fight for their lives, Peter's secret identity is revealed. With danger and passion increasing to the breaking point, she must decide: catch a thief...or trust the heart of her true love.A Russian royal hiding in plain sight, a Russian princess trying to avoid an arranged marriage and a jewel heist all take center stage in "To Catch A Princess."  With likable main characters, good dialogue, the right amount of intrigue and mystery and a sexy romance, this book grabbed my attention from the first page and never let go. With the action taking place in both the U.S. and Monaco, Ms. Pineiro gives us a whirlwind romance with a little mystery.Young, beautiful and a royal, Princess Maria Theresa Tatiana Christiania Ivanov is used to living life on her own terms. Second in command of the family business in the U.S., she never imagined her parents would have agreed to an arranged marriage on her behalf and expect her to go through with it. Determined to marry for love, Tatiana has no intentions of marrying a stranger.Police Detective Peter Roman has three secrets; his real identity, Russian Grand Prince Pyotr Romanovich, a private family secret, and the fact that he's the only son of Grand Duke Roman Alexandrovich - and Tatiana's intended husband. Though determined never to marry, Peter can't help but be attracted to Tatiana - the younger sister of Alexander, his best friend. When an international jewel thief targets Tatiana's charity fundraising event in Monaco, Peter finds himself volunteering to be her personal guard.The secondary characters were interesting and contributed quite a bit to the story, especially Tatiana's family and the international jewel thief known as the "Thief of Hearts". While you would expect the villain to have been the jewel thief, he's really only the secondary villain; the primary villain is another character and is a nasty piece of work.Will Tatiana and Peter realize their love for each other is destined - even if they both opposed an arranged marriage? Will they both make it out of Monaco alive and in good health? And will the jewel thief end up having a heart of gold?