The Princess Wore Plaid: A Novella

Karen Hawkins

Mar 2016 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

Sizzling Scottish romance abounds in this enovella in the Princes of Oxenburg series, a Cinderella spinoff to New York Times bestselling author Karen Hawkins’s delightful Duchess Diaries series.

A princess once bejeweled but now tattered…
Royal princess Tatiana Romanovin is the beautiful, wealthy, and spoiled favorite of the King of Oxenburg. On her way to her cousin’s wedding in the Scottish highlands, Tatiana’s carriage is involved in an accident and, wounded, she is separated from her servants and possessions. Tatiana soon finds herself alone in an inn with no servants, no funds, and no proof of her identity. Destitute, she accepts the offer from a sympathetic (but unbelieving) innkeeper to work for her room and board while she waits for an answer to the missive she’s sent to her cousin Prince Nikolai. With no other recourse, Tatiana scrubs floors and washes dirty linens, waiting for her prince to come…

A proud lord once lost and now found…
After a brutal, bloody battle with the French Navy left Lord Buchan limping and surly, and abandoned by his betrothed because of his injuries, his lordship hides away at his manor house in the countryside. He leaves only once a week to eat at the local inn, drawn by the expert cooking of the innkeeper’s wife. One day, Buchan arrives to find that the innkeeper has a new servant, a beautiful scullery maid with a queenly air and flashing green eyes that leave him breathless and increasingly aware of his lonely existence…

Love may find them yet…
The challenge of winning his way into Tatiana’s heavily protected heart stirs Buchan back to life…but can he and his scars—and broken heart—win a proud princess whose only goal is to leave Scotland and return to the court where she’s the crowning jewel?

Ratings and reviews

If you’re in the mood for a delightful novella that will brighten you day, THE PRINCESS WORE PLAID is the perfect read. Lord Buchan was injured during the war in India; he walks with a severe limp, and he keeps to himself, except for the one meal a week he takes at the Red Lion Inn. He had noticed a fetching young server, and he is curious as she doesn’t seem quite to belong. And how right he is! Princess Tatiana Romanovin of Oxenburg knocked her head when her carriage was attacked and lost her memory for a little while. She was on her way to a cousin’s wedding in Scotland, and until she can get a message to her family, she is stuck at the inn. The innkeepers think she’s a lovely wee lass, but that she’s not all that well in the head, but Buchan is not so sure Tatiana is telling a tall tale, because this fetching server has an attitude and regal manners. THE PRINCESS WORE PLAID is shorter but even more delightful than I expected; every instalment in this series is absolutely enchanting. As usual, the author’s writing is superb, and she conveys so skilfully the loneliness and the emptiness of an aching heart. I love that Ms. Hawkins gets her Russian, pardon her Oxenburgian, right, and that at times, Tatiana searches for the correct word in English. THE PRINCESS WORE PLAID is a wonderful sensory experience, which is extremely difficult to pull off in a book. The author’s details pertaining to food are so precise and accurate that I could almost smell the victuals; it nearly made my mouth water. The romance followed its own sweet course between the irresistible Tatiana and the intriguing Buchan; together they make a charming couple. All this exquisiteness is typical of this series and of the author, and I’m happy to say that Karen Hawkins definitely does not disappoint. I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

About the author

New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Karen Hawkins writes novels that have been praised as touching, witty, charming, and heartwarming. A native Southerner who grew up in the mountains of East Tennessee where storytelling is a way of life, Karen recently moved to frosty New England with her beloved husband and multiple foster dogs. The Dove Pond series is a nod to the thousands of books that opened doors for her to more adventures, places, and discoveries than she ever imagined possible. To find out more about Karen, check in with her at Facebook.com/AuthorKarenHawkins, on Instagram @KarenHawkinsAuthor, and on her website KarenHawkins.com.