Judi Marezzi ignores all about the arranged marriage she was entered into years earlier. On a trip to Miklos' country, the land of her parents, she has no idea that she will set foot there as princess-to-be and future bride of a royal prince. All Judi wants is a vacation, but it seems like this is not meant to happen.
Judi and Miklos have more than this little marriage disclosure to deal with. Miklos' country is one that is on the brink of civil unrest and international conflict, but what the royals hadn't counted on was people from their own country rising against them.
Almost as soon as they meet, Judi and Miklos are kidnapped and brutally whisked to an Alpine prison where the direness and desperation of the situation catches upon them both. Danger lies at every turn, and though Miklos knows he has to escape and take Judi with him, neither he nor Judi had bargained on the passionate love that flares up between them.
Will this love have a chance to evolve? Will the two of them survive this ordeal? Will Miklos fulfill his destiny, save his country, and win the woman Fate has pre-ordained for him since her birth?
I read this book almost cover to cover! Ms. Marton sure knows how to weave her plot! Laced with intrigue, secrets and political maneuvering, the tale nevertheless captures the reader in its web of passion and the unsuspected love that blooms between the main protagonists.
Judi and Miklos are well-sketched characters and it is a joy to watch Judi hold on to her wits and reason in even the most dire of circumstances. The woman in her calls to all the women out there - one who wants love but never expected to have an arranged partner, let alone a prince, thrust upon her! SAVED BY THE MONARCH is a tension-filled, gripping, and suspenseful read that nevertheless brings a modern prince with his intended princess. So what if the fairytale setting involves military strategy to escape a prison - Ms. Marton just goes on to prove that there is much more to modern princes - and princesses-in-waiting - than traditional tales suggested. And for that, I give a big round of applause!
