[.ca] The Tiger Prince (ISBN 0553590391)

Pretty good (for a romance):
I had just finished "Face of Deception" (which I really enjoyed), so when I saw this one, I picked it up and decided to give it a try. In general, I'm not much on romances -- I find the formulaic plots pretty boring. But this one was nicely written, and had some originality.

Excellent Writer -- Couldn't put it down!:
This is my first book by Iris Johansen. She is a top-quality writer. I love intelligent, creative romances and this was one of them. She is definitely one of the better writers. I have only one complaint - she puts her characters through intense sorrow in the middle of the book. Even though it all works out in the end, I was unhappy with that much conflict and misunderstanding between her characters. On the other hand, the triple romantic ending was GREAT! This book deserves more than 3 stars -- 5 stars if you can handle the intense sorrow here.

Excellent Writer -- Couldn't put it down!:
This is my first book by Iris Johansen. She is a top-quality writer. I love intelligent, creative romances and this was one of them. I was never bored and I loved her descriptions. She is defintely one of the better writers. I have only one complaint - she puts her characters through intense sorrow and the passing of several years in the middle of the book. Even though it all works out in the end, I was unhappy with that much conflict and misunderstanding between her characters. On the other hand, the triple romantic ending was GREAT! This book deserves more than 3 stars -- 5 stars if you can handle the intense sorrow here.

A great book:
The Tiger Prince is another one of my favorites by Iris Johansen. I loved the way she made Jane out to be one to take care of everyone. And Ruel was a great, but brooding character.In all I liked the way she brought the two characters together.

A disappointed Johansen fan:
I discovered Iris Johansen through her thrillers -- The Face of Deception, The Killing Game -- and was struck by the well developed romance in the midst of great, suspenseful plotting. When I tried this "romance", however, I was very disappointed. After a promising start, when the hero and heroine meet, they are kept apart for the majority of the book, which got bogged down in lengthy descriptions of the various settings. For most of the book, the man treats the woman horribly, and there's nothing romantic about that. I'd recommend her thrillers instead.