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Dear Reader,

The Greek’s Forbidden Princess is the second book in my The Princess Seductions duet, and yet it was the first of the two story ideas that came to me. It’s been in my head a long time, slowly percolating till the time was right to get it down in black and white.

In my teens I began a love affair with Greece—possibly from the day I picked up a very old edition of stories by Mary Stewart, which featured feisty women finding both peril and romance in the wild mountains of Greece. Strong heroes, passion (if rather understated, in keeping with the time they were written) and exotic locations—I was hooked! Since then I’ve had the chance to explore a little of the country and its culture and the fascination continues.

My brooding, powerful hero Lambis, who’s cut himself off from the chance of love, owes as much to that early reading as to the traditional Beauty and the Beast theme. But the story isn’t all about him. In fact it was Princess Amelie I thought of first. Caring, charming, hard-working and beautiful—she might have been too good to be true, except I learned immediately that this woman hides a world of hurt and thwarted hopes behind her serene expression. She loves and cares deeply, and will risk anything for those she loves—not only scandal, but heartbreak. So when it’s a toss-up between saving her orphaned nephew and begging for help from the man who rejected her… You can imagine what choice she makes!

I felt deeply for Amelie and Lambis. Their story moved me and I hope it moves you too. I hope, like me, you sigh with pleasure when you reach the final page.

With very best wishes,

Annie