One Night with a Prince
4 Stars

The son of the Prince Regent and a young actress, Gavin Byrne is the eldest of the Royal Brotherhood, and the one who despises his father the most. When his brothers request that he help the widowed Marchioness of Haversham, Christabel, retrieve some compromising letters, Gavin sees an opportunity to avenge himself. Christabel, however, has other plans and Gavin soon realizes that he will have to choose between his new found love or his long sought after revenge.

Gavin and Christabel have fantastic chemistry and their dialogue is witty and engaging. The conflict regarding the letters is interesting and leads to some intense moments at the villain's house party.

My one minor nitpick with the book is the number of former mistresses that Gavin has, which does not present him in a good light. Moreover, his treatment of them is more than a little hypocritical given his attitude towards Prinny.

Overall, a charming ending to the series and I look forward to reading more of Sabrina Jeffries works. ( )

La intachable lady Christabel, viuda y marquesa de Haversham, desea hacerse pasar por la amante de Gavin Byrne, el impúdico propietario de un exclusivo club de caballeros, para poder acompañarlo a una de las tórridas fiestas que lord Stokely suele organizar en su casa. De esta forma pretende encontrar unas cartas sumamente comprometedoras que podrían arruinar su vida y la de su familia. Pero Gavin tiene la secreta determinación de encontrar las cartas primero para vengarse de su padre, el Príncipe de Gales, por haberlo abandonado cuando apenas era un niño. Sin embargo, al mismo tiempo surge en él un ardiente deseo hacia la atractiva viuda que podría poner en peligro sus planes. Pero cuando Gavin caiga en las redes de la encantadora Christabel, se verá obligado a adoptar una terrible decisión: llevar a cabo la venganza que ha estado deseando toda su vida o proteger a la mujer que ama.

Fans of Ms. Jeffries' ROYAL BROTHERHOOD SERIES have been waiting for the story of Gavin Byrne, one of three half-brothers who are the sons of England's Prince Regent. These half-noble brothers have gotten into all types of scrapes, known countrywide as notorious rogues-in their personal lives as much as their professional ones. The series began with Alexander Black, Earl of Iversley, in the book IN THE PRINCE'S BED. Second brother Marcus North, Viscount Draker, had his story told in TO PLEASURE A PRINCE. Now comes Gavin Byrne's chance to tell his story with ONE NIGHT WITH A PRINCE.

Gavin, the well-known-and sometimes despised-owner of the Blue Swan Men's club, a gaming house, sets out to exact revenge. As young, royal, rash princes seem inclined to do, Gavin takes advantage of the opportunity to enlist the aid of a woman. Lady Christabel, Marchioness of Haversham, is a widow on a mission to rescue letters that could destroy both her father and Prince Regent. She agrees to do the unthinkable-pose as Gavin's mistress in order to save her family's reputation, and that of the Prince.

The plot of ONE NIGHT WITH A PRINCE gets complicated-Gavin, for example, was the one who came to collect Christabel's late husband's debt, and got shot at for his efforts. Christabel wants the secret letters to keep her father from being sent to the gallows-Gavin wants them because he hates his biological father, Prince Regent, and resents the way he turned his mother away.

When Alexander and Marcus, Gavin's half-brothers, urge him to go into alliance with Christabel, he's wary. Once he decides to do so, his main goal-aside from ruining his father-is to get the proper Lady Christabel into his bed. This heroine is no fainting spinster, however, and the tables are soon turned. When all is said and done, which will Gavin Byrne find more important-the destruction of the man he's hated all of his life, or the safety of the woman he's come to love?

ONE NIGHT WITH A PRINCE is historical romance at its best. Engaging characters, attention to historical detail, and humorous dialogue will keep you reading long into the night. I'm sorry to see this trilogy end, but I'm sure Ms. Jeffries has something else planned for our reading pleasure in the near future. ( )

The is the 3rd and final book in the Royal Brotherhood series. It is as thoughtfully written as the first two. The characters are intelligent and their conversations are engrossing. There are twists and turns which keep the reading engrossed to the end. ( )

readable series ( )