Miss Burton Unmasks a Prince

Miss Burton Unmasks a Prince is a quick read. This book is full of so much goodness. Great characters, wit, humor, clean romance, adventure, bravery, and being true to oneself. A captivating book that will pull on your heartstrings in the best ways possible!!

A nice clean read with very likeable characters and a great storyline that keeps your attention all the way through.

I love clean, well-written historical fiction with interesting, developed characters and a unique story. You can imagine how difficult they are to come by! I have kissed many a literary frog hoping for a Prince. But this one does not disappoint.The heroine is delightfully spunky and imperfect. With her family in South Carolina in dire financial straights, she is to be given a London Season in hopes of securing a wealthy husband to save the family business. But she is no brainless ingenue. She's smart and thoughtful and imaginative. Hoping for a great adventure in a castle, she is disappointed with the dullness of country life on England. Until she meets "Carlos", a stable man in charge of Prince Rodrigo of Spain's horses. Or so she thinks...This is no mere book of mistaken identity. There are international intrigues afoot.Will she choose her family over her heart? Will she forgive Carlo for deceiving her? Is Prince Rodrigo a hero or a coward?You won't be disappointed.If you love Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, Sarah M Eden, Julianne Donaldson, Jeasica Dotta, Julie Klassen, Siri Mitchell, or Georgette Heyer. This book is for you!

It's 1812 and Britain is trying to restrict U.S. trade which is causing financial difficulties for those who make their living in merchant trade. Margaret Burton's (Meg) family is one of these, so she and her brother, Daniel, are sent to a distant cousin's in England, the Duke of Southampton so Meg can have a season in London, and meet a wealthy man to marry and save the family from financial ruin.Poor Meg is quite out of her element. While at the country estate preparing to go to London she has to practice the pianoforte, take dance lessons for the upcoming balls, be schooled in a lady's decorum, and get fitted for dresses, bonnets, etc for her London Season that she doesn't get to voice her opinion on. She doesn't care about any of that--she's a fiery redhead who's up to date on politics, rides horses astride while wearing pants, and loves to read poetry and Gothic novels. While out taking her frustrations out by throwing rocks into a frozen pond she meets Prince Rodrigo de Talavera of Spain, who's "hiding" out in a house on the Duke's estate. He tells her his name is Carlo.Rodrigo/Carlo's sister, Serena, is married to the Duke and one of the few people he seems to interact with. He's lonely, missing his homeland and worried about their parents who were taken by Joseph Bonaparte (Napoleon's brother). He doesn't know where they are, or even if they're still alive. He keeps himself away from all the social gatherings tired of the society women who've been parading their daughters before him.Meg and Rodrigo/Carlo form a friendship. It's a relief for her to get away from all the things that she has to do and be her true self, and their time together seems to be bringing Rodrigo/Carlo back to life. The only ones that know Carlo is really Rodrigo are the Duke and Serena, but they've made him promise to reveal his true identity before the Masquerade, which is the night before Meg leaves for London.I liked Meg and Rodrigo/Carlo--they brought out the best in each other. Serena and Meg became like sisters which I felt Meg needed. There are some supporting characters in the story--Lady Vernon (the Duke's sister), the Featherstone family, of which young Lady Helen is the only one I cared for, and Colonel Jim Stackhouse. I enjoyed reading about Meg and Rodrigo/Carlo's outings and wondered how he was going to reveal himself to her, and how she would take the news. Would she be upset, angry? Of course it didn't work out like he planned thanks to the awful young Earl Featherstone. I pity the woman who ended up with him. :)This book has everything--English nobility, the ton and all that goes with it, a Southern "belle" out of her element, a Spanish prince masquerading as a stable hand, sword fighting and a kidnapping. This is a clean romance.

Book arrived very quickly. Was in excellent condition. Would totally buy from them again.

I loved the interactions between Carlo and Margarita, and their very unexpected adventures. They few negative reviews honestly made no sense to me upon completing the book. I spent a wonderfully lazy day devouring it & I would be pleased to read more by this author. All my questions were answered to satisfaction and the ending was as delightful as the meet-cute.Quotable: Rodrigo would not have ever imagined a time would come when he was jealous of his own horse.I downloaded an eVersion from the Amazon. All opinions are mine alone without expectation or compensation.

I have had this on my list for a couple of years and then on my carousel for a few months. Needless to say, I've been needing to read this for a while. I was challenged in my reading group to read it. I'm so glad I did. It was a fast fun read that took me back to an era long ago. I thoroughly enjoyed the adventure. I find I am much like Meg and I enjoyed the story with Rodrigo. It was such a delight I'm surprised I took so long to read it.

The story was great but the ending was disappointing. We should be able to experience more of what happened next. Her meeting his parents. How did they escape? The wedding.