Review: The Ice Princess by Elizabeth Hoyt

Title: The Ice Princess
Series: Prices Trilogy, #4
Published: August 15, 2010
Pages: 45
Genre: Historical Romance
Source: NetGalley
Publisher: Hachette
Rating: C
Reviewed by: Marq

summary from Goodreads

SEVEN NIGHTS OF SIN
As the madam of Aphrodite’s Grotto, the most infamous brothel in London, Coral Smythe knows everything possible about men’s needs and desires. Yet she’s never experienced the love of a single man—not even that of Captain Isaac Wargate whose hawk-like eyes stare at her with both condemnation…and lust.

SEVEN NIGHTS OF ECSTASY
Captain Wargate heartily disapproves of the sensuous madam who always wears a golden mask. She lures his officers from both his ship and their duty. But when Coral herself is offered up as the prize in a game of chance, Wargate impulsively enters…and wins.

SEVEN NIGHTS OF LOVE
Now the puritanical navy captain has just seven nights to learn everything he can about the mysterious madam and what she knows of a man’s desires. But when Coral is threatened by the new owner of Aphrodite’s Grotto, will Wargate take a chance on the woman beneath the mask…and on love?

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Marq's thoughts:
I haven't read the previous stories in this series but I had no problems following the overall plot. Coral Smythe is a madam and one night, she is offered up as a prize. Seven nights with Coral to the highest bidder. Captain Wargate hates hanging out at the brothel but he must look after his men and make sure they don't get into trouble. When he sees that Coral is being offered up as the grand prize, he steps in. Something about the madam draws him and the brief hint of fear on her face causes him to leap to action.

I enjoyed The Ice Princess. Even though it's a novella, I liked how we're privy to each night that Isaac and Coral spend together. The more he is in Coral's company, the more Isaac sees Coral as a woman and not a whore. I wish The Ice Princess was a full length novel because there is so much to explore with Isaac and Coral. Even though they get their HEA in the end, I was left still wanting more.