Grant, Susan - The Star Prince

Title: The Star Prince
Author: Susan Grant
Series: Book 2 of the Star series
Pub: Love Spell
Pub Date: November, 2001
ISBN: 0505524570
Genre: Near Future
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Setting: Los Angeles, USA
Hero: Ian Hamilton
Heroine: Princess Tee'ah Dar

Summary:

Ian Hamilton considered himself a typical guy, a finance major who found all the excitement he needed in the stock market and his vintage Harley. Then his stepfather offered him the crown to an empire and the reins of a mission critical to world peace. What could he do but go for the ride?

In a daring bid for freedom, Princess Tee'ah fled the world she knew for the freedom to fly. No more princes, no more rules. Both the man she wed and the life she led would be of her own choosing. But when a handsome stranger offered her a job piloting the Sun Devil, she choose the romp of a lifetime -- with the one man she should have avoided at all costs.

From ocean-dark skies to the neon-drenched streets of L.A., Tee'ah and Ian find that true adventure is learning some rules are made to be broken...and some loves are written in the stars.

Excerpt:

    "How do I know you're really a starship captain -- that you're hiring me to fly, and not" -- Tee blushed furiously -- "for sex?" She waved her gun at him, and he resisted the potent urge to cover his privates. Never in his life had Ian seen anything like this pistol-toting pixie, her chin jutting out, her eyes accusing him of unspeakable perversions.
    Think fast, he told himself. Act like a seasoned space veteran, not a guy four years out of Arizona State.
    "Now that you bring it up, how do I know you're really a pilot? For all I know, you're just another good-for-nothing drifter, lying your way onboard my ship for the chance at a hot meal and a clean bunk. However, I need a pilot and you need a job. We have no choice but to trust each other. But if that isn't going to be a possibility, Tee, let me know now--because that's the only way it's going to work."
    She peered at the row of shops and sleazy bars, doubt saturating her features, then she shifted her attention back to him. In her eyes sparked a glimmer of wonder -- the look she'd given him when they first met.
    He tamped down on the unexpected rush of pleasure he found in that gaze. "So," he prompted, "what will it be?"
    She stowed her pistol. "It appears I will trust you, Earth-dweller."
    "Good. And just so there's no misunderstanding about my personal life" -- he caught her by the arm, bringing his mouth close to one perfectly formed little ear -- "when I want sex, I don't have to buy it."

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The Star series

Prequel: The Star Queen - Susan Grant [from the anthology The Only One]
Book 1: The Star King - Susan Grant
Book 2: The Star Prince - Susan Grant
Book 3: The Star Princess - Susan Grant