It was originally published in 2005 through ace fantasy. Ive been a huge dawn cook fan for awhile especially her decoy princess books. The decoy princess princess, book 1 by dawn cook book cover, description, publication history. Rent the decoy princess by dawn cook paperback book. Jul 27, 2009 the decoy princess by dawn cook, 97804410555, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Princess contessa of costenopolie knows everything a royal shou. The decoy princess by dawn cook was a lively, fun fantasy read with a strong female lead and an interesting, layered plot that revolves around both a royal coup and a mysterious game being played by.
Highly recommended books, best books of the 20th century. She grew up reading science fiction and fairytales. Goodthe decoy princess mass market paperbackcook, dawn. When tess discovers that she is not a princess, but a beggars child reared as a decoy, she uses the magical abilities she did not know she had to restore the real princess to the throne, while dealing with the amorous advances of a handsome, yet infuriating, misdev captain.
I enjoyed the decoy princess although tessa could have been developed a little more as a character. The decoy princess is a fairly solid effort from dawn cook. When tess discovers that she is not a princess, but a beggars child reared as a decoy, she uses the magical abilities she did not know she had to restore the real princess to the throne, while dealing with the amorous advances of a. I really didnt want to like the decoy princess, by dawn cook. Dec 01, 2005 the decoy princess is a fairly solid effort from dawn cook. The decoy princess is a continually surprising book and a thoroughly satisfying read. Kim harrison born 1966 is a pen name of american author dawn cook. Tess spends the book on the run to save her own life, the real princess s life and the lives of all the people in her kingdom. The decoy princess more editions of the decoy princess.
The decoy princess ebook by dawn cook 9781440623073. She discovered her talent for writing at the age of 15, when she began writing down the stories that she conceived. For all of this online visibility i had a difficult time finding the book at first. Dawn cook was born on 1966 in detroit, michigan, usa. She had every reason to believe that she was groomed to rule.
The decoy princess by dawn cook was a lively, fun fantasy read with a strong female lead and an interesting, layered plot that revolves around both a royal coup and a mysterious game being played by secretive players who see everyone as pieces to be moved or sacrificed as needed. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. The decoy princess princess duology, book 1 dragons, heroes. It has been translated into german, and is doing quite well. Sep 16, 2015 dawn cook was born on 1966 in detroit, michigan, usa. Jul 02, 2010 the decoy princess is an excellent, energetic start to this series, laying the groundwork for plenty of story yet to come. She makes the transition smoothly, dawn cook is very good at making her characters believable and keeping the pacing up to a decent speed. She is scheming to get a look at him, because she has never seen him. The decoy princess princess series book 1 dawn cook author 2005 hidden truth truth series book 2 dawn cook author 2002 forgotten truth truth series book 3 dawn cook author 2003 lost truth truth series book 4 dawn cook author 2004 princess at sea.
Dawn cook princess contessas dreams of living happily ever after marrying a prince are shattered when her parents reveal that shes actually a street urchin they raised as their daughter to thwart assassins. Decoy princess is the first book in the princess series. After all, it follows in the same vein as too many of my own fantasy stories. All her life, princess contessa of costenopolie has been raised as a proper. But tess flair for politics, selfdefense, and shoppingand her recently discovered magical powersthwarted the kingdoms enemies and restored the real princess to the throne. See all books authored by dawn cook, including the mammoth book of vampire romance 2. Click for excerpts, foreign edition covers, and reissue us covers. Dawn cook turns some fantasy tropes on their ear with this book, wherein princess contessa, raised to privilege and meeting her betrothed, finds out several disturbing facts. The decoy princess by dawn cook seller greener books ltd.
The princess contessa of constenopolie has just learned of her true identitythat of an orphan adopted and raised as a d. Princess harrison audiobooks listen to the full series. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite. Jean p sasson international acclaim for p r i n c e s s the startling truth behind the veiled lives of saudi arabia. There is a light romantic triangle but it does not overwhelm the story. The princess contessa of constenopolie has just learned of her true identitythat of an orphan adopted and raised as a decoy to protect the real princess. Dawn cook is the author of first truth, hidden truth, forgotten truth, and lost truth. It did have a believeable plot, and i have already ordered the sequel to see if her character matures.
The princess contessa of constenopolie has just learned of her true identity that of an orphan adopted and raised as a decoy to protect the real princess. The decoy princess by cook, dawn and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. She grew up in the midwest as the only girl in a family of boys, and is a selfproclaimed former tomboy. The decoy princess discovers all this while dealing with intrigue and betrayal that threatens the kingdom. But that doesnt make contessa less of a royal target. The main character, tess, has been raised as the princess of her realm all her life, only to find out during her marriage negotiations that she is not the real princess at all. The book kept popping up on my recommendations from amazon, and has been on the reading lists of sherwood smith and charlaine harris. This aptly named fantasy book is about a 20 year old princess who finds out she is actually just a target for assassins while the real princess has been raised in hiding. The decoy princess by dawn cook 2005, paperback i bought this book after reading dawn cooks first truth. The decoy princess by dawn cook seller greener books ltd published 11292005 condition used. The decoy princess ebook by dawn cook rakuten kobo. The decoy princess by dawn cook seller the book nook published november 2005 condition 2.
The decoy princess king county library system overdrive. The decoy princess audiobook by dawn cook as kim harrison. For fans of action and adventure fantasy, and for those who like political intrigue without delving into the overwhelming epic complexities of books like george r. There is a prophecy about her that makes the other. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. Buy princess at sea by dawn cook online at alibris. Perfunctory affection by kim harrison nook book ebook. The decoy princess audiobook dawn cook as kim harrison. Dawn cook books list of books by author dawn cook thriftbooks. Read the decoy princess by dawn cook available from rakuten kobo. Love bites, and hidden truth, and more on thriftbooks. Dawn cook does an amazing job developing tess from self absorbed girl to a strong and resilient player in a very large game of chess. See all books authored by dawn cook, including the mammoth book of. Princess contessa of costenopolie knows everything a royal should about diplomacy, selfdefense, politics.
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