Shortlisted for a RITA award this year, The Doctor and the Princess is a heartwarming, moving and emotional romance from an award-winning author who never fails to keep her readers riveted from beginning to end: Scarlet Wilson!

Gabrielle Cartier adores her job as a doctor. When she is wearing her surgical scrubs and tending to the sick and the wounded – whether it is in a city hospital or on a humanitarian mission in the jungle – Gabrielle lives for the her career and nothing excites her more than the adrenaline of the operating room. Gabrielle also loves her job because when she is in theatre, she is not the princess of Mirinez who has to contend with protocols and diktats, but a medical professional doing her job. When she meets sexy surgeon Sullivan Darcy, Gabrielle is immediately drawn to the brooding medic and giving into temptation soon proves inevitable – even if Sullivan, like Gabrielle, has got his own secrets and his own demons to vanquish.

The pain of loss and anguish haunts Sullivan’s every waking moment. Burying himself in work and keeping feelings and emotions at bay is the only way he can cope with the heartbreak and desolation that have become his constant companions. Like a ray of sunshine, Gabrielle comes into his life and begins to slowly but surely heal his shattered heart with her infectious zest of life and joie de vivre. As their relationship strays from the professional to the personal, Sullivan feels that he can finally move forward with his life and start anew – until he finds out that Gabrielle is not just another medic, but the Princess of Mirinez who must assume the responsibility of her kingdom after her brother’s abdication!

Gabrielle had been looking forward to her next job, she had certainly never imagined that she would be heading home where she would have to abandon the career she loves so much for the sake of her royal duty. But with no other option available to her, Gabrielle knows that she has no other choice but to fulfill her destiny. Being a princess means having to settle in Mirinez and having to leave the man she has falling madly in love with behind, but is Sullivan willing to let the woman who has come to mean the world to him slip through his fingers?

Will Sullivan and Gabrielle manage to make their relationship work when there are so many obstacles standing in their way? Or is their love simply not meant to be?

A wonderfully poignant romance that will have readers reaching for the tissues, The Doctor and the Princess touches the heart with beguiling pathos, engrossing romantic drama and searing emotion. Scarlet Wilson has surpassed herself with a first-rate read that enchants and delights readers with its resourceful and intrepid heroine, sexy hero, pulse-racing medical scenarios, red-hot sensuality and uplifting romance.

A terrific tale readers are simply going to love, The Doctor and the Princess is an absolute winner by the always outstanding Scarlet Wilson!

I like Dr. Sullivan Darcy. He's a really cool man. Gabrielle is a hoot to watch in chapter 1 of the book! Watching as Gabrielle ends up the creek without a paddle or possibly even a canoe and how Sullivan decides to not leave her floundering on her own was truly inspiring. When they return to Paris at the end of their tour with Doctors Without Borders, what happens when they leave the bar? Who is Arun? What does he think about Sullivan? What does Gabrielle get told about Andreas, her brother? When Sullivan tries to comfort Gabrielle during a very tough phone call, what happens? Where does Sullivan go? What happens with that? What does Gabrielle end up doing before heading to where Sullivan is? Why is she there? What is going on with Sullivan? You're going to have to read and find out.

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Gabrielle and Sullivan work for a mission that helps in need countries for those who desperately needs help.There is where they met and things things start to hit it off for the two, after Gabrielle is called to take over her as a princess its obvious shes not the only one keeping secrets. Sullivan is along for the ride but he still got his issues to deal with can he take the pressures of everything going on?

Not even sure if its a good summery but I'm just going to go with it. I really liked this book, I thought it was interesting seeing how Gabrielle dealt with what was handed to her and seeing her take on the role. It was interesting seeing Sullivan dealing with his own set of issues and how they worked on things together. I loved that Gabrielle was not a person to stand to the side when she was given a role she did her best at what she does. You know what I don't think I can tell you more about what I liked about this book without giving it away. I just loved the balance between these two who are nothing alike and managed to find a way to work together. Overall this was a pretty good book, I really enjoyed it.

So I have this secret passion for royal romances... wait, what do you mean it's not a secret?

*considers my Goodreads library*

OK, you might have a point there. All right, I have a not-at-all-secret passion for royal romances, but a distressingly high proportion of them are not very good. The last one I read (Pretend Princess) was absolutely dire.

The Doctor and the Princess is absolutely FANTASTIC. I loved the premise - a 'spare' princess, not wanting to be a mere ornament, becomes a doctor and goes to work for Doctors Without Borders, but her brother's abdication of the crown suddenly dumps the job of Head of State unexpectedly on her shoulders. Right as she's about to get hot and heavy with another doctor she met while on mission.

Gabrielle and Sullivan are perfect for each other, both dedicated, driven and damaged... Gabrielle by the weight of the burden that has suddenly been dumped on her, Sullivan by the PTSD and depression after the loss of his father he has been sublimating by burying himself in his work.

Making the decision to go with Gabrielle to offer his support as she must take up the reins of her country lands Sullivan in a situation with too much time to think. He has to take care of his own demons before he can be the true partner Gabrielle needs.

There was so much to like about this book, from the charming, realistically written characters to the unflinchingly honest, medically accurate way the author addressed Sullivan's mental health issues. There was a particularly moving scene where Gabrielle abandoned a state dinner to help him when he had a panic attack; would that everyone who suffered from those kind of issues had someone as loving and capable to help them through it!

The Doctor and the Princess is an absolutely delightful romance and if you, like me, have a not-very-secret passion for royal romances, I heartily recommend it as one of the best I've ever read. Five well-deserved stars, and put Scarlet Wilson on your list as an author to watch in the future!