Scandinavian Prince Aksel in is London for Royal business and needs to unwind so he goes to a theater production of "Romeo and Juliet". He becomes captivated by the beautiful auburn haired woman playing Juliet and comes back every night for three nights to see her. Mina notices the handsome blond man in the audience three nights in a row and is intrigued. On the last night of the play she goes to the pub with some friends and meets the handsome blond stranger, not knowing he is a prince from a small Scandinavian country (Storvhal). Later they go to his hotel and the romance begins. I really enjoyed this book, though it seemed a bit more serious in tone. And it isn't every day I read a Harlequin Presents with a blond Scandinavian hero, which is a nice change from the endless Greeks, Sheiks, ect. The heroine Mina was very likeable and sweet. She had a severe hearing impairment since she was 8 years old and wears small hearing aids to hear. These different elements in the story made it more interesting for me. Sometimes the hero came across as a bit cold to the heroine but I guess I understood his reasons. (He had some tragedies and betrayals in his past.)

Other things I enjoyed in the book were: the icy Scandinavian setting of Storvhal, the moment when they watched the aurora borealis (Northern Lights) from their cabin, and the London theater setting at the beginning of the book.

Recommended for readers who want something a little different sometimes in their Harlequin Presents. ( )