![]() ![]() But not before he insures that the crown will remain in the Janacek family by contracting her in marriage to his young son. To protect the last Janacek, the infant Tatiana, he spirits her away to America and out of the Stomboloffs’ reach. When the feud has wiped out most of the Janacek line, a nobleman loyal to the royal family assumes the throne. It’s an enjoyable (if slightly silly) indulgence since it allows Lindsey to create the dramatic backstory of a blood feud between two aristocratic clans: the Janaceks and the Stomboloffs. Cardinia is pure invention, a vaguely Eastern European figment of the author’s imagination. Cardinia? Don’t spend too much time trying to find it on a map. The princess in question is Tatiana Janacek, the sole surviving member of the Janacek clan and heir to the Cardinian throne. Johanna Lindsey’s Once A Princess is old-fashioned, fairy tale fun. ![]()
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