Do you ever wish that someday, while slogging through the everyday humdrums of life, you could be swept away by a rich, drop dead gorgeous man who just happens to be a prince? Yeah, me too. But, for Abigail Westmorland, our wish becomes her reality.

Following the deaths of her parents, Abigail is renting a room in a tenement house in New York City in 1910. Her father liked the privileged lifestyle but when he died, Abigail discovered that he had run up incredible debts. Forced from the only life she knew, Abigail was able to secure employment as a typist for an insurance company. Her life is mundane, dreary even, until the day she receives a final inheritance from her grandmother. In with many letters and writings is a unique gold coin.

Leprechaun prince Venn is in search of the locator coin that will lead him to a lost cache of gold. If he does not find it, he must relinquish his throne to his immoral cousin Lachlan. The only catch…the person in possession of the coin must give it willingly to Venn. When he tracks the coin to the lonely Abigail, he does not think this will be a problem. A bit of his charm, some good use of his handsome face and maybe a bit of dream magic and she should quickly hand the coin over to him.

What he doesn’t expect, however, is his growing attraction to Abigail and his desire to protect and look out for her. Lachlan is also on a quest for the coin and will use whatever means necessary to get it. Venn, however, discovers that while he is willing to tell white lies, deceit weighs on his conscience and he is torn between his duty and his feelings for Abigail.

The King Maker’s Gold reminded me in a way of the Shirley Temple movie The Little Princess. The heroine was once privileged and pampered but a change of fortune forced her into a life of hardship. The hero in this case, however, is not a generous stranger but a stranger with a purpose all of his own. While basically good at heart, Venn must find a way to reconcile his duty and loyalty with his conscience and emotions concerning Abigail.

While I generally prefer stories set in more modern of times with a bit more action (of all sorts), I did enjoy The King Maker’s Gold. Abigail is a character you can root for, and Venn, while a good person, has room to improve, and you get to see that happen. The story itself was very well written with descriptions that made it very easy to picture as you read. If you are looking for a good story of a decent length (116 pages), you should give this one a try. I think you will like it.

Book Stats:

• e-book, digital format
• Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
• Language: English
• Length: Novella
• ISBN: n/a

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(2 votes, average: 5 out of 5)

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