In A Queen for the Taking? (The Diomedi Heirs #2) by Kate Hewitt, Alessandro Diomedi is back to reclaim his throne.Upheaval has ravaged his country, but one thing has stayed the same: the woman he must now marry. Liana Aterno has been summoned to play the role she was 
trained from her birth but Sandro is not the man she remembers. He has become more cynical and soon ignites a fire in her that sparks rebellion!
When their first electrifying kiss nearly proves both their undoing, Sandro is determined to unleash all the passion his mysterious queen has learned to hide so well!
A Queen for the Taking? by Kate Hewitt is a part of The Diomedi Heirs,it could be easily read as a standalone.It is well written realistic story about Liana and Sandro whose relationship starts as duty but soon develops into something more deeper and beautiful.They both have emotional baggage which makes them both distrustful of love but they help each other to heal and open their hearts again. The romance was not easy and they had to solve a lot of issues to be together but in the end it was all worth it. An epilogue wraps the story quite nicely and I could not help smiling when I put the book down.
Liana is an ice princess in the true sense because she appears to be devoid of emotions for most of the story.She is still stuck in the past and is unable to move on from a certain incident in her past.Sandro is a damaged soul and the word “love” has lost all its meaning to him.His past mistakes makes him vary of trusting anyone else and therefor he has closed his heart.I loved the main characters and their romance but I would have liked to see a little bit of more heat in the story. Though everything makes perfect sense in the end, I would have prefered Liana was a little free in her emotions.
Overall, A Queen for the Taking? by Kate Hewitt is a well written and enjoyable romance which leaves you with a smile in the end.If you like the rocky road in the romance then go for this one.
Book Info:
Published March 1st 2014 by Harlequin Presents Series #3220| (The Diomedi Heirs #2)
Innocent in the king’s bed…
Spare to the throne, Alessandro Diomedi never expected to be dragged back to Maldinia and thrust beneath the crown. Upheaval has ravaged his country, but one thing has stayed the same: the woman he must now marry.
Trained from birth to be the perfect queen, it’s finally time for Liana Aterno to do her duty. But Sandro is not the man she remembers. Cynical and brooding King Sandro unexpectedly ignites a fire in her that sparks rebellion!
When their first electrifying kiss nearly proves both their undoing, Sandro is determined to unleash all the passion his mysterious queen has learned to hide so well!
