An American Princess: Seven Years in the Making!

The year was 1987 and Erik Lichton was the new guy at Four Oakes High School. After spotting the most beautiful girl, he had ever laid eyes on, he bravely carried her books home. Nicole Donovan liked to fly under the social radar, get excellent grades, and write for the school newspaper. When a newcomer, Erik Lichton, took notice of her, everything in her life changed. From his sexy accent, a penchant for jeans, slogan t-shirts, and devilish good looks, Nicole was hooked. As far as she was concerned, she would spend the rest of her life gazing into Erik’s intense green eyes. Erik wanted nothing more than to watch Nicole blush, alighting the smattering of freckles on her beautiful cinnamon colored face for the rest of all time.

The Lichton family had secrets, dangerous secrets. After a whirlwind courtship that involved outsmarting Nicole’s strict father, Dimitri Donovan, it all came crashing down. As they prepared for summer vacation before starting college in the fall, danger arrived too close to Four Oakes, Virginia. Nicole is left with no Erik and a million questions after his abrupt disappearance. Her mind can’t comprehend the loss and it almost costs her life. Can Nicole put Erik out of her mind and focus on college? Can she learn to love again despite the fears that plague her mind every single day?

This book was seven years in the making, literally. The story takes place over seven years. Travel back to the 80’s and early 90’s to find out if Nicole and Erik can find their way back to each other. Will Erik’s secret destroy the woman he loves? Is there a happily ever after for this American Princess?