Tiger's Curse / Colleen Houck / 403 pages

A teenage girl takes a temp job at a circus the summer before she enters college. She forms a bond with a white tiger who turns out to be an Indian prince (in Kelsey's words a hunk) who was cursed along with his equally hunky brother to be a tiger for eternity. Within a few weeks, she gets the blessing of her foster parents to fly off to India with a perfect stranger to supposedly let the white tiger live out its life in a reserve but is actually entering a quest to break the Tiger's Curse. Much of the story is totally improbable, the character seems much younger than her age, and the fairy tale handsome prince falling for the t-shirt and sneakers girl just doesn't ring true. Is it any different from so many adult romances? Not really....just more chaste with nothing more than hot kissing and tingly feelings so far. The quest involves lots of Indiana Jones style action. This is perfect for Twilight fans who want more romance but with an Indian mythology twist. First in a trilogy and readers will want to find out what happens next.