The Leopard Prince was almost perfect. Ms. Elizabeth Hoyt's writing is one of the best I've ever encountered, and she definitely did not disappoint with this book. The way she weaved words together was just amazing. Every sentence commanded my attention; every word made me feel. 
 And of course, there were the characters. They were so brilliantly created, every one of them. From George and Harry up to the last of George's brothers, I loved them all (except the villain, of course). Hell, even Will, the orphaned kid managed to be endearing in my eyes. And believe me, that's rare. I don't usually end up liking all the characters in the story. In fact, I think this is the only time I've ever done so, and I think Ms. Hoyt's skills can be credited for that. 
 Oh, speaking of the writer's skills, can I just say that she writes the best love scenes? Normally, I'd be put off by the copious--ha! copious--amount of sex in the story, but she made it seem so natural, so normal that I felt convinced that they were necessary. I could really feel the sexual tension between George and Harry, and the pages of my book all but combusted whenever they made love. 
 SERIOUSLY. HOT DAMN. 
 The book was so good. It was almost perfect. 
 Almost. 
 It was the ending that really sealed this as a 3 star novel. I didn't like the fact that Harry never fully redeemed himself. He pushed George away too much and did too little to get her back. He just had to show up, sex her up and that was it. Hell, when he did confess his love for her it was in an "absent manner" as George noted. I wanted him to grovel more. I wanted him to realise why George did what she did. He never understood, you see. Even until the end, he didn't understand why. That was evident when he asked George her reason for leaving him, and he didn't even bother to hear her out! He just kissed her and sexed her up. 
 In a church, I might add. He tupped her in a church. WTF. I'm sorry, I'm all for outdoor/unconventional sex, but SERIOUSLY? SEX IN A CHURCH??? THAT FEELS WRONG IN SO MANY LEVELS. 
 Sigh. And could it kill to add a proper HEA to the story? I couldn't believe my eyes when the book ended with that scene. It felt too rushed, damn it. I think we deserved to see Harry and George with their baby, or something. This was exactly how I felt when I read Ms. Hoyt's The Ice Princess. That didn't have a proper HEA too. I'm hoping this isn't a recurring flaw in her books. Crossing my fingers.