The Rules of Royalty takes one drop of Red, White and Royal Blue, one drop of The Princess Diaries, and then it swishes it about in a beaker. The end result isn’t bad, but not original enough to warrant anything above a B grade. But it’s a pleasant, enjoyable story. Jamie Johnson is just as…
A monsoon is moving in while Prince Alaric, the Night Emperor’s son, and Talasyn, his new bride, frantically try to merge their magic to protect their world from an advancing enemy. This fantasy romance, set in Southeast Asia, is the second book in The Hurricane Wars series. I liked A Monsoon Rising even better than…
Piping hot and tons of fun, That Prince is Mine pits a royal court cuisine instructor against a professor who’s hiding a princely secret. This is the best Lee I’ve read in years, and it’s officially my favorite book of hers. Emma Yoon has a very specific skill, and that’s teaching young women to cook…
The Prince and the Apocalypse was a fantastic road trip romance that had a unique premise, a genuine sense of suspense, and a couple worth rooting for, but its follow-up, Heir, Apparently, has a little less spirit, zip and originality on tap. It’s still a fun ride. When last we saw Wren Wheeler, she’d just…
The Prince and The Apocalypse has an extremely strong narrative voice and a wonderful sense of adventure. That’s what helps make it stand out in the YA field, and makes it such a delight to read. Teens will have fun with our heroes’ race against time, and they’ll root for their survival against seemingly impossible…
Described as Anastasia meets The Bodyguard, Queen of Dust by H.E. Dare is a sexy science fiction romance that kept me hooked from the very first page to the last. A rather eye-opening voyeuristic scene sets the stage for Mara Leanor, a Balti Temptress, her partner, CEO Liam Pent, and Calvy D’Aldiern, an enemy soldier…
Being a child of Queen Victoria was not easy, especially after the passing of her beloved Prince Albert, whose memory obsessed the monarch’s waking hours until her own death. Nine of the queen’s ten children were unmarried at the time of Albert’s death, and Arthur, Leopold and Beatrice were all still underage. It’s Princess Louise,…
Tracey Livesay’s American Royalty is a spin on the Meghan Markle-Prince Harry romance that transcends fanfic to deliver a good time, but requires significant suspension of disbelief with the UK setting and the royal family. Jameson Lloyd, Duke of Wessex, wants to leave his royal roots behind and live quietly as a philosophy professor. He’s…
The plot of In Search of a Prince is a twist on the classic story of Cinderella. In this case, a young woman discovers she is heiress to a royal throne in a faraway country, travels there to explore her options, and falls in love. The country is a West African island nation, and In…
Jenny Holiday calls Duke Actually and its predecessor, A Princess for Christmas, her “Hallmark Christmas movie in book form except with sex and swearing” series. It’s quite apt: like a Hallmark movie, this book has plenty of cheer. Dani, an English professor in New York, would rather be a writer. She would also rather be…
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