ABOUT THE BOOK
I was never supposed to ascend to the throne.
But suddenly I’m first in line, and every single move I make is splashed across the headlines for all to see.
Women. Fast Cars. VIP access to all of London’s hottest clubs. They call me the Playboy Prince.
Which would be perfectly fine if my older sister hadn’t fallen in love with a commoner, putting the crown on my head and the future of the country in my hands.
To redeem my image as the reckless royal, the queen has found a suitable woman for me to marry. A woman so opposite my type, it’s laughable.
But as I get to know her, there’s something that draws me in. Her soft eyes. Her big heart. The way everyone around her falls under her spell.
I never expected to fall in love.
Losing my heart might be the most reckless thing I’ve ever done.
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EXCERPT
“Your Majesty. Your guests have arrived.” The announcement draws my attention away from mum. Anger is boiling just below the surface like a volcano. I’m ready to erupt when a portly man with a bushy mustache enters the room. Behind him is a willowy brunette, long hair flowing around a simple black dress.
“Lord Kendall. I’m quite pleased you could join us today.” She tips her head in his direction, as he bows before her. “Your Majesty. The honour is all mine.”
“James, this is Lord Xavier Cross, Duke of Kendall.” Mum extends her hand in his direction.
The man bows to me, the woman following. “Your Highness. It’s always a pleasure to be in your presence. May I present my daughter, Zara Cross.” He motions to the woman behind him.
“Zara. I’m thrilled you could join us today.”
“Your Majesty. The pleasure is all mine.” This poor woman’s face is as equally confused as mine. Hers does hold less contempt than mine.
“Zara, it’s nice to meet you.” I try to grab her attention, but her eyes keep flitting around the room. If you’ve never been to the palace, it’s easy to be distracted by the glamour of it all.
“Please, come have some tea.” Mum motions to the small table setup in the sitting room. An unsettled feeling starts to come over me. I don’t know what’s going on today, but I can’t imagine it will be in my favor.
“Thank you, Your Majesty.” This delicate woman accepts a cup and sits. I take the empty seat next to her. Stretching out my legs, I lean back in the chair, drinking my own cup. The harsh look from mum tells me she isn’t pleased. That makes two of us. She straightens, setting her tea down.
“I’m sure you two are wondering why we’ve brought you here today.” Zara gives me a look, only a small one. “The duke and I have entered into an arrangement.”
Oh feck. This can’t be good. “And what sort of arrangement is that?”
“An arranged marriage.” Her voice is curt as she drops the bomb.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Meet Emily Silver
After winning a Young Author’s Award in second grade, Emily was destined to be a writer. A lover of all things romance, Emily started writing books set in her favorite places around the world. As an avid traveler, she’s been to all seven continents and sailed around the world.
When she’s not writing, Emily is working to pay for her next big adventure, trying to learn a foreign language and reading all the romance she can get her hands on!
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I have never read this author before but this book was crazy good in the best kind of way and I absolutely adored it. It was very fun and romantic and its one of those stories that I will re-read over and over again.
It is book 2 in a series but I never read the first book and I never felt like I missed anything by not reading the first book. That said if you did read the first book, this is a story about Ellie's twin brother who now that she abdicated, is now set to be King of Britain. Growing up he was the spare heir and now he is the heir who will be king one day and well his wild lifestyle has made his mother, the queen take drastic steps.
The queen has a plan to reign in her wild son and that plan is Lady Zara, whose father needs money and so her father and the queen enter in a betrothal contract. I adored every second of the scene when Prince James meets Zara for the first time at tea. I loved his reaction and her reaction and a friendship is born.
In this story we see a friendship born that leads to more feelings and all the fun stuff with being royalty but we also get to see all tthe negative parts as well. Zara is pretty much a sweet and kind woman and she faces the rabid press when her and James start spending time together.
I loved that we get to see them both fall for each other in a slow burn story that takes them from friendship to love and we also see the absolute trust and respect they have for each other and how they are always honest with each other.
This was a novella sized story but I absolutely adored every minute of this very enchanting story.
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