I was sixteen when I vowed I would never marry him.
We shook on it. Pinky swore. Even put it in writing and all but signed our names in blood.
It was the one and only thing we ever agreed on.
To the world, he’s Prince Ian, Duke of Montcroix, second in line to the Chamont throne. Panty-melting accent. Royal charm. Hypnotic presence. Blindingly gorgeous. Laundry list of women all over the world who would give their first born for the chance to marry him. Most eligible bachelor in the free world …
But to me, he’s nothing more than the son of my father’s best friend—the pesky blue-eyed boy who made it his mission to annoy the ever-loving hell out of me summer after summer as our families vacationed together, our parents oblivious to our mutual disdain as they joked about our “betrothal.”
He was also my first kiss.
And my first taste of heartbreak so cataclysmic it almost broke me.
I meant it with every fiber of my soul when I swore I’d never marry him.
But on the eve of my 24th birthday, His Royal Highness has the audacity to show up at my door after years of silence and make a demand that will forever change the trajectory of our lives: “We have to break our pact.” AMAZON 4 STARS
What a great setup. For the opening of the book, that is. The two main characters had quite the history. And not all of it good.
When HRH showed back up, even when he laid out his "request" I still felt like he was holding some things back. Turns out he was but you will just have to read the book and find out just like I did. Still it kept things interesting.
I liked Emelie and the fact that she wasn't so easy to maneuver as most women. She's as real as you can get and that made Julian wince a time or two. But, hey he also deserved it. He was used to women melting at his feet. Not happening here.
The story has plenty of attractions to each other and misunderstandings too. For both of them trust is a delicate commodity. There were also some good secondary people and situations in the story as well.
The ending of the story comes with several HUGE twists that I didn't see coming at all!!
What a good surprise after the story is over to find the who's-who of people that the author would cast as her dream choices for a movie. That was fun!
“I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.”
No comments:
Post a Comment