I’m Camille — the only pauper in Mount Evor.
But that’s not why I’m on the no-fly list.
Six years ago, the principality’s royal palace went up in flames.
Several people died.
My sister Jeannette, who worked there, disappeared.
The inquiry blamed her for the arson.
Since then, I’ve been an outcast—compromised and harassed—but determined to clear my sister’s name.
Four weeks before Christmas, the hunky Louis de Valois, Duke of Arrago, raps on my window.
What if he has news about Jeannette’s case?
I invite him in.
He glances at his watch and declines my invitation.
And then he asks me to marry him.
4 STARS
"Trailer Witch"..that is what Camille's life has been reduced to. Abuse, name-calling, mean, hurtful pranks and extreme hardships with poverty. And she hasn't even done anything wrong. Unless you consider being related to her sister, Jeannette that MIGHT have (done something wrong). I stress might because no way is Camille buying it! People tend to underestimate Camille which I enjoyed watching her confuse and confound people. What a great, quirky survivor she turned out to be.
There's no way that Louis wants to marry Camille but he's caught between a rock and a hard place. Made even worse with the NDA they are both forced to sign. Only a couple of people know the true nature of their marriage. And still most are not happy about it either. Near the top of that list is Angie, the snotty PA that works for Louis. But back to Louis who a lot of the time was kind of snotty to Camille as well. Hold on though, there really is a lot more to this man than what you first see. And I slowly, slowly began to like him as time went on. As more of the real him begins to be peeled back.
Mysteries abound, with Camille unwinding a whole lot of them. She is superb at puzzles and gets further along than a lot of people before her. I liked how the story ended although maybe that's not the right word. Most of it is ended except for getting the super villain, Kurt Ozzi stopped in his tracks once and for all. I'm looking forward to that day!
“I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.”
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