Prince Nicolas is looking for a priceless royal
heirloom. Trying to stay under the radar, he keeps that he’s a prince
secret—especially from the cute antiques dealer he asks to help him. The longer
it takes, the more time they get to spend together, though no matter how
attracted he is to Lizzie, love is certainly not an option for the heir to the
crown of Belfort.
Lizzie Cates fled her family’s new-found fame and
fortune because life in the spotlight wasn’t for her. She loves her small town,
where the most exciting thing on the schedule is the car parade for the Fourth
of July. That’s just how she likes it, until Nicolas comes along. Lizzie finds
herself falling for the caring man who craves the country and small-town life
as much as she does.
Except Nicolas has a secret that will shatter both
their dreams...
I was lucky enough
to receive an Advanced Reading Copy of Viv Royce's A Royal Second Chance Summer thanks to NetGalley and Entangled
Publishing, scheduled for release June 2020. All thoughts and opinions are my
own.
I've started reading
more and more books from Entangled Publishing, as I find they manage to
perfectly hit the note between romance, plot, characters and storyline and fit
exactly what I'm looking for, and this was no exception. I do also have to give
a special nod to the fact that unlike most other romances I've read lately,
this is actually written in the third person, something I am a strong fan of (it takes a great book for me to
be able to read it in first-hand view)
This was the first
time I've read one of Ms. Royce's books, and this particular is the third in
this series, and I am intrigued to see the others. I've kept on having to
re-write this review as I can't accurately describe what I'm feeling about this
book, but what I can say is that it was just perfectly lyrical and smooth. Now,
lyrical. What do I mean by that? It just flowed so smoothly. I never felt that
I was being blindsided or interrupted by events in the story, it just happened
so fluidly and naturally and there was no doubt in my mind that what was going
to happen actually did happen.
We're quickly
introduced to our leads, and while our heroine was definitely likeable and hit
all the right notes, I think our hero didn't hit all those right notes. There
were a few moments where I was giving a "Really?" to some of his
actions, and willing him to be better. While this was a great novel, I was a
little underwhelmed by the romance between our leads, quickly coming on without
much interaction, but this was completely saved by the romance between the
secondary characters.
I did really enjoy
the story as a whole, but I did feel the leading romance to be a little light,
and the ending a little bit too quick, but as I mention earlier, it just flowed
so smoothly that it wasn't really a detraction. I felt like I was reading a slightly
more adult version of the Harlequin teen novels published back in the day, and
I didn't want to stop reading. The plotline was quite unique in a sense, and I
wish the novel had been slightly longer to explore our heroine's family and her
relationship with them a little more, as well as the leading romance.
Overall, a very
interesting read and one of the smoothest flowing books I've read in a long
time. A thoroughly enjoyable light-hearted read and perfect for summer.
Rating: 3.5/5
Click here to purchase from Amazon, available 22nd June 2020.
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