Lady Caroline Hawke is reveling in the beauty of her friend Eliza’s
wedding to Sebastian, Crown Prince of Alucia. However, she has to
admit to twinges of jealousy. She’d love to be marrying a handsome
prince, and there is one available. Sebastian's younger brother
Leopold is quite a catch, but he doesn’t seem to notice Caroline’s
charms. This calls for serious measures to attract his attention.
Leopold for his part
can’t wait to get back to his bachelor life in London. He finds
Caroline a nuisance. She’s forward, talks too much, and doesn’t
seem to recognize the proprieties. She is beautiful, but that doesn’t
make up for her imperfections until he needs her help to complete a
mission. Women from Wesloria, a neighboring kingdom, are being sold
into slavery and taken to London, and it’s up to Sebastian to
rescue them.
This is a
delightfully lush royal romance. The scenes at the wedding are a
kaleidoscope of colors and sounds that create a perfect backdrop for
romance. If you long to envision a royal fantasy, this is a perfect
escape.
Caroline and Leopold
are not likable characters in the opening chapters, they’re vain
and self-centered. The saving grace is that they irritate each other
leading to some amusing dialog. They become much more human when they
team up to solve the mystery of the missing girls.
This is the second
of the three books in The Royal Wedding Series. As fantasy romance
they’re delightful.
I received this book
from Harlequin for this review.
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