Royal Charmer

Sugar up that spice with a dash of Kylie Gilmore. Bring on the smiles served up with heart and get ready to wallow in some fun. The Rourkes are back. Royal Charmer is a whole lot of sunshine with a hint of heat. Alice and Lucas are a modern day fairytale, that will make a believer out of you. Happily ever after gets off to rough start, but blue skies are on the horizon. Give your heart a break and your day a lift with some heartwarming fun.

I am loving this series and the twists on various tropes. This time we have a Regency author who gets roped into a fake engagement for reasons, so princely behavior is a big theme. It was lots of fun and very romantic. My favorite part of the book was Alice. Given what she has been through, you might expect a lot of self-doubt. She does doubt herself, but she is learning to turn those thoughts around. She was already on a path toward a healthy self-image before Lucas, and he only complements that. In addition, she is kind and very funny. I absolutely believed that she could knock Lucas's pins out from under him. Lucas does a lovely job of supporting Alice while trying to reorient his life. I sympathized with his frustration, and I was happy that he learned a few things about himself, too. Watching his heart get tangled in the fake engagement was so delicious. Very swoon worthy. The narrators both did a terrific job of this one. They seemed to be enjoying the story, too. I replayed some parts just to listen to them read.