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My Review:Title: Royally Yours
Author: Emma Chase
Series: Royally #4
Published by: Indie
Release Date: October 30th 2018
Format: eARC
Pages: 215
Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Historical
Source: InkSlinger PR
Reading Challenges: Lenoreo's 2018 #LetsReadIndie Challenge, Lenoreo's 2018 New Release Challenge
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My rating:
Blurb:*New York Times bestselling author Emma Chase returns with a sweet and sexy romantic comedy.*
Princess Lenora Celeste Beatrice Arabella Pembrook had an unusual childhood. She was raised to be a Queen—the first Queen of Wessco.
It’s a big deal.
When she’s crowned at just nineteen, the beautiful young monarch is prepared to rule. She’s charming, clever, confident and cunning.
What she isn’t…is married.
It’s her advising council’s first priority. It’s what Parliament is demanding, and what her people want.
Lenora has no desire to tie herself to a man—particularly one who only wants her for her crown. But compromises must be made and royals must do their duty.
Even Queens. Especially them. ** Years ago, Edward Langdon Richard Dorian Rourke, walked away from his title and country. Now he’s an adventurer—climbing mountains, exploring jungles, going wherever he wants, when he wants—until family devotion brings him home.
And a sacred promise keeps him there.
To Edward, the haughty, guarded little Queen is intriguing, infuriating…and utterly captivating. Wanting her just might drive him mad—or become his greatest adventure. ** Within the cold, stone walls of the royal palace—mistrust threatens, wills clash, and an undeniable, passionate love will change the future of the monarchy forever.
Every dynasty has a beginning. Every legend starts with a story.
This is theirs.
I received a free copy through InkSlinger PR in exchange for an honest and unbiased review/opinion.
4.5 stars — Well this one had me on a rollercoaster of emotions. Seriously. I mean, yeah, perhaps I was PMS-ing a wee bit, but I was honest to god bawling at one point and had to put the book down. There’s just something about the way Ms. Chase writes that has me connecting to her characters so fully that I *feel* their heartbreak, their loss, their loneliness. I’m not sure what I was expecting from Queen Lenora’s story, but I don’t think I was quite prepared for that.
She got to me, you know? Lenora had such a strange upbringing, and she was so isolated in so many ways, I just felt for the weight of responsibility on her shoulders, and how she felt such a barrier between herself and everyone else. It just got to me. SHE got to me. I kind of want to go back and reread the series, b/c now I have a different perspective on her. She was so fierce. I mean, yeah, she was stubborn, and somewhat entitled (reasonably so in her position), but she was also principled and the strength it took to step into that position at such a young age…well she is the stuff to be admired. I loved the way she loved her country, and truly fought back as much as she could in that time period to do what she thought was right.
We didn’t really get to meet Edward until well into the book, so I’m not sure I felt like I connected with him quite as much. In the end, I didn’t know *him* so much as the him he was in relation to Lenora. That didn’t bother me, it’s just something I realized as I’m writing this review. But I did love the Edward that came home. He dealt with some pretty heavy blows, but became a real strength to Lenora…he connected to the woman underneath and not the Queen. I loved the way he supported her, and that even though he faltered at times, he took responsibility for his actions. He was very much an alpha in so many ways, but he was also not afraid to be vulnerable. I loved that dichotomy.
And their romance was truly a story worth telling. I think because of all the different aspects that Ms. Chase wanted to convey, the story occasionally felt a little choppy with the time jumps, mostly near the end. But I loved the rest of the story so much, it really didn’t affect my enjoyment at’all. I ADORED the feelings they developed for one another, and how I connected with not just their attraction, but their genuine deepening feelings. I believed the progression of their relationship, and it made my heart so happy! And hoo boy, the steamy scenes were delicious!
One last point: Thomas. There were many fantastic secondary characters (Miriam, Alfie, Winston), but Thomas took the cake. I was half in love with him at the first dance. He took this story from beautiful to extraordinary. I can’t say more without giving spoilers, but I adored the glasses in the pocket. When you read it, you’ll understand.
So yeah. I don’t know what it is about the way Ms. Chase writes, but I just connect with her characters. I laughed and cried and just felt all the feelings, from grief to pure joy. And it didn’t hurt that when I was reading the steamy scenes, Edward was *almost* saying my name… 😉
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