I devoured this one quickly, because I'm loving these royal type reads. Emma Chase is an author that I adore, she builds characters that feel real and injects the right amount of quirkiness and emotion to bring me back for more!
Title: Royally Yours
Author: Emma Chase
Series: Royally #4
Genre: Contemporary Romance
New York Times bestselling author Emma Chase returns with a sweet and sexy standalone in the Royally Series.
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.
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.
It's been a little while since I have read Emma Chase, so when I got the opportunity to read Royally Yours early, you bet that I snagged it up. It turned out to be quite the impressive read, as I watched Lenora grow, lose people she loved and grieve for those she lost. She also become an impressive Queen, she fell in love and became a force to be reckoned with!
From the moment I met Lenora I knew she was a remarkable young woman. She grew up too young and was groomed to be the next Queen. Even though she appeared to have everything, Lenora missed out on so much and was quite lonely. It broke my heart to see her suffer through loss, and there were numerous times that I shed a few tears.
When Edward returned to Wessco, I knew that Lenora's life would eventually change for the better. They both lost someone special to them and Edward was determined to be the man Lenora needed. It made me so happy to see them fall for one another, however they had a few challenges to face together.
I loved every moment of being back in this world! The passion between Lenora and Edward was off the charts and they had a tremendous amount of respect for one another. They were quite the powerhouse team and they certainly made Wessco a stronger nation.
Emma Chase blew me away with her writing, creating characters that I adored and injected enough emotion through the story that it left an impact on my soul. Once I began reading this story, I didn't want to put it down, and I certainly didn't want the story to end! I know I need to go back and read the few stories I have missed!
Complimentary copy provided by the Author in exchange for an honest review.
*** Swoon Thursday was first bought to us by YA Bound. Since they are no longer with us, and with permission from Trisha Wolfe, I have decided that those of us that love to swoon need a central meet up point. So here it is ladies! I have a link up for everyone at the bottom of the post you can add your swoons to, and I’ll set it up every week! So tell all other swooners out there to come on over, link up so we can visit each other! ***
I have two swoons today, they made me smile and my heart stutter just a little.
“So many rules. Your whole life is a list of shoulds and shouldn’ts.” I lower my arm and drift closer to her, close enough to smell the lilac in her hair. “Don’t you ever have the urge to chuck them all out the window and just do what you want, Lenny?”
“No, I don’t.” Her lips part, and she seems a bit flustered. Breathless. “And I’ve told you—you should address me as Queen Lenora or Your Majesty.”
Another should.
I hover over her.
“But you’re not, are you?”
She lifts her chin to look up at me.
“Not what?”
“My Majesty,” I say softly. I drop my eyes, dragging them over every inch of her, all her delectable swells and valleys. And she is glorious to look at.
“At least . . . not yet.”
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“You’re very dashing tonight, Edward.”
Yesterday, Miriam told me all about flirting, and shared some pointers—so I’m giving it a go.
“And so well behaved. Following all the ‘shoulds’ and ‘shouldn’ts.’”
His eyes alight on me.
“And does that turn you on, love?”
My heart does a little flip, but I give him a daring smile.
“It does.”
He brings his glass to his lips, smirking.
“Noted.”
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Originally inspired by YA Bound
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Emma Chase writes contemporary romantic comedies filled with heat, heart and laugh-out-loud humor. Her stories are known for their clever banter, sexy, swoon-worthy moments, and hilariously authentic male POV’s. Emma’s novels have been translated in over twenty languages around the world.Emma lives in New Jersey with her amazing husband, two awesome children, and two adorable but badly behaved dogs. She has a long-standing love/hate relationship with caffeine.
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