*~*Love Note: Alex to Sam – Suddenly Royal by Nichole Chase*~*

 

Catherine has spent her life being the perfect princess. She’s kept her hands clean, her head down, and most importantly-men at arm’s length. After all, most men are after only one thing, and for Cathy there’s a lot more at stake than her bed; she has to worry about the fate of an entire nation. But at the rate she’s going, Cathy is afraid she’ll give the Virgin Queen a run for her money. She is tired of waiting for someone good enough to come along. She has a plan, and it all hinges on seducing the one man who seems utterly unimpressed by all things royal. The one man she is tempted by more than any other…

When David arrives at the royal wedding of his friend, the newly ordained Duchess Samantha Rousseau, he expected to feel uncomfortable and out of his element, but he wasn’t prepared to be targeted by Prince Alex’s gorgeous younger sister. With Cathy’s giant blue eyes, killer figure, and sense of humor, it won’t take long before he gives in. But when he finds out just how innocent the crown princess really is, will he play the part of knight in shining armor or the dashing rogue?

 

It’s tough being royal…but Alex always did have a way with words.

 

 

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Samantha,

I had planned to whisk you away this weekend to celebrate our first Valentine’s day together. I wanted to spend every moment kissing, tasting every inch of your delicious body. But duty has called and I have a last minute business meeting to attend. When I get back I plan on making it up to you in every way. And I do mean every way. In the kitchen, the bathroom, bent over in my bed at my Paris apartment. Get some sleep while you can, because when I get home there won’t be time for any.

Love,

Alex

 

Suddenly Royal by Nichole Chase

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

*ARC Given to Blog for Honest Review*

3.5 “Stubborn” Kisses

Please don’t think that being stubborn is a bad thing in this context – it’s not. I call myself stubborn with my head held high and the fact that the heroine in this book is stubborn is a trait I happened to love/love to hate. So, who doesn’t love a good fairy tale? I’ll be honest, I’m a Disney junkie…I love the princess stories. Give me a knight in shining armor any day of the week. But ‘Prince Yummy’ …he’s a step above the rest.

Samantha Rousseau is normal. Just a regular graduate student, she’s a wildlife biologist specializing in raptors – she loves her birds, she keeps busy between school, work and trying to make sure her ailing step-father is taken care of, she’s got her hands full. Well, it’s her lucky day because she just got handed the opportunity of a lifetime when she is told her deceased mother was part of a family of royals who fled the country in order to save their lives. She’s not Samantha Rousseau anymore, she is Samantha, Duchess of Rousseau. This is when you expect the candid cameras to pop out and say “HA! Fooled You!”…it doesn’t happen.

‘’There are two things you must never forget. One, you are a Rousseau and you should always be proud of that. Two, family always comes first. Always.’

Sam has an incredibly difficult decision to make. Leave behind her dad, her school, her friends, her life or turn her back on a great opportunity to live up to the potential she never knew she was capable of. She gets lots of awesome advice…from her dad, from her best friend, but ultimately the decision is hers. What’s the worst that could happen, right?

‘Jess and the undergrads had been wrong. He wasn’t yummy, he was delicious; a feast to be savored. Dark blonde hair hung a smidge too long, eyes so blue it was like looking into the heart of a glacier. Built like the statue of David; the contours of his suit hugging every delicious muscle. Laugh lines around his mouth and eyes brought him into the realm of humanity, and gave him personality.’

His Royal Highness Alexander Patrick Fitzwilliam, the Duke of D’Lynsal and heir to the crown of Lilaria, doesn’t make this decision any less…challenging. He’s a distraction, a particularly delicious distraction, but like Sam needs anything else to complicate an already complicated situation. The press, the pressure, the choices…it’s enough to make any girl a little loopy, but adding the royal bits to it, just make it ten times worse. I’ll give Sam credit though, any girl that can persistently stonewall ‘Prince Yummy’ deserves an award of some kind.

‘His eyes starred down into mine and I felt entranced. There was some kind of emotion swirling behind that ice that I didn’t understand. I had a feeling he wouldn’t have promised to just anyone.’

I’m faced with another book that while it does have romantic aspects to it, that really wasn’t the main focus of the book for me. This was about Samantha’s journey…we learn more about her, all that she is having to go through as she embarks on filling the royal shoes she never knew existed. She has a lot going on. It’s not that she doesn’t want Alex, but there is the fear element that keeps her away. Even with her continued resilience to him, Alex never gave up. God love him for it…he really is Prince Charming.

‘“All good things are worth the work. And what we could have would definitely be good.” He threw my words back at me and I had no response.’

Suddenly Royal was a super sweet and cute story, reminded me a lot of the Princess Diaries but more grown up and refined…and I wanted to hump the Prince 🙂 The ending was perfect and as with most books I read, I will always cross my fingers for continuation of the characters. I did fall in love with Alex’s sister Catherine and would love for her to have a story.

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Nichole Chase is a daydreamer. No, really, just ask any of the math teachers that had the misfortune of seeing her name appear on their class schedule.  For years she has had story lines and characters begging for attention, but she resolutely pushed them aside to focus on more normal (read, boring) jobs.  Well, no longer! She is currently heeding the voices in her head and frantically writing their stories. Ms. Chase is the author of the Dark Betrayal Trilogy, Flukes, and Suddenly Royal (including several short stories).Nichole resides in South Georgia with her husband, energetic daughter, dog, tortoise, and two cats. When not devouring novels by the dozens, you may find her writing, painting, crafting, or chasing her daughter around the house while making monster noises.

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