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Royal Pain

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This was a good read. A bit of a Cinderella story, Prince Kian is forced to take on some royal duties when his brother goes missing. Savvy is a waitress and not interested in the royal drama. Will Prince Kian get his Princess? The story has plenty of drama and I liked both characters. I am looking forward to more in the series.

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A dashing heart breaking prince and a woman who knows the feeling of a broken heart. But when these two characters collide with each other they each begin to see something different in each other and maybe themselves. I must admit Prince Kian was an ass at times, but he did redeem himself to me through the book some, while Savvy i like how she does not fully go all swoony over the Prince and fall so easily for him as it makes him more determined. Got to love a man determined to win someone over :)

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Good romance with a little mystery about his brother’s kidnapping!

His Royal Hotness Prince Kian loves being the three R’s – rich, raunchy and royal until he has to step up and acts like a crown prince because his twin brother is missing and his bodyguards are dead. Prince Kian is a playboy and having to actually not piss off people is very difficult since his brother is the perfect crown prince and will be the next king.

Prince Kian meets a waitress serving a reception at the castle when she rescues him by dumping a tray of drinks on him. He tracks Savannah Breslin down and starts to quietly date her but she’s keeping a secret from him that will cause problems between them.

I really enjoyed the story and the building of the relationship between Kian and Savannah. I’m looking forward to Royal Treatment which hopefully will have more about his brother Garrett’s recovery.

Received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review.

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Good storyline with great characters that pulled me right in from the beginning and kept me totally enthralled until the very end!

I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book.

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Royal Pain introduces Tracy Wolff's Royal Hotness series with a sudden life changing event that wrecks havoc with its force and the revelations of its fall out.
Prince Kian of Wildemar, spare to the heir, is known for his charm and skill at evading responsibility. Savannah Breslin is trying to move forward five years after being swept off her feet by a prince only to be left behind because she was not good enough to share his crown.

Kian was an interesting character as his outer persona was constantly at war with with his real self. To the world he was seen as the jet setting prince know as "His Royal Hotness" enjoying the privileges of his station without the responsibilities of it. When Wildemar is thrown into chaos with the kidnapping of Kian's twin brother, Crown Prince Garrett, Kian is taken from a person of little consequence to becoming the man the future of the kingdom depends upon. This work did not so much evolve Kian but show the actual man and what he was capable of. Finding his potential was key to this portrayal as well as being one of the main factors in the development of this story. The frivolous life of a playboy that Kian lived ultimately was found to be lacking as he was given the opportunity to exert his presence as more then a spare.

Life had not been easy for Savannah Breslin from the deaths of her parents to her rejection from the man she though was her true love. When she meets Kian all her notions of love are thrown out the window as she realizes that her past experiences with love pale in comparison to her connection with Kian. Savannah carried a lot of baggage that was carefully tackled as her relationship with Kian grew. This was a hard and rocky attraction as outside pressures and looming secrets set the tone for this couple. A winding plot with lots of denial and angst pushed Savannah to some emotionally trying places where instinct struggled with logic. Savannah carried her story close and her passions when unlocked were intense.

Tracy Wolff did a great job at displaying her characters strengths and insecurities as they grappled with their feelings. Kian was sexy in his appearance but it was his determined actions that pushed him to a whole other level with his strong stance on his relationship with Savannah and refusing to undermine their love for duty. Even at his most decadent this author was able to convey the genuine Kian, a man of integrity, and that writing skill does not come easily. Ms.Wolff uncovered Savannah vulnerabilities even while maintaining a nice level of spunk. This book had more drama then laughs but the humor accentuated the depth of the sorrow that accompanied the plot throughout this work. Doing the right thing did not have to be at the personal sacrifice of the people involved and this was a very dominant ongoing theme to the end. Ms. Wolff is a gifted writer and her signature style was very present in this work. While the beginning of this story moved a bit slow the second half's explosive twist gave this story the boost it needed and compensated for some lagging earlier moments. I

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This is a great book with a wonderful story and well developed characters. The story flowed very well and was very enjoyable. This book will keep you reading long into the night and you will not want to put this book down until you finish. This was such a great read and full of surprises. I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader’s copy of this book. The free book held no determination on my personal review.

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Fantastic writing and a great twist on a royal romance! Highly recommend!

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It was a good story when there was a story. There was a Ton of sex; it almost felt like an overload of it. It was an emotional story as well and that part was done well.

The twins father, the King was one cold dude. I can see where he would care about his country but his caring about his sons for themselves is almost non-existent. There was only one time when he was even remotely likable but then he reverted to form. So the main characters were good and so was the struggles that they went through too. Even Kian's brother, Garrett wasn't haven't it so good either. It remains to see how long he will be in captivity, who has him, what do they want and will he make it back ..alive? Is he going to be the future King or not?
Even the emotional struggle between Kian and Savvy was pretty good. He wanted Savvy to really see him and not as a second best choice or no choice at all. Savvy is having a hard time with taking him seriously because of that very bad reputation that he has as His Royal Hotness.
I think that story had the potential to be even so much better but it didn't FULLY get there.

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I have mixed feelings about this book. It is sort of a Cinderella story, with the cocky prince and the waitress, who really pushes his buttons. I have read Tracy Wolf before and like her writing style, but I don't know whether I am tired of this “Royal Trope”, or whether these characters just didn’t wow me. I had to push through to read the first part of this book. The second half was definitely better. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this for an honest review.

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So I should tell you all right now that I have a hit or miss relationship with royal romances. Other than Marquita Valentine’s Royal series, I find that royal-centric romance novels are a little too over the top for my tastes so I was a little hesitant when I came across Royal Pain.
One of the things I had to get over when reading this story is the first person POV which honestly, made it very difficult to like Kian who is supposed to be our hero. I don’t have a problem with Kian being a playboy or just a hard partying spare heir, none of that bothers me. Hell, I believe he’s earned that kind of lifestyle with the kind of restrictions placed upon royals. But hearing his inner most thoughts made it very difficult to sympathize with him, to give a damn about him.
At the start of the story I honestly liked Garrett more and was hoping he would come back and take Kian’s place. But I digress…
The story itself was…okay. I didn’t feel any real pull to Kian or Savannah and I didn’t really care about them. I finished the story more because I just wanted to know how it all turned out. Let’s just say there were some mysteries within this story beyond Garrett’s disappearance that added a few layers to the story, but overall I just felt meh about this story.
It is well written and the story is developed but I think Royal Pain would have been more compelling written in third person.

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Royal Pain is an OK royal romance. Kian is the spare heir, the 2nd born prince of Wildemar. He's a royal playboy known for his manwhore ways and his Navy service, not for being serious and king-like. So when his twin, Garrett, is kidnapped, and Kian is called home to take on the Crown Prince duties while the search for Garrett is on, Kian is feeling completely out of his depth. To be honest, Kian does not give a great first impression. He comes across as a serious douche and I was left dreading that the whole story would be shallow like he appeared. He meets Savvy, a waitress at one of the events he has to attend, when she rescues him from just one of the many cunning women who seek to snag the new Crown Prince.

Kian is instantly attracted, but Savvy turns him down flat. He's a prince with resources galore, though, and tracks her down. Kian is a predator, and Savvy his new prey, his new conquest, and the chase is on. Soon, though, it turns into more and this is where I should have been swooning. The playboy being brought to his knees by love is one of my favorite tropes, so I figured I'd love Royal Pain. Unfortunately, I just didn't quite connect with it. It's a bit rushed, and Savvy's big secret (view spoiler) wasn't such a big deal. I'm glad it was found out early on in the story, but still, it took away from my enjoyment of the story. It left me feeling a bit icky to be honest. It isn't that I didn't like Kian or Savvy, because I did, and Royal Pain is sexy, it's just that the overall story didn't quite lift itself out of the usual and into something I'll remember, or something I connected with.

I feel like I'm being vague, but I can't be more specific other than to just say that I don't love Royal Pain. I don't hate it, either, it's just not the amazing royal story I had been hoping for. I do have hopes that Garrett's story will be good though, and I'm looking forward to it, as Garrett showed potential in the small part of the story he was in.

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Royal Pain by Tracy Wolff was a arc book shared with me. The book, while being totally unrealistic for our world was entertaining. The main character Kian - the spare of the heir, suddenly finds himself in awkward territory with his brother missing and maybe dead and suddenly he is the HEIR. To top it off Kian finds a woman who intrigues him and is not impressed by who he is. Savvy is an American who is a free spirit. Kian struggles with his relationship with his father and Savvy as well as others. He sees that others are writing his brother off and that just is wrong.

An interesting premise and plot along with interesting characters makes the book better. Royal Pain by Tracy Wolff is listed as the first in a new series called His Royal Hotness. The book was an okay read if you are reading for hotness.

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What is it about royal stories that is so addicting? You can start your royal wedding watch with this sexy, witty and very twisty story.

In this series kickoff book we meet Prince Kian of Wildemar, the heir’s spare who leaves all royal burdens to his older brother by minutes while indulging in all its benefits until his twin is kidnapped un quickly all future kingly responsibilities and attention turn to him, including that of the crown chasers. But no woman has ever caught his notice like the quick witted American waitress who spills Champaign all over him.

Savannah Breslin only wanted to rescue him from the clutches of a greedy woman. She’s uninterested and completely unaffected by his charming playboy ways. But there’s something about her Kian can’t resist, and even though she doesn’t deserve to get pulled into the spectacle that is his life he pursues her any way and soon finds out she knows more about him and his brother and anyone else. Can the the prince and the pauper find their fairytale happy ending?

In the chaos came from his brother’s kidnaping, Kian found peace from the panic and fear for his brother, freedom to be himself and overall happiness, not to mention an undeniable chemistry with Savvy. But despite the past that binds them and the connection they’ve found, Savvy knows their fledgling relationship is only temporary.

His position would never allow them to be together, especially if he’s to be the king. She’s already been there, done that, nevertheless decides to take advantage of whatever time they do have. “His Royal Hotness” Prince Kian, might have been a bad royal, but once in love he’s a man on a mission to get the girl no matter who stands in his way.

I was sucked into this story right from the start with Kian and Savvy’s sizzling attraction, quick exchanges and royal disasters. It was a delightful escape and I can’t wait to read the next installment.

Royal Pain is book #1 in His Royal Hotness series by Tracy Wolff. It is a full length contemporary romance. It packs a ton of light and flirty moments along with sexy electric ones. Told from both points of view with a happy ending.

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This is a voluntary review of an advanced copy.

Royal romances are not my favorite so I wasn't sure how I would like this book but I was pleasantly surprised! At first, I really could not stand Kian, the ultimate playboy, but as the book went along, I started to see a different Kian. He changed so much when he met Savvy and found that he really a found the love of his life.

Things were a little complicated when Kian found out that Savvy had a romance with his twin brother five years before. There were lots of sparks when they met and Kian found that he felt more than just sex with her.

There was a bit of intrigue as you don't know what happened to Kian's brother, Garrett. Did he die or is he alive??

I saw that there is a sequel book with Garrett coming and can't wait til that comes out so we can see how things were resolved with him no longer being the crown prince.

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3.5 Stars
Tracy Wolff is a new to me author that I will be reading more of her work. The cover and blurb had my anxious to get my hands on this book. This book made me think of Cinderella because he falls for a bartender/writer.

I wasn’t sure how I felt at about certain aspects of the story and when you read it you’ll see what I mean. It took me a little while to accept it and even then I wasn’t sure. That one thing was my only issue. The author knows how to craft a story and pull you in.

Prince Kian is a playboy and likes to have fun with no responsibilities. His brother Garrett is the Crown Prince of Wildemar. When Garrett is kidnapped Kain is devastated.

Savvy rescues the Prince and soon realizes there is more to him than just his playboy ways. There’s one thing that can keep them apart, a secret she’s keeping.

This was a cute story and it took me a while to get into it. The first half seemed very unrealistic to. Once I made it past that I enjoyed the story a lot more. I am looking forward to reading about Crown Prince Garrett.

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I really enjoyed this book! The characters where fantastic and the story line was great!

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Royal Pain
His Royal Hotness # 1
Tracy Wolff
4⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Not your typical royalty romance novel that I was expecting. This had much more involved in it including a little suspense with the Prince being kidnapped.
I didn't like Prince Kian at the beginning of this book because I felt like he was gonna be too much of a sarcastic asshole. But as I kept reading I changed my mind. But he also changed his personality after falling in love so it made me like him more.
I really enjoyed this book and look forward to reading more books in this series as they come out.
Thanks NetGalley for the arc in exchange for my honest review.

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Quick and easy romance. Overall it was cute. Savvy annoyed me because she was so worried that she wouldn't come first in anyone's life, but she didn't put him first either, especially at the end. Despite that, this was a sweet and sexy read.

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I would like to start by thanking Random House Loveswept and NetGalley for providing us with a copy of this book so that we could bring you this review.

Oh man did I enjoy this book. The fact that Prince Kian had to deal with so many thing and was still is able to find love. Without giving too much away the past that Savvy keeps from Kian is what shapes her reaction and feeling for Kian. But I loved the fact that she is able to tame the wild man. I just wish she didn't give into him so easily sometimes. I think that she would have been a stronger character if she made Kian work for things. Savvy was such a renaissance character and didn't mind working hard for what she has in life. The only flaw I found with her is that she wasn't a stronger person when it came to herself. Again she was great and strong person for her survival needs but for her emotional ones she was weak. Now I also think a big part of why she was that way was due to the past. I do think though that my favorite character all around is definitely Kian. I can't wait for the next book and what Tracy Wolff has in store for us next. 

I gave this book 5 royal kisses.

Happy Reading... Adri

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