What happens when you mix an average American woman with a decidedly not average future King?

This is sort of a mix of stand-alone and you need to read the first books to kind of place all the characters and what's happened.
It's a light read with some drama and comedy about Prince Christian and Mallory, whose romance is fairly quick to decide if they're forever or not.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book received from the publisher via NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I really enjoyed this book but I did have to end up reading the previous book in the series so I could understand what was going on a little better. But I'm also a person that if a book I want to read has books before it I have to read them. Lol

Thanks to NetGalley and Entangled Publishing for allowing me to read this eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Mallory found out earlier her summer that her sister Kelsey wasn't actually her sister but the missing princess of a country they had never heard of. Now she's walking around the palace, an American in over her head especially when it comes to Kelsey's brother Christian, not related to Mallory, Thank GOD!

Christian sets his sights on Mallory knowing that whenever he becomes the king he's not going to be able to marry a commoner, but he can't stay away. Mallory really is tempting fate and the handsome Prince at the same time.

I requested this series based on the comment that the books are each standalone, but that doesn't seem to be the case. There are characters in the other series that are present and inside jokes and comments that I'm sure would be better received by those who actually read the rest of the series. It was very much a slew of "Hey, remember that one time that this happened?" No, no I don't because I didn't read the other books.

Mallory is in her mid 20's and Christian is nearing 30, but they felt like they were written much younger and much more inexperienced. Christian is a playboy, like most Princes in these books, but he and Mallory have a fling in the first few chapters and he's smitten. Like, completely enchanted by her to the point where he's ready to be her boyfriend no matter what. If I had seen the build up in the other books, it would make sense, but it really felt very rushed. The characters are written like they have chemistry but we don't get to see the chemistry, it's went from 0-60 a little fast.

If you're invested in the series, you'll like all the inclusive quips and times where the characters are reminiscing about their earlier antics. If you know the build up to the relationship, maybe the characters aren't acting like love-sick teenagers and not an adult woman and a would-be King. From my perspective, it just fell flat.

I would have liked it better if there was more focus on the build up to the relationship, more instances of the characters interacting with each other before their first encounter and first sexual encounter so that we could see the drive and the passion in that first act. I just couldn't care enough to really root for the relationship.

Disclaimer : I received an ARC of this book in exchange of an honest review



This is the third installment into a companion novels series. You do not need to read the first two to read this one. (That's what I personally did as this one was the one that really interested me)

I was super excited to read this novel, I knew going in that this was most probably going to be a cookie cutter type of story, following the mold and including an happily ever after. And it was, I had a wonderful time reading it, it took me out of what could've ended up being a reading slump and made me laugh and smile the whole time.

You follow a dual point of view, one of them is Malory (our main character in this novel, whom is the sister or adoptive sister of Kelsey the lost princess of a kingdom (read the first volume of this series to have her love story)) she is an "All American" type of girl, she loves fundraisers/charity planning and from what we get as explanation from the events of the past two novels, recovering from an attack in which she got shot in the stomach. Our second perspective is the Crown Prince, heir to the throne Christian (Kelsey's brother) who is currently acting as king instead of his father.

The story really pick up when they are alone (sort of) for the first time in a bar, which is a bar for the secret service who protect the royals, and have a game of darts. They have this tangible sexual tension and chemistry, they are equally attracted to one another but do not want to act on it as he has to marry a "noble girl, proper to be queen of the country. To be chosen from a list of candidates approved by the council." and Kelsey who is his younger sister and Malory's younger sister as they were raised as sister for 24 years until she was discovered as the kidnapped lost princess.

I loved the banter in this book, I was captivated from page one, and while it was not a story with mystery or intrigue I had a wonderful time reading it. I was hurting for Malory when she had a fight with Kelsey, mad at the council when their love story was doomed from the start and felt compassion for Christian who did not believe he would get an happily ever after.

This book is a fast read, I read it in one sitting, which is exactly how I like these type of stories to go. While it is nothing life changing, or "never seen before", but it is well made and captivates your attention making you unable to put it down. If you love to read modern royalty romances, with some smut and a whole lot of feelings, this is the book you should read. It will surely put a smile on your face.

Overall a wholesome story 4/5 stars.

Bookarina

3.5 stars

I received an ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

Tempting the Prince is my first book by Christi Barth, and it definitely won’t be my last. While it doesn’t work as well as a stand-alone as the typical romance, as I felt I was missing some context from the first book about some of the backstory, the character relationships as they pertain to this story are filled in well enough, and I do hope to go back at some point to get the fuller picture of what I missed.

The characters are incredibly charming. I liked the juxtaposition of Mallory and her adoptive sister, Kelsey, experiencing royal life for the first time, along with Mallory’s burgeoning romance with Kelsey’s “blood” brother, Prince Christian. Given the relationships they each share with Kelsey, I kind of wanted the weirdness of it all to be explored, instead of the focus being on how he needed a “proper” wife and she wasn’t seen as good enough. It’s touched on, but I feel like it was brushed aside a bit too quickly.

This is a lighthearted, humorous book, and I appreciate that, while it is a little predictable, it also doesn’t take itself too seriously. If you love modern (fictional) royal romance, then I think you’ll adore this book.

I received this ARC from the publisher and Netgalley for my honest review.
I didn’t realize this was the last book in a series. Even though it’s stated that it can be read as a stand-alone I would strongly advise reading the first two books. I was a bit thrown off by all the characters. That being said I enjoyed and liked all the characters. Mallory and Christian had great chemistry but the love between them was too fast in my opinion. I felt that the plot line of his decision to marry and be the next King dragged on for too long. There were also some inconsistencies in the story that I overlooked. Overall, it was an interesting love story. I’m aware that I’m in the minority with my review.

Christi Barth's Royals series continues with Mallory and Christian's story.

This is the only book of the series that I have read. It was very easy to pick up and not have read the previous stories.
Mallory- adoptive sister and best friend to newly returned Princess of Moncriano, Kelsey. Mallory has put her life on hold in the States in order to help Kelsey with her transition to royal life. Mallory has not had an easy time being in Moncriano. She is happy for her sister but isn’t sure she belongs in the palace and apart of the royal world.
Christian- Kelsey biological brother. Crowned Prince of Moncriano. He is covering his father’s duties as his father has had a hard time processing the return of Kelsey and the attempt on her life. Christian begrudgingly takes on these duties however he is not complete settled in his role as heir.

Tempting the Prince is a very typical Royal/Commoner theme to it. However there was a great issue that was keeping them apart. I love a good commoner and royalty story. This is a very well written and well done example of this trope. Christian and Mallory have a chemistry together. There wasn’t as much angst as I would have liked. I wish Mallory had fought back a little more with Christians plan to date for four weeks. She put a lot on the line with heart to take his tempting offer. Time and storyline movement at times felt rushed. But overall this was a really good read. It was a 4/5 read for me. If you like a royal/commoner trope you should give this one a try.

Thanks #NetGalley and #EntangledPublishing for this ARC. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

3 stars.

English: This book, in my opinion, is a cheese novel. It is one of the novels you turn to when you want something super light to read with a little drama in the story and an insta-love surrounded by royalty.
The book is not bad but you have to enter it without high expectations and wanting to get into a comedian-dramatic story. I was hoping it was more steamy and that it was the central point of the story but it is not...


Spanish: Este libro, en mi opinión, es una novela cheese. Es de las novelas a la que uno recurre cuando quiere algo super light para leer con un poco de drama en la historia y un insta-love rodeado de realeza. El libro no esta mal pero hay que entrar en él sin altas expectativas y con ganas de meterse en una historia comedio-dramática. Esperaba que fuese más steamy y que eso fuera el punto central de la historia pero no lo es...

This was my first read by Christi Barth but by no means my last. I've put the previous books in this series on my TBR to read when I have a chance. It's been awhile since I've read a royal story and grabbed this one without realizing there were several before in the series but I don't feel like I was thrown in the middle of something with no concept of where I was. Mallory was trying to be there for her sister despite also being thrown into a situation for which she was not prepared for but she would do anything for Kelsey. Christian is the Crown Prince currently trying to help his father the King out. These two have chemistry you can virtually feel coming off the pages but there is absolutely no way they could ever be together. Christian must marry a royal and have an heir. Mallory is a commoner. Lots of fun with their bets and some emotional turmoil both within and without the royal family. Very enjoyable read.

Mallory and Christian were attracted towards each other when they met for the first time few months back. But she is a regular girl , and he a Prince, a future heir and so they don’t act on it. But one day when they meet in a pub as two regular people, having had a couple of extra drinks, they give in to their attraction. Now staying away is impossible and being together not an option.
I have seen the underlying attraction between Mallory and Christian from the first book and am glad to see them stop fighting it. It was a wonderful read with some sweet moments and some heart breaking ones. But all’s well that ends well. I have enjoyed this series and am sad to see it end. Look forward to reading more from the author.

A Royal Romance.

Christian is the Crown Prince and Mallory is an American commoner. Christian is supposed to marry a woman with nobility, but he has fallen head-over-heals with Mallory. Mallory is just at the palace temporarily ... to help her adopted (I think) sister (who was kidnapped as a baby) with becoming a princess. She knows there is no future for her and Christian, but she can't help falling for him anyway.

I just found myself skimming over some of the chapters. Yes, I know sometimes you have to say something more than once, but to go on and on about the same thing just made me lose interest. I didn't realize that this was part of a series and although I had no trouble following the story, it just felt that at times it would have been nice to know more of the back story. For example, I know this happened in a previous book ... Kelsey was kidnapped as a baby, but how did she end up with Mallory's parents?

I received an early copy courtesy of Entangled Publishing through NetGalley in exchange for a honest review.

An easy read that captivates the reader from cover to cover. I really enjoyed this book, I do wish that I had read the other 2 in the series before this one.

I loved the long lost princess theme and the characters were easy to like and I found myself wanting all the good things for them.

A captivating regal read.

I received this book from Netgalley in return for my honest opinion.

Tempting the Prince is fun and captivating, it’s both light hearted and heartwarming. I only wish there was more of it.

♕ Plot: Mallory Wishner’s life was turned upside down the moment she and her sister Kelsey found out they weren’t actually sisters and that Kelsey was a princess of a small European country. They relocated to Moncriano two days after moving to New York, Mallory got shot at and was made a baroness.

Through all the hoopla though, Mallory couldn’t change two conflicting truths 1) Prince Christian, the heir to the crown, had given her the best sex of her life 2) even with the baroness title, she still couldn’t date the man who had to announce his bride to be in a few short months. Could their relationship be any more complicated?

♕ Heroine: Mallory was smart and witty. She was her sister’s rock, but she was also an outsider in the royal palace. I felt for her and everything that happened since finding out her sister’s true identity, cheered for her and was so very happy that she found her happiness.

♕ Hero: Putting country and duty before self had been drilled into Christian. He knew he had to marry a suitable woman, but his heart refused to give up love and the woman who saw the man and not the title or crown. The woman who made him happy and for that I completely fell in love with Christian.

♕ Sexiness & Feels: The attraction between Christian and Mallory was palpable from the start. The two flirted and had many touching moments together. I just loved how their romance developed.

♕ Facts: Tempting the Prince is book #3 of the Sexy Misadventures of Royals by Christi Barth. It is a contemporary royal romance, even though there are interconnecting characters from the two previous books, it’s not necessary to read them although I do recommend them as they are equally enchanting royal reads. Told from both points of view with a happy ending.

When you read a romance novel you make the basic assumption that the two main characters will fall happily in love. It is the journey of how they get there that makes the book a success or failure. This author does an excellent job of the journey. There is no chance of boredom as you join Christian and Mallory on this path. They show us a rollicking good time as they buck protocol. Mallory’s sharp wit keeps Christian on his toes, laughing and trying to keep up with her. It is all rounded out by the rest of the family and friends in the house of Villiani as the series wraps up with a resounding bang.

Though I hadn't read any of the previous books in the series, Tempting the Prince was quite easy to follow and get on track with. The writing flowed very easily from start to finish and the storyline was not overly complicated. That being said, I had trouble caring about any of the characters. I felt they lacked a lot of depth and definitely needed more time given to writing their backgrounds. It is because of this that I didn't enjoy this book as much as I was hoping. The characters seemed to spend so much time running around in circles and the romance itself wasn't developed well. There may have been more significant moments in the previous two books between the two characters, but I am going off of what information had at my disposal throughout the book. For the amount of things that happened within the book to only occur within a few months was also hard to grapple with. The romance between the two main characters really only spanned a few weeks. I did really like the how part of the plot was centered around the fathers abdication and the struggles alongside that. I would have loved if that had had more of a prominent focus from the start. That and the sisterly bond between Mallory and Kelsey.

‘Tempting the Prince’ has been a move away from the books that I have read of late, but I must admit to being very pleasantly surprised by this story. Mallory and Kelsey, who are sisters, but not by blood, are American girls from Michigan who find themselves moving from New York to the European country of Moncriano, where Kelsey, has been returned, having been kidnapped at birth. Mallory soon finds herself surviving an assassination attempt on her new family, but it is the attraction to the prince, Christian that throws Mallory into a spin. With the requirement to marry a royal, Christian can’t see a way to solve the situation, as he falls for Mallory. It soon becomes apparent that there may be too many obstacles in the way for this romance to succeed.
Whilst this book is part of a series, the first few chapters brought me up to speed with the storyline and into the relationship of Christian and Mallory. Both are enjoyable characters, who when together, are a great couple. The pressures of royalty are made instantly apparent in the storyline, with the press, public and family making their opinions clear. It reminded me of the problems faced by all modern royals as played out in the magazines. The secondary characters added to this story, making it all the more enjoyable. I am now going to go back and read the earlier books in the series.
I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

Tempting the Prince is the third book in the Sexy Misadventures of Royals by Christi Barth. A sexy romance full of magical romance, a prince, and lots of drama. Everything you need to be swept away minus the glass slipper, of course. A well-written, fast-paced read that you will not want to put down. Tempting the Prince is part of a series, and you would understand more of what is going on if you read the series in order. A lovely read for those of us who love a dreamy fairytale.

So... this was part of a series. I did not know that when I requested the book. But, it's ok. You don't have to read the previous two books to understand what's happening, although I assume that doing so would provide a lot more background and character information. Still, I managed to get through this one without issue. I think the author did a great job of filling in the reader on all that happened in the previous books without it being overwhelming or detracting from this novel.

Another thing the author did well was write in a plain way that was easy to follow. The characters were likable enough, although sometimes their dialogue made me question some things (but more on that later). The plot is fairly straight forward. As I previously mentioned, not having read the previous books didn't present a problem.

That said, I did have some issues with the novel.

My issue with the romance was that although the two characters had decent chemistry, they dated for a literal month. Four weeks! That's it. And they barely interacted before that. I just can't believe that they were in love to the point of going against all tradition and royal custom, willing to anger and alienate all the people that depend on them, for the sake of their relationship.

Another issue I had was with the small inconsistencies that were revealed through dialogue for the sake of a laugh or a cute moment. The one that comes to mind is the use of the word 'ghosted' in the book. Christian uses that word twice at the beginning of the novel, once to claim that his doctor  'ghosted' him (chapter 1), and again to say his father 'ghosted' him (chapter three), as they were both avoiding him. Several chapters after that, he and Mallory have a conversation in which she uses the word 'ghosted', and suddenly Christian doesn't know what that strange American colloquialism means and Mallory has to explain it to him (chapter six).

You can't have it both way! Either he knows things or he doesn't! And it happens more than once!

In general, the book was a quick read. I didn't get too invested in the characters, but it wasn't bad. I had several issues with it but I suppose it was overall, ok. I'm not interested in reading anything else in this series.

4.5/5 stars

*" I was provided with an E-ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review**

I had such a great time reading this book. First I am a sucker for books involving royalty, It's one of my favorite tropes to read. From what I understand this is a series of books however I didn't read it that way. I would recommend reading the first book before this. I say this because even though you can totally read this as a stand-alone with no problems, there were things that I assumed happened in the previous books that might be spoiled. ( I'm still going to read them though because I loved this book). Honestly, this book surpassed any expectations I had, I can't believe I've never heard of this author before. I highly recommend reading this book, it was cute, angsty, and easy read. I had the best time reading it and hope you all give it a read!

I love a royal romance. Lemme say again for the people in the back, I LOVE A ROYAL ROMANCE. So it’s no wonder that I’ve read Christi Barth’s Sexy Misadventures of Royals series.

The series is set in the country of Moncriano introduced in the first book of the series, The Princess Problem where the long lost princess is discovered to be Kelsey Wishner, an average girl from Michigan. The vibe is very Princess Diaries ala normal girl becomes a princess.

This book, the third installment, focuses on Crown Prince Christian and surprise (just kidding we all saw it coming) Mallory Wishner, Kelsey’s “sister”. Christian and Mallory are separated by the classic cannot-marry-a-commoner dilemma with a dash of a have-to-marry-by-30 conundrum.

Similar to the other books in the series, Tempting the Prince is almost good. The plot and the characters have everything going for them but the reading experiences falls short on the execution. The dialogue is cringe-y at times as if the characters are trying too hard to sound like they’re in their 20s. Overall this book is a quick read filled with palaces and balls, hits the points you want in a royal romance, and nicely ends the series.