Tempting the Prince by Christi Barth a frolicking filled fun five-star read. This is number three in the Sexy Misadventures of Royals series and the whole series has made me smile, I have loved visiting Moncriano and meeting all of the characters, Mallory in particular has always had a special place in my heart as she has always felt a little like an outsider, being dragged along with Kelsey and showing her the ways of her new home and doing a better job of it in some ways. There are some crazy funny moments in this story and some that will break your heart, at times it may be a little overly long and descriptive in places but overall it is just such a lovely story that you get swept up and feel so much emotion coming off the pages you can’t put it down.

This continues a series of books that I haven’t read, but the premise is that a royal baby from an imaginary Monaco-like kingdom. She was raised in Michigan and in one of the previous books she was, apparently, found and returned to her original family to take up her role as a princess. And with her went the sister she was raised believing was her older sister, Mallory. This is Mallory’s story. She is serving as her younger sister’s lady-in-waiting and trying to resist her attraction to the crown prince, Christian.

Christian is suffering under a lot of burdens as he has had to become the acting king. And he’s under severe pressure to find an appropriate aristocratic woman to marry. But the only comfort he has are the playful and sexy times he shares with Mallory. But she’s totally inappropriate as a future queen. She’s an American nobody who was raised as his real sister’s sister. And, though he doesn’t know it, she was injured so badly in an assassination attempt on her sister that she cannot have a baby.

So they share some lovely times together but Mallory knows it’s doomed. And Christian is determined to find a way to make it more than a short-term time of happiness followed my a lifetime of a loveless marriage.

I’m not quite sure if it’s believable that a country would be united against an American bride, but let’s just accept that. I liked the interactions between Mallory and Christian and could see why they would fall in love with each other.

This book made me feel sorry for royal families. I’m not really a fan of the romance-novel trope of an imaginary kingdom in which the average American woman falls for a prince. It always seems like a rotten life. But if you enjoy that sort of romance, you’ll enjoy this book.

I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book that I received from Netgalley; however, the opinions are my own and I did not receive any compensation for my review.

Loved this book! The premise of the series is that the long lost princess (Kelsey) was found and returned to her family. Mallory had always thought she was her actual sister. When the princess thing happened, Mallory traveled to Kelsey's home country with her. Amidst all the chaos, Mallory developed a crush on Kelsey's brother, the crown prince. When she finds out her interest is returned, her life becomes even crazier than it was before.

I loved the characters and charm of their story. I found myself transported to their world and felt invested in them and wanted them to get a HEA ending. While this is a stand alone novel, its so good that you really owe it to yourself to read them all. I've loved this series and am so sorry that it ends with this book. I can't wait to see what the author creates next - she's on my must read authors' list.

This was super fun and everything I needed. I loved this whole story and I appreciated the humor that could be found in the pages within.

This was a fitting conclusion to this series, although I think I enjoyed the first two books better. I would have liked a more “into the future” epilogue, because I’m sad we didn’t get to see the outcome of the royal weddings and some conclusion with king Julian. Thank you to netgalley for the ARC!

Tempting the Prince is headlined as a standalone, however this seemingly-Anastasia (the missing Russian princess)- story did not read like one to me. I did not know that this was a book from a series, and because of that I kept on feeling like I was playing catch-up with the information that was from the books prior to this one in the series.
While the dialogue and writing were very easy to read, I found it hard to fully vibe with the culture of this made-up society and found the Royal trope cliché and archaic— especially in this present-day socially conscious time where our society is focusing on history’s erasure and the impact it has on present/future humanity. A more diverse cast of characters would have been a nice switch up from the same-old same-old hum drum fare, and made it more realistic as well.
I also found it very confusing why Maddison, the main character, kept referring to her ‘sister’ as the ‘sister of her emotions’. You’ve been sisters for 24 years, ain’t nothing going to change that, especially as they have been very close throughout that whole shared life.
So. If you are in the mood for annoying, dated fairytale stories, with easy writing and a simple resolve that leads to a happy-ever-after, go for it. If you more of a woke romance with buildup and tension, hold off. Either way, this book will suit somebodies ideal, however it did not suit mine.

I received an ARC from the author and publisher in exchange for an honest review.

This was a fun read. Christi Barth's writing is accessible and I mean that as a compliment. This book is easily digestible and also captivating. There are a lot of things I really enjoyed about this book. The characters were well developed and whilst I hadn't read the other books in the series I felt like I knew enough about them to understand their motivations and quirks. As the series is supposed to work as standalones I think the author really nailed with providing enough information for me to be informed without boring a reader who had read the other books. The commitment phobe side of me did find myself shouting "you've only been together a month" a few times but to be cliche you know when you know. As for why I didn't score this book higher I don't know if I can give definitive answer there was just a little something missing for me and I can't pin point what it is.

I was given a NetGalley arc in exchange for an honest review.

Not realizing that this is the third in a series, there was some background that I had to piece together before I could get caught up, but once I did it was a fun modern-day romance with a hint of Anastasia. I can’t say it’s a book I’m going to remember and it didn’t do much to sway me either way, but those who love the royals and world-building will find something to love.

3.5 Stars
I thought this story had a great concept. And you can possibly read each story on its own. But, when I first started this one, I was lost since I hadn’t read the previous stories. Eventually I did figure out what was going on and I was able to get where the story had been and where it was going, but those first few chapters weren’t as enjoyable as they could have been for me. I then got sucked in and then lost interest when it started to drag. I did finish this story by skipping around. Overall, I felt it was an okay read.