Pretend Princess

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Pub Date 27 Mar 2017 | Archive Date 15 Mar 2017

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Patricia Parker is momentarily mistaken for a princess by none other than handsome Crown Prince Lawrence of Cordillera, a small country sandwiched between France and Spain. When he invites her to tea at the palace, she is astonished to learn the royal family wants her to help them avoid a scandal by stepping in for the real princess, who has disappeared. Patricia offers to help Prince Lawrence search for his cousin on the Isle of Capri. Now she has to deal with the irresistible attentions of the prince, who is not supposed to wed a commoner and the danger from his cousin's stalker.

Patricia Parker is momentarily mistaken for a princess by none other than handsome Crown Prince Lawrence of Cordillera, a small country sandwiched between France and Spain. When he invites her to...


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Romantic Suspense


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This was a hard book to review. It felt like the author was at times writing a sample outline but then it would turn into writing that was engrossing. It bounced back and forth in this vein until the end. I will go three stars for while not totally believable it was overall an interesting plot line and read. I was given this book in return for an honest review. Anna

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Detailed and vivid plot,lovely characters, intriguing story and a well developed climax. I loved it and would recommend it to everyone. The book is a perfect read for every one who loves to read fiction. I can't wait to read more from this author

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Tricia is visiting Cordillera, a tiny kingdom located between Spain and France where her parents are doing missionary work. She intends to watch over her younger sisters while her parents are at a conference for two weeks and is briefly mistaken for the Crown Prince's cousin, who had disappeared. She agrees to take the princess's place at public functions in order to help the royal family avoid scandal while they search for her. In the meantime, she gets close to the Prince and tries to fight their growing attraction.

Romance novels often rely on tropes, and the lookalike impostor that helps solve the mystery and falls in love with the hero(ine) is a favorite trope. The novel begins with this, and the setup is done beautifully. It just gets a little repetitive and runs down after a while, because there's nothing new and no additional obstacles for our hero and heroine to overcome.

The advance copy had a lot of quotation errors (action breaks in the middle of a statement meant that the quotes weren't picked back up for the rest of it) that I hope are fixed in the final copy.

The prince didn't impress me very much, and not just because he's a product of his country's culture. I didn't find him particularly charming or noteworthy. Tricia liked some aspects of his character, but he steamrolled over some of her objections or outright dismissed them, which never appeals to me. The expected happily ever after ending was abrupt and a complete turnaround from the royalty/commoner conflict throughout the book that it felt very contrived. For such a promising beginning, I was disappointed by the ending of the book.

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I always love a good royal read of any kind and this was no exception! First I’ve read by Carolyn Rae and I’d definitely pick up another!

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