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> Tag: Reluctant Royals
Three books standing next to each other on a bookshelf. "A Princess in Theory" "A Duke by Default" "A Prince on Paper" all written by Alyssa Cole.

Sometimes you can’t bank a fire when it starts with such a strong spark

A Duke by Default: Reluctant Royals by Alyssa Cole

July 10, 2022 by Dome'Loki 1 Comment

A Duke by Default is the second volume in Alyssa Cole’s “Reluctant Royals” series.  I read this series out of order by accidentally starting with the third book, A Prince on Paper, then reading the beginning, A Princess in Theory, and now have read the middle book!  Each book in the series follows a different couple and this is Portia Hobbs and Tavish (Tav) McKenzie’s time to shine. Portia is a New York socialite that has a history of drinking to find courage or drown […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Alyssa Cole, cbr14, Dome'Loki, Reluctant Royals

Dome'Loki's CBR14 Review No:25 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Alyssa Cole, cbr14, Dome'Loki, Reluctant Royals ·
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Are we cake? Are those cake versions? Of us?

How to Find a Princess by Alyssa Cole

May 24, 2021 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

I enjoyed How to Find a Princess. Alyssa Cole is such a good writer that even the parts I struggled with were really good. In fact, the anxiety and frustration I felt about Bez and Makeda was largely because of how real Cole made them to me. I think some people are going to find How to Find a Princess a challenge to get into, and it definitely benefits from a second read. Once I was comfortable with the story, I could appreciate how Bez […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: advance reader copy, Alyssa Cole, How to Find a Princess, NetGalley, Reluctant Royals, Runaway Royals

Emmalita's CBR13 Review No:49 · Genres: Romance · Tags: advance reader copy, Alyssa Cole, How to Find a Princess, NetGalley, Reluctant Royals, Runaway Royals ·
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The princess epidemiologist fairy tale that is rather topical right now

A Princess in Theory: Reluctant Royals by Alyssa Cole

February 19, 2021 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

In November, my favorite independent bookstore was celebrating Small Business Saturday with promotional items depending on how much you spend.  I was a short hop away from the goal I wanted and decided to get A Princess in Theory because I had enjoyed A Prince on Paper, which I acquired during the Cannonball book sale last year, and was curious to read more by Cole.  What I didn’t realize when I read A Prince on Paper was that it was the third book in Cole’s “Reluctant Royals” series.  […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Alyssa Cole, CBR13, Dome'Loki, Fiction, Reluctant Royals, romance

Dome'Loki's CBR13 Review No:8 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Speculative Fiction · Tags: Alyssa Cole, CBR13, Dome'Loki, Fiction, Reluctant Royals, romance ·
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Better than the others, but still not a book I loved

A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole

May 29, 2020 by Malin 1 Comment

3.5 stars Naledi “Ledi” Smith’s parents died when she was very little, and she was shuffled through a series of foster homes her entire childhood. She learned to rely on no one but herself. When she keeps getting persistent e-mails about some African country named Thesolo and how she’s the crown prince’s intended, she obviously assumes that these communications are spam and deletes them all. Now she’s working hard to get her degree in epidemiology and waitressing on the side, in between worrying about her […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: A Princess in Theory, Alyssa Cole, cbr12, Contemporary Romance, Malin, Reluctant Royals, royalty, science

Malin's CBR12 Review No:23 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: A Princess in Theory, Alyssa Cole, cbr12, Contemporary Romance, Malin, Reluctant Royals, royalty, science ·
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Cute little novella, really liked this one.

Can't Escape Love (Reluctant Royals, #2.6) by Alyssa Cole

December 3, 2019 by narfna Leave a Comment

This was stinking adorable. I enjoyed it so much! I’ve been waiting since I read the first book for Reggie’s story, back when we first heard about her GirlsWithGlasses website. That felt like something you don’t just introduce and then leave alone. I would say that I wish she would have gotten a full book rather than a novella, except that I think this book was exactly the right size. Any longer and it would have dragged. Reggie reaches out to an internet acquaintance when […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Alyssa Cole, can't escape love, narfna, novella, Reluctant Royals, Romance

narfna's CBR11 Review No:96 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Alyssa Cole, can't escape love, narfna, novella, Reluctant Royals, Romance ·
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I liked it!

A Prince on Paper (Reluctant Royals, #3) by Alyssa Cole

September 30, 2019 by narfna Leave a Comment

This is my favorite book in this series by quite a large margin. (Although I haven’t read the second novella yet.) It still wasn’t a perfect read for me, and had a lot of the same problems I felt the others did, but I just loved the characters so much, and unlike in the other books in this series, I never thought their connection felt forced. And aside from how much I liked the two main characters and how well they meshed together, I thought […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: A Prince on Paper, Alyssa Cole, Contemporary Romance, narfna, Reluctant Royals, Romance

narfna's CBR11 Review No:77 · Genres: Romance · Tags: A Prince on Paper, Alyssa Cole, Contemporary Romance, narfna, Reluctant Royals, Romance ·
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