WOULD BE KING (The Unknown Royals #2 ) by Kim Karr-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 27 , 2019

A dare turns into so much more…

All I want to do is get to work on time.
But a Prince Harry look-a-like is trying to steal my cab,
and that’s not going to happen.

In the midst of the battle,
I discover I lost my wallet.
So I bargain—a free ride for a kiss.

His lips taste like mint, and when he tugs me closer,
I can feel the hard muscles beneath his expensive suit.

The kiss ends just as we reach our destination,
and I’m so taken aback by the explosiveness of it,
I rush out without so much as a goodbye.
I’m a hopeless romantic with no time for distractions.

But fate, that bitch,
Has us pounding on the same locked door.

Already knowing I’m going to be fired,
I curse my new boss and his new rules.
The hot suit laughs,
And dares me to tell my new boss what a dick he’s being.
With nothing to lose, I accept.

Never in a million years could I have imagined he is my new boss.
Dating him is against the rules,
His rules.
He’s a rulebreaker, though,
And everyone knows a rulebreaker isn’t a forever-kind-of-guy.

So when he says let’s keep things casual,
I dare him not to fall in love with me.

But there’s a reason rules aren’t meant to be broken,
And finding that out is the hardest thing I’ll ever have to do in my life.

My rulebreaker has a name,
It’s Prince Maximus Montgomery.
And this is our story.

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REVIEW: WOULD BE KING is the second instalment in Kim Karr’s contemporary, adult THE UNKNOWN ROYALS erotic, romance series focusing on the fictional royal families representing the five Vespa Isles. This is Crown Prince Maximus Napoleon Montgomery of Casanovia, and American fashion expert Gianna ‘Gigi’ Natalia Gatsby’s story line. WOULD BE KING can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary. Prince Maximus was first introduced in book one-Washed Up Royal.

Told from dual first person perspectives, as well as several third party ‘media’ observations WOULD BE KING follows the forbidden relationship between Crown Prince Maximus Napoleon Montgomery of Casanovia, and fashion expert Gianna ‘Gigi’ Natalia Gatsby. A new job, a shared cab ride, and a kiss with a stranger finds our heroine, Gigi Gatsby, facing her kiss-Max- the new owner of Bombshell magazine, and ultimately her boss. Refusing to go against company policy Gigi struggles with the ‘no fraternization ‘ policy due to her attraction and growing romance with Max, a man who is willing to bend the rules for the woman with whom he is falling in love. But things go from bad to worse when Gigi discovers that Max has left out some important information including the fact he is second in line to the thrown of Casanovia, a small principality in Europe. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Gigi and Max, and the potential fall-out Gigi continues to battle her attraction to a man who may or may not be betrothed to someone else.

Prince Maximus Montgomery is a bit of a manwh*re whose father is desperate to marry off his son to respected royalty. Not once but twice Max will back out of two potential marriages, marriages to women he neither loves nor adores. Meeting Gigi, an American commoner finds our hero throwing caution to the wind, caution that gets him in trouble on more than one occasion. Her entire life Gigi Gatsby has focused on fashion and landing the job at Bombshell magazine is the greatest coup of her life. Meeting Max, although accidentally in a cab, threatens not only her job but her sense of reality as their worlds collide and begin to spiral out of control.

The relationship between Gigi and Max is one of immediate attraction; a shared, wet cab ride wherein Gigi’s soul focus is on landing a new job, and Max’s focus in on the woman sitting next to him, in the pouring rain. As Max struggles to convince Gigi they are meant to be together, Gigi battles between head and heart, and the ramifications of losing her job, and ultimately falling in love with a royal prince. He $ex scenes are intimate, passionate and intense without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are re-introduced to Gigi’s roommate and best friend Ava Smart who will fall in love with Max’s best friend Hunter Tigress, Ava’s sister Rachel and Prince Truman: Max’ brother Prince Leopold and his wife Petunia, as well as King Winston Alfred Montgomery and his new bride Queen Genevieve; Max’ s bodyguard Gabriel.

WOULD BE KING is a story of betrayal, vengeance, falling in love and letting go. Royal protocol is all about appearances but appearances are deceiving including the trust you place in the people sworn to protect. The premise is intriguing and emotional; the romance is flirty and heart breaking; the characters are colorful, energetic and charismatic. WOULD BE KING is a cross between ‘The Devil Wears Prada’, and the real-life romance between Harry and Megan-a forbidden romance trope- in more ways than one.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of WASHED UP ROYAL

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

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Kim Karr is a New York Times & USA Today bestselling author of eighteen novels. Best known for writing sexy contemporary love stories, she enjoys bringing flawed characters to life and creating romances that are page worthy. Her stories are raw, real, and explosive. Her characters will make you laugh, make you cry, make you feel. And her happily-ever-afters are always swoon worthy. From the brooding rock star to the arrogant millionaire to the Football Player. From the witty damsel-in-distress to the sassy high-powered businesswoman to the boutique owner. No two storylines are ever alike. If Kim’s not writing, you can find her wandering through antique stores with her husband, trying out new fitness classes with her sons, venturing out to new coffee shops with her daughter, or with her nose stuck in a book.

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