Perfect summer reading for royal fans, Linda Keir's The Royal Game (#1,228) combines an unlikely royal romance with aspects of a thriller. It works well here.
Jennie Jensen is an American musician who's had success when a song she wrote was picked up as the main theme in a hit movie. It's allowed her some financial freedom - enough to tour Mediterranean hot spots with her acoustic guitar. She's living her dream when a rich, entitled Englishman disrupts her performance one balmy evening in Mallorca. It turns out Hugh, the Prince of Wales, is a fan. The rest, as they say, is history.
But an American as the Princess of Wales? Many people don't want that to happen, and some are very determined to prevent it. After all, look at what happened to Princess Penelope, Hugh's mother; she was killed in a tragic plane crash. But as small snubs and mishaps begin to pile up, Jennie begins to wonder. Was the Princess paranoid, or was someone out to get her?
The danger adds a special edge to this otherwise conventional love story, but it's enough to make this book a real page turner. I thoroughly enjoyed this romance by writing team Linda Joffe Hull and Keir Graff. Maybe it's the male perspective that helps propel the story. Anyway, if you love reading all things royal, definitely add The Royal Game to your list.
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