I am so
excited to reveal the cover of Heather Lyons’ newest contemporary romance novel
today! I jumped up and down when I saw that one of my favorite authors of all
time was releasing not only a contemporary romance but one about royalty too! Now
that I have seen the cover, I am immediately ordering when it releases on
December 15th! I absolutely LOVE this cover. It looks elegant, eye-catching,
and gorgeous all around. Daniela Conde Padron
did an amazing job on it!
Now check
out what Royal Marriage Market is all about!
About ROYAL
MARRIAGE MARKET
Every decade, the world’s monarchs and their heirs secretly convene to
discuss global politics and social issues—and arrange marriages between
kingdoms.
Elsa may be the Hereditary Princess of Vattenguldia, but she finds the
entire situation archaic and unsavory. While she wants what's best for her
country, she isn't about to jump into an unwanted relationship—let alone a
marriage—with a virtual stranger. Of course, her feelings matter little to her
parents, whose wheeling and dealings over trade pacts and alliances achieved at
her expense begin the moment they set foot in California for the Summit. So
when a blindingly handsome royal runs into her, she doesn't hesitate to tell
him there's no way she's marrying him.
Christian is all too happy to agree: no marriage. As the Hereditary Grand
Duke of Aiboland, his main goal is to get through the summit without a bride
being foisted on him. Which is why he suggests they help each other field
potential intendeds. As Christian slowly gets to know Elsa, though, he realizes
they have a lot more in common than just their feelings about the Royal
Marriage Market. Only he can't fall for her, because royal or not, they're not
meant for each other.
Elsa and Christian will have to evaluate matters of the heart verses
those of state and crown, and decide whether or not tradition trumps love.
I cannot
tell you how excited I am to read this. Christian and Elsa’s story seem to be
one that will be explosive and entertaining all around, and I am so excited to
experience it! This seems like a book that is right up my alley!
Check out an
excerpt from the Royal Marriage Market below and see if you might like it too!
I can already tell from the excerpt that I will highly enjoy this book.
Excerpt:
“You go by Chris?”
“It’s an
acceptable nickname for Christian.” The owner of the name snatches his glass of
champagne back, chugging the rest of the drink. Naturally, this promptly sets
off another round of coughing.
Parker is
now the one to smack Christian’s back, and I am grateful because I most
certainly do not need to be touching him again, even if in a life-saving
gesture.
“Maybe so,” I murmur as Christian, rapidly turning redder
from what surely must be embarrassment more than alcohol down the wrong pipe,
shoves his friend’s hand away. “But it doesn’t fit.”
“If I might be so bold to ask, Your Highness, how so?” Parker
inquires at the same time Christian wheezes, “What does that mean?”
I side
skirt the men to claim a chocolate covered strawberry from the dessert table.
“Chris is a boring name.”
“I believe
you’ve just issued an unforgiveable insult to all the Chrises in the world,”
Christian says flatly while Parker struggles to hold in his mirth.
“Of course
I haven’t. I simply said Chris is a boring name. Look at Elsa; it is a
hopelessly old-fashioned name you find in old women who bake streusel. My
parents aged me the moment I came out of the womb.” I point the zebra-striped
berry at my sparring partner. “Now that is unforgiveable. You were given a nice
name and have elected to make it boring when it doesn’t suit you one bit.”
Too much silence expands between us; I am
tricked into looking up at him once more. One of his dark eyebrows arches
upward. “Are you saying you don’t find me boring?”
Did I? Oh,
bollocks. I did, didn’t I? I clear my throat and smile winsomely. “Just because
I don’t wish to marry you doesn’t mean I find you boring as a bag of rocks.”
Both of his
eyebrows shoot up, as if I informed him grass is blue and sky is green. As if
he doesn’t already know he’s interesting. Please. Must I remind him of all the
glossies dedicated to his comings and goings?
“When we were children, His Highness was teased quite a bit
about his name,” Parker tells me.
I toss the
strawberry stem back onto the table; it’s whisked up by a passing waiter in less
than a second. “What! Why?”
“I’m named
after a religion,” Christian grinds out. “There was Prince Jew. Prince Muslim.
Prince Buddhist. Prince Hindu. Prince Zoroastrian. There were lots of choices,
you see.”
Another moment
I want nothing more than to just laugh and laugh. “How delightful. Now, those
nicknames aren’t boring. Sacrilegious, yes, but definitely not boring.”
“You have a
seed in your front teeth,” is Christian’s response.
“You are a
veritable Prince Charming, publically pointing out women’s flaws. How
chivalrous of you.”
It is annoying how much I like that
he refuses to appear properly chastised.
It was
great, wasn’t it?!
You can preorder the book now, which I highly recommend you
do! It can be an early Christmas present to yourself!
Pre-order
links:
About
Heather Lyons:
Heather Lyons writes epic, heartfelt love stories and has
always had a thing for words. In addition to writing, she’s also been an
archaeologist and a teacher. She and her husband and children live in sunny
Southern California and are currently working their way through every cupcakery
she can find.
Check out Heather’s social media links! She is such a nice
and cool person to follow.
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