Series: Love in Laandia #1
Author: Holly Kerr
Published February 6th 2024 by Three Birds Press
Goodreads Synopsis
Prince Odin is desperate to fix his reputation. Lady Camille needs a husband. Can this arranged marriage end in true love?
Prince Odin expected to get the final rose on the reality romance TV show. But after spilling secrets on national TV, Odin is left humiliated and humbled when he’s sent home after his first date. He needs a win to show his country he’s still the People’s Prince.
Lady Camille simply needs a husband. Thanks to an inane, archaic rule, Camille needs to marry before she can rule her island nation. After six failed engagements, she’s done looking for love; she just wants someone who will leave her alone to look after her country.
An arrangement between Odin and Camille seems best for both kingdoms.
Except Odin and Camille have a past. And Odin just told the world about it on national television. Is there a way the spark between them can reignite, or will this royal rumble ruin everything?
Royal Rumble is an arranged marriage, friends-to-enemies-to lovers, closed-door, sweet romantic comedy full of missed opportunities and adorable dogs, sword fighting and snowballs.
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Review
I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher, via NetGalley. This in no way impacted on my view.
Prince Odin of Laandia never expected he would be humiliated on national tv, and unwittingly reveals his deepest secrets in his shock. To save face, he organises for an arranged marriage to occur between himself, and his former friend and ex, Lady Camille of Saint Pierre, with the engagement being announced on the same night as his humiliation is aired. However, Camille is not excited by the marriage, as Odin broke her heart all those years ago, but in order to become prefect of her homeland, she needs to marry first, and she's already got a string of failed engagements under her belt. Odin is her final hope, but she's not about to let him forget he hurt her.
I'm going to admit that I've had this book on my NG shelf longer than I should have, and it was when the third book became available that I decided to binge them all. On one hand, I'm glad I waited because I could read all 3 in a few days, but also I wish I'd read this earlier as it was so good! Camille and Odin first met 10 years ago, when his family was visiting Saint Pierre, and they fell in love under the fireworks. Keeping in touch as pen pals, Odin soon stopped replying, breaking Camille's heart. Since then, she's been engaged 6 times, but all have fallen through as she's never been able to commit to a loveless marriage. Odin is her final hope so that she can inherit her rightful place as Prefect of the small French territory, and it hurts that she has to accept him. Odin never realised the depth of her feelings, but has always cared for her, and when he was a suitor on The Suitorette, he accidentally shared his love of Camille - naming her in the process - when he was rejected. Knowing it would be humiliating for the episode to air without something else to take attention from it, he organises the engagement, not seeing Camille until the moment it's announced, and she's pissed to say the least. The book was full of Odin and his brother's trying to work out how to solve their problems, and wooing Camille. The brother's have a really strong relationship, and it's so fun to see them in the the subsequent books continue with the camaraderie.
Dates Read:
August 10-11, 2024
Rating
4 Stars
