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A review by clairetrellahill
The Prince's Bride by Charis Michaels
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
5.0
The Hidden Royals series remains Top Tier.
The Prince's Bride features Gabriel, a French prince who fled during the terror and is presumed dead, but really he is hiding in an english forest training horses and living in a cave and doing Just Feral Guy Things. And then his former fiance seeks him out because she needs his help to oust his odious cousin who is trying to usurp Gabriel's title and his former betrothal and all that comes with it--namely, Lady Marianne's (aka Ryan's) home and family. And then Gabriel goes feral for Ryan.
This book is focused on coaxing Gabriel out of the self-imposed isolation caused by trama from the french revolution and being hounded by those for and against the french kings during his childhood and offering him opportunity and incentive to reunite with his sister and rejoin the wider world, and he does this by going after what he really wants--Ryan. He wants to be a man who can support her and assist her and help her and not be held back by fear and trauma, and he works to be that man for her. I also really loved Ryan's patience and her kindness and her also untapped feralness for Gabriel. This book is very hot.
Definitely a five star romance read. Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for this ARC. The Prince's Bride comes out May 21, 2024.
Heat level: 4.5 (serious pining and UST leading up to major fireworks)
The Prince's Bride features Gabriel, a French prince who fled during the terror and is presumed dead, but really he is hiding in an english forest training horses and living in a cave and doing Just Feral Guy Things. And then his former fiance seeks him out because she needs his help to oust his odious cousin who is trying to usurp Gabriel's title and his former betrothal and all that comes with it--namely, Lady Marianne's (aka Ryan's) home and family. And then Gabriel goes feral for Ryan.
This book is focused on coaxing Gabriel out of the self-imposed isolation caused by trama from the french revolution and being hounded by those for and against the french kings during his childhood and offering him opportunity and incentive to reunite with his sister and rejoin the wider world, and he does this by going after what he really wants--Ryan. He wants to be a man who can support her and assist her and help her and not be held back by fear and trauma, and he works to be that man for her. I also really loved Ryan's patience and her kindness and her also untapped feralness for Gabriel. This book is very hot.
Definitely a five star romance read. Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for this ARC. The Prince's Bride comes out May 21, 2024.
Heat level: 4.5 (serious pining and UST leading up to major fireworks)