MY ROYAL TEMPTATION – Riley Pine
Harlequin Dare
ISBN: 978-0-263-93209-6
March 2018
Contemporary Series Romance

Kingdom of Edenvale – Present Day

Nikolai, the Duke of Westcraven and Crown Prince to the throne of the Kingdom of Edenvale, is too busy having fun with the ladies to settle down. But as his twenty-ninth birthday approaches, he learns he must marry or his family forfeits the throne. Nikolai doesn't want to marry and will sabotage whatever plan his father and stepmother put into place. But they've come prepared and bring in a matchmaker, Kate Winter, to find a match for Nikolai. Of course, he's a pain in the rear to Kate, but she's determined to complete the job. To throw off Kate, Nikolai attacks her the only way he knows how: by seducing her.

Kate and her sister run a matchmaking company and desperately need the business because they're also supporting their ill grandmother. Kate is fully aware that Nikolai is a modern-day rake and she tries to ward him off, but he's too sexy. Soon, she's under his spell and he's ravishing her body. Kate needs to remember to do her job while Nikolai is forgetting why he should despise her.  

Nikolai isn't ready to settle down and fights the royal decree to marry, even as he discovers a deep connection with Kate in MY ROYAL TEMPTATION. But he must marry a woman with royal lineage, and commoner Kate doesn't fit that criteria. Within minutes of meeting Kate, Nikolai has his talented fingers and mouth on her. To be honest, in this day of “Me Too” stories, Nikolai came on a bit too strong as Kate protests what he's doing. Granted, he's used to taking what he wants, but maybe a little more consideration of her feelings should've taken place.

 

MY ROYAL TEMPTATION is a rollicking tale, as there are scenes that are a little bit quirky (and funny), as are a few characters, such as the mysterious chauffeur, “X,” who Kate soon becomes friends with. Meanwhile, after Nikolai realizes Kate won't easily be scared off by his caveman tactics, he begins to not only like her but experiences something else he's never done before. Could it be…love? However, she would not be approved to marry him as per the royal laws. Is there some way to get around it?

 

Readers will see a lot of sex between Kate and Nikolai in MY ROYAL TEMPTATION because that is basically how Nikolai knows to connect with women. But as she pressures him to date the women she's found for him, they also get to know one another, even as he works on annoying those pesky women. Nikolai starts out a louse, but once he begins to care for Kate, he changes to a caring man. He's redeemed by a woman!

For readers who like royals and sexy tales, grab a copy of MY ROYAL TEMPTATION.

Patti Fischer