The Royal Treatment
A Crown Jewels Romance, Book 1
By MJ Summers
Genre: Romantic Comedy, Women's
Fiction, Contemporary Romance
Release Date: May 23, 2017
Hosted by: Buoni Amici Press, LLC.
Enough
laughs to satisfy fans of Bridget Jones. Enough sparkly shoes and breathtaking
ball gowns for fans of Cinderella…
Twenty-eight-year-old
Tessa Sharpe, a.k.a. The Royal Watchdog, hates everything about Prince Arthur.
As far as she’s concerned, he’s an arrogant, lazy leech on the kingdom of
Avonia. When he shocks the nation by giving her the keys to the castle in an attempt
to boost his family’s dismal public approval ratings, Tessa has no choice but
to accept and move in for two months. It’s lust at first site, but there’s no
way she can give in to her feelings—not if she wants to have a career or a
shred of pride left when her time at the palace ends.
Ultra-private,
ultra-hot Crown Prince Arthur has always gotten by on his charm. But that won’t
be enough now that the royal family is about to be ousted from power once and
for all. When Prince Arthur has to rely on the one woman in the kingdom who
hates him most, he must learn that earning the love of a nation means first
risking his heart…
Can two
natural enemies find their forever in each other’s arms, or will they ruin each
other to save themselves?
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Prince
Arthur:
When we
reach the vault room, there are two guards standing at the door. Normally there
is just one, sitting on the inside; but for nights like tonight, there are a
total of six. I nod, and one of them opens the door.
“Good
evening, fellows,” I say.
“Good
evening, Your Highness.”
Once
inside the room, we go through the same routine with the other four men. I go
to the keypad and press the code, then hold my face in front of the camera for
a retina scan. When I look down at Tessa, she actually looks impressed.
“A
little Bond-esque, no?” I ask.
“Very.”
“Come
on, Moneypenny, let’s get you something for that beautiful neck of yours.” I
tug her hand and pull her in with me before she can say no.
She’s
already shaking her head, but I hold up one finger. “I can see those Sharpe
family brains of yours going to work on ten different reasons why you won’t
borrow a necklace, but I have already prepared counterarguments, and since we
are now twelve minutes behind schedule, please allow me. One, they’re already
paid for, some of them hundreds of years ago, so it’s not coming out of
anyone’s taxes. Two, like the books in the library, they’re going to waste in
here. Three, for the first time in my life, I want to share something with
someone else—someone who deserves to feel like a queen, even if she’ll only
allow herself that for one measly little evening. Four, I have this fantasy of
seeing you in only the jewels. Maybe the heels could stay.”
Tessa
laughs and her cheeks go pink. “All right. One necklace, but make it a cheap
one.”
I raise
one eyebrow. “Define cheap.”
“Less
than a kitchen stool.”
“How
about less than a car?”
“Sofa.”
“I said
‘queen.’ Would a queen really wear a sofa around her neck?” I reach up and run
my fingertips along the base of her neck.
“Would
she wear a car?”
“Good
point.” I lean down and kiss the crook of her neck. “How about this? You choose
whichever one you like the best, and I won’t tell you how much it’s worth.”
I
continue to brush my lips along her skin, then move up to her earlobe. The
other night, I discovered a little spot at the base of her ear that turns her
to putty. After a moment of some careful work, I get what I want. A breathy,
little ‘okay’ escapes her lips.
MJ Summers
currently resides in Edmonton, Canada, with her husband, three young children,
and their goofy dog. When she's not writing romance novels, she loves reading
(obviously), snuggling up on the couch with her family for movie night (which
would not be complete without lots of popcorn and milkshakes), and long walks
in the woods near her house. MJ also spends a lot more time thinking about
doing yoga than actually doing yoga, which is why most of her photos are taken
‘from above’. She also loves shutting down restaurants with her girlfriends.
Well, not literally shutting them down, like calling the health inspector or
something. More like just staying until they turn the lights off.
MJ is a member
of the Romance Writers of America, as well as the International Women's Writing
Guild.
MJ would love to
hear from you! She does her best to respond to all inquiries and emails
personally. If you would like her to attend a book club meeting via Skype
please contact her to book a date.
*The Crown Jewels Series is a light romantic comedy, very heavy
on the laughs with a low steam level (but lots of delicious sexual tension and
some swearing). This is a HFN ending with the second and third books in the
series featuring the same couple.
Book 2: The Royal Wedding (Summer 2017)
Book 3: The Royal Delivery (Late Fall 2017)
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