Would Be King

Kim Karr

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Release Date February 27, 2019

A dare turns into so much more…

All I want to do is get to work on time.

But a Prince Harry look-a-like is trying to steal my cab,

and that’s not going to happen.

In the midst of the battle,

I discover I lost my wallet.

So I bargain—a free ride for a kiss.

His lips taste like mint, and when he tugs me closer,

I can feel the hard muscles beneath his expensive suit.

The kiss ends just as we reach our destination,

and I’m so taken aback by the explosiveness of it,

I rush out without so much as a goodbye.

I’m a hopeless romantic with no time for distractions.

But fate, that bitch,

Has us pounding on the same locked door.

Already knowing I’m going to be fired,

I curse my new boss and his new rules.

The hot suit laughs,

And dares me to tell my new boss what a dick he’s being.

With nothing to lose, I accept.

Never in a million years could I have imagined he is my new boss.

Dating him is against the rules,

His rules.

He’s a rulebreaker, though,

And everyone knows a rulebreaker isn’t a forever-kind-of-guy.

So when he says let’s keep things casual,

I dare him not to fall in love with me.

But there’s a reason rules aren’t meant to be broken,

And finding that out is the hardest thing I’ll ever have to do in my life.

My rulebreaker has a name,

It’s Prince Maximus Montgomery.

And this is our story.

**This is a STANDALONE romance.

Prince Maximus Napoleon Montgomery has been released from his betrothal contract to his best friend, Victoria, so has been sowing some wild oats. So much so that he has created a bit of a media scandal and the King and Queen are determined to bring him to heel...shipping him off to Newport did not help, and now he finds himself trying to stay out of trouble in New York, while also trying to avoid another arranged marriage.

Gigi Gatsby was just excited about getting a job in the fashion industry. Sparring during a cab ride with a arrogant ginger was not part of her plans, neither was falling for his dare. She certainly never conceived that he would be her new boss. And the company has a strict rule about no fraternization.

He's the boss. He makes the rules. So certainly he can break them if he wants to. But being the boss is only one reason anything between them would be forbidden. And Max wants to keep that secret as long as he can. Too bad their bodies and hearts are not getting the memo.

Gigi is a free spirit full of energy and sunshine. Max has made some recent mistakes in judgment, but he is a loyal, protective, and confident man. But he is finding out that the first thing he really wants out of life is the one thing he cannot have. Attempts to bring her into his life seem to just make things messy and complicated. He is stuck in limbo between love and duty. There are some rules even a rogue Prince is not allowed to break. Any relationship not only involves the two of them, but also the media, the royal family, and his country of Casanovia. And she is just a common American.

I totally fell for Max. He is a good guy but with just enough cocky and dirty edge to be tempting and sexy. And Gigi is just so vibrant and smart. Their chemistry is off the charts and their verbal sparring is fun.

This can be read as a stand alone but it also brings back Victoria, Adrien, Ava, Hunter, Rachel, and Truman we met in Washed Up Royal and gives us some more love connections. There are also underlying threats and opposition. and some twists and surprises.

This is an angsty, sexy, and emotional forbidden love story with some suspenseful components. I had some theories about how things might shake out, but I was wrong. There were many variables affecting his life.  I liked the fact that some things surprised me. My heart really broke for them as their connection seemed at times to be driven by fate, and at other times seemed doomed due to circumstances beyond their control. 

I received this book for free from the author in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

These are all stand-alone stories about different couples, but some characters do cross over.