Andrea Romance
Charlotte and Akeem fell in love as teens. Then, everything changed when he learned he was heir to the throne of a desert kingdom. To avoid a scandal, will she agree to be his wife? This is a mashup of the Cinderella and the Beauty and the Beast tropes. Akeem's scars are internal but the wounds run deep. Charlotte is sweet and likeable—and the perfect partner for him. She knows the man he used to be, and trusts that the loving boy is still inside him. Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC I received.
Eileen Aberman-Wells
His Desert Bride by Demand by Lela May Wright is a dramatic second chance for childhood sweethearts, separated and abused by those who should have cared for them the most. Akeem grew up poor and being shuffled from Care to foster homes constantly. He had big dreams of running away from it all as an adult until his father decided he needed an heir to keep his legacy going. Charlotte Hegarty just lost her father, the only person she has left. She did not have a good life with him and now it is