To Protect a Princess

You just never know what will happen when a Royal family visits England. Of course they have a daughter they hope will make a match to pull their two countries together!! Having met a few years ago, he could not believe he was seeing her again. Could they ever be together? A good addition to this series!

To Protect a Princess by Jess Michaels Regency Royals #1 Oh, how I love stepping into the pages of this author’s books! I am swept away to a time and place I can easily imagine and often find myself young and in love and eagerly reading to find out what I, as the heroine, will do next. In this book…sigh…well…I fell in love again and eagerly await what will happen next. The nice thing about books is that I get to be someone else every time I read a new book! What I liked: * Princess Ilaria: intelligent, independent, strong, caring, family-oriented, dutiful, capable, likable, finds herself in a difficult situation, willing to make the best of it, knows what she wants, hopeful but accepting. Really liked her. * Captain Jonah Crawford: retired naval officer, caring, capable, strong, wise, knows his “place”, overcame difficult childhood, rational, lethal, protective, knows what he wants, doesn’t dare to dream…too much…everything one could ask for in a book boyfriend. * The make-believe country aspect that allows more leeway to tell the story * The plot, setting and way the story is written * The way the royal family cares about one another and overcame the difficulties faced being royal * That it is believable * Wondering who is behind the assassination attempts against Ilaria * Revisiting places and people from previous series/books * The Donville Masquerade portions of the book…and other steamy bits :) * That Ilaria was not a shrinking violet * The way Sasha was a steadying person and friend-sister-companion to Ilaria (eager to read her story) * That I felt part of the story and enjoyed it all. * The introduction to the royal family and thinking about how the four future stories will potentially be told and seeing that Sasha is up next. * The cover…beautiful! * All of it really except… What I didn’t like: * The baddies out to create trouble for Athawick and kill Ilaria * The way royals were bartered for political gain and the impact it had/has on their lives * Having to wait for the next book in the series Did I like this book? No, I *loved* it! Would I read more in this series? Definitely! Thank you to NetGalley and The Passionate Pen, LLC for the ARC – This is my honest review. 5 Stars