Review: Lost in a Royal Kiss, A Review for the Blog Bodice Rippers, Femme Fatales and Fantasy
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 26, 2013
In book her introduction to the Renegade Royals Series, Vanessa Kelly shares with us the trials and tribulations of those attached to the royal court. A woman enforced to raise her siblings because her mother has been called as governess to the royal children and can not be expected or allowed to the time to raise her own children. A man who has created his life around become the King's chief magistrate.. A child who was taken from the world he knew and raised as an experiment, a commoner raised right alongside the King's children.. So much is wrong with this world and yet when two people truly connect, so very much is right.Linnet St. Clare has all but raised her siblings.. having given up all chances of a family of her own. She knows her place is with them and yet in the deepest parts of her heart lies a secret yearning.. But she remains ever practical and alone. When a ward of the King, risks all to save the honor of one of his friends.. Linnet steps in to save him and takes him to the most honest and decent man she knows. Hoping above hope that he can save young Domnic from his own rage.Sir Anthony Tait has made a good life for himself and yet he still wants more. He knows if given time he can convince the lovely Linnet to become his bride. He is determined that she would be his, so when she appears at his home with a young man at her side he is more than willing to step in to aid her. When he discovers just why she needs him he is even more determined to assist. Righting a wrong and saving the girl.. win/winAnthony and Linnet while attracted to each other must live in the royal world where their lives are not truly their own. The owe their very existence to the royal family and both know that maneuvering amongst them can be dangerous. But still but know that some things must be done and some stands must be made. This was a fun fast read and rather pleasant. While it teases us with dark and dastardly doings for the most part we see life through the lives of Linnet, Anthony and sometimes Dominic.A PreRegency novel worth the time to enjoy.ShauniThis review is based on the ARC of Lost in a Royal Kiss, provided by netgalley