Review: Great story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 15, 2014
Declan is the Whiskey Prince. Never heard of one, I know, me neither. However the Whiskey Prince is like royalty where he lives in Ireland and his family is from a long generation of families owning a distillery that makes true Irish whiskey. Living like royalty means having the wealth, the attention and the pressure as a part of life, not always ideal but it's part of the package. Declan loves the family business and is primed to take over but is given an ultimatum to get married in 6 months or he won't be the heir. Apparently having a wife in his life equates to the success and experience needed to run that operation which also requires the same level of devotion. Declan isn't some jaded fellow who is sour on the idea of marriage, he actually does want to fall in love and settle down. His issue is dealing with the public in order to meet people. He's not an attention seeker or an extrovert, he's more reserved and he doesn't care for public scrutiny, it actually makes him nervous and self-conscious. He's wary of people's ulterior motives for getting to know him since he and his family have been burned in the past. Amberlyn is in Ireland living out her life now that she has no parents in the states, and she is making sure she lives it to the fullest. She isn't reckless or sloppy, she just hasn't had much social experience in the way of friendships or relationships and now is her chance. She's not shy or withdrawn either, but rather carefree, honest, courageous and inspirational. I loved how non-cliche Declan and Amberlyn were and yet it didn't make me like them less. Declan's nervousness and the way he always had to mentally prep himself for social appearances was actually endearing and the real Declan around Amberlyn was still swoon worthy, Irish accent included. He definitely had a possessive streak but he wasn't overbearing. Sweet romances can get really overly sappy quickly but that's not how I felt about this story. They balanced each other well and Declan treated Amberlyn with so much respect, like a true lady. They both have to figure out if they have a future together and there's some obstacles along the way that make it abundantly clear to them just how well they would do with each other versus without each other. I'm glad there will potentially be more of these characters in the future, it doesn't seem like their story is complete yet.