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Genre: Contemporary Romance, Romance
This RITA® Reader Challenge 2015 review was written by Goodreads. This story was nominated for the RITA® in the Long Contemporary category.
The summary:
Public figures, private anguish…and devastating secrets.
Tormented by the suicide of his ex-girlfriend, Sarcaccia’s crown prince Vittorio Barrali escapes the glare of the cameras by secretly trading places with his twin brother and traveling to Argentina. There, he nurses his wounds in private, mentally preparing to resume the role to which he was born, a role that doesn’t allow emotion to take precedence over duty.
With her television show facing possible cancellation, At Home Abroad host Emily Sinclair learns the guest for her Buenos Aires season finale is a no-show. Fearing for her employees’ careers—not to mention her own—she’s elated when a chance meeting in a café provides the perfect replacement. But when the dark, handsome man resists her invitation despite the electricity sizzling between them, her curiosity is piqued. Then there’s the fact he looks so familiar…
Vittorio’s instinct is to help a woman in need, particularly one as enticing as Emily, whose work supports so many. But can he risk his own secrets coming to light?
Here is Goodreads's review:
I didn’t receive a RITA® Reader Challenge 2015 review for this book, so I’m compiling quotes from reviews online and using the grade average from Goodreads as a substitute.
This book has a 4.02 average, which I’m interpreting as an A-.
And here are the review quotes, linked to the original sources:
Sarcaccia’s crown prince Vittorio Barrali needs time. Time away from the prying eyes of the public. Time to heal and figure things out. After the betrayal that ended his very public relationship, his ex-girlfriend committed suicide. With his world caving in, Vittorio accepts his twin brother’s offer of trading places and disappearing for a while. And as a commoner, Vittorio escapes to beautiful Argentina to find himself. Television host and producer Emily Sinclair is desperate. Her show is up for renewal, but at the last minute the couple that was going to be featured in the grand finale of At Home Abroad leaves her and her team hanging. In dire need of a replacement, Emily spots the gorgeous, dark and brooding man across the street from her café. Vittorio is tempted to save the beautiful woman in need, but appearing in her show would only mean danger for him. Blowing his cover after months deceiving his people could ruin everything. But Emily is insistent and determined. With passion all around them, it is hard to keep their attraction at bay, but when secrets are meant to be kept, can a TV show host or a prince in disguise do what is right by the people they love and each other?
The third installment of the Royal Scandals Series is funny, enticing and sweet. It takes readers on a voyage around Buenos Aires with it’s scents, images, food, architecture, history and music. It is a treat and it has a Barrali in it. Definitely a good read…
…I loved loved it! I think this was the best of all 3 books, because it’s completed in all elements. Not only the story is lovely like in the previous 2 books but we have closures not only regarding this couple but also the couples in the previous 2 books and a bit of all the Barrali royal family.
Solid romance, full of sexy moments and the usual awesome Burnham insight into royals. Can’t wait for the next one!
This entire series has been increasingly good, but Book 3 is excellent with tight plotting, intensity of emotions and the depth of the wounds that need healing. If you are looking for a modern Prince Charming series, consider these books although these Princes are a bit more real and gritty.
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Oh, heavens, how come I didn’t ask to review this? Twins switching places, dark handsome princes, and Buenos Aires? I guess I know what I am reading tonight.
I think I will give this one a miss. The twins-trading-places trope doesn’t do it for me. What are they? Ten? Not to mention they are princes, for crying out loud, public figures. If William and Harry were twins, I think the people of their country know them well enough to be able to tell them apart. If William had not married Kate, I mean.
But I really wanted to comment on that cover. What is she wearing? Is he wearing anything? And would you look at that steeple? Where is it going to pierce her, I wonder?
The cover seems at odds with the comments. When I see “sweet” used to describe a romance, I take that as code for “no sex.”