Royally Kissed

I've got 99 problems, and picking the wrong guy might be all of them. I've always had my royal checklist: Attend the Husband Hunting Ball? Check. Find the perfect match for a princess like me? Check. Feel zero sparks with Mr. Right (aka Enzo Revera)? Sadly, double check. But then I meet Marco, Enzo's charming and rugged brother. He's everything I shouldn't want, especially since I've planned my life to avoid the messiness of love. When a twist of fate puts Marco at my side, I can't deny our chemistry, even if he's all wrong for a princess like me. Thrown together by royal duties and an ancient riddle, Marco and I embark on a crazy adventure that leads us to hidden clues. As we unravel a secret that changes everything, I'm faced with a choice between duty and desire. Can I defy expectations and claim both the throne I've always wanted and my true love? Contains mature themes.

Being a princess means living by 1200+ rules-I've counted them all in my leather-bound journal-including Rule #124: "No climbing trees" and Rule #592: "A princess must never leave the palace without security detail." So when I swap my tiara for a goth disguise and escape the palace for a grand adventure as "Amy," I'm breaking every royal protocol imaginable. Hiding from paparazzi, I meet a gorgeous American stranger who's also on the run. Suddenly I'm making disastrous coffee at a pink café, sharing a lakeside mansion with "Maverick"-aka Hollywood star Ethan Roberts-and developing feelings that make my heart perform gymnastics. Which was definitely not covered in my rule book. Ethan's gotten into the habit of rescuing me-from online con artists, espresso machine explosions, and even breaking Rule #124 when I climbed a tree right to the top and promptly got stuck. But as our friendship blooms into something wonderfully more, our carefully constructed facades begin to crack, and our new relationship hangs in the balance. Can a runaway princess and an actor hiding from fame find their happily-ever-after, or will duty force us back to our separate spotlight lives? Contains mature themes.

He needs a royal redemption arc. She needs to keep her distance. The public wants a story, preferably a romantic one. I called him Ledonia's most eligible man-child in a headline. Now I'm living at his palace. After my no-holds-barred exposé on Prince Maximilien goes viral, the royal family doesn't banish me-they hire me. Apparently, the King and Queen think damage control looks like me filming an exclusive behind-the-scenes series on their charming, cocky, scandal-prone son. Prince Max isn't thrilled. In fact, he downright despises me. Which is fine. Because the feeling? Entirely mutual. But the thing is, I didn't expect him to be smarter, deeper, and somehow even hotter in royal pajamas. And I definitely didn't expect to start falling for a man I've built a career out of publicly roasting. There's just one problem: He has no idea who I really am. Contains mature themes.

When a Texas gal punches a prince instead of curtsying, you know this isn't your grandmother's fairy tale. Taking the bull by the horns is child's play compared to ruling Malveaux. Yet here I am, a Texas girl turned princess, swapping tacos for a tiara. Then I meet Europe's most eligible bachelor, the irritatingly handsome Prince Alexander, and accidentally deck him instead of curtsying. Oops. I'd feel bad if he wasn't such a self-satisfied jerk. Now, I'm racing against a royal clock that ticks with the urgency of a preening peacock, trying not to let down my newfound country or my own wild heart. Alexander? He's a walking contradiction, with a smirk that heats my blood and eyes that tell tales of a depth I didn't expect. Decisions aren't exactly my rodeo, but this time, my choice could cost me my new crown-or lead to a love story that rewrites my happily ever after. Will this Texas girl rise to the royal challenge, or is this one fairy tale destined to end with the slipper never found? Contains mature themes.