I was sixteen when I vowed I would never marry him.
We shook on it. Pinky swore. Even put it in writing and all but signed our names in blood.
It was the one and only thing we ever agreed on.
To the world, he’s Prince Ian, Duke of Montcroix, second in line to the Chamont throne. Panty-melting accent. Royal charm. Hypnotic presence. Blindingly gorgeous. Laundry list of women all over the world who would give their first born for the chance to marry him. Most eligible bachelor in the free world …
But to me, he’s nothing more than the son of my father’s best friend—the pesky blue-eyed boy who made it his mission to annoy the ever-loving hell out of me summer after summer as our families vacationed together, our parents oblivious to our mutual disdain as they joked about our “betrothal.”
He was also my first kiss.
And my first taste of heartbreak so cataclysmic it almost broke me.
I meant it with every fiber of my soul when I swore I’d never marry him.
But on the eve of my 24th birthday, His Royal Highness has the audacity to show up at my door after years of silence and make a demand will forever change the trajectory of our lives: “We have to break our pact.”
Caroline's Review
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This was a pretty sweet and a little bit steamy read.
"I don't know what it is about first loves, but even the briefest ones leave their marks and the tiniest, most microscopic part of you can't un-love them, even if you can't stand them."
Emelie and Julian have known one another since they were kids. They were never the best of friends until the summer Emelie was sixteen, when Julian suddenly shows an interest in her. However, by the end of the summer, Emelie is broken-hearted and they don't see each other again for eight years, when Julian unexpectedly turns up on her doorstep to break their marriage pact - much to her hate-filled horror!
"It's all about Emelie. Then again, hasn't it always been? She's both the most wonderful thing that happened to me - and the worst."
He proposes an arrangement that would be beneficial to them both. When truths start to emerge about the past, what starts out as a marriage of convenience quickly develops into something much, much more, but the path to forever happiness is strewn with obstacles.
Emelie and Julian have a strong connection and their relationship moved quickly from one status to another. I felt sad for the years they lost but loved how quickly they put things aside to move forward. However, I must say that as the story moved to its conclusion, I was frustrated by Emelie's reaction and behaviour and, honestly, the ending was not what I actually expected because of who Julian was and all that his birthright entails.
Overall, I enjoyed this story - it was a fairly light, easy read.
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