GRR Reviews Billionaire's Princess - A Standalone Nove by Claire Adams

"Billionaire's Princess" by Claire Adams tries to set up a fated mates scenario when a princess living in disguise fell for a commoner but was forced to go back. The evil was just too flat, and the scenario too evil fairy-tale like, and the fighting bits too... fake, that it felt it was too "hammed up for Hollywood"

Ariana is a European princess who just wanted to be normal. She was promised to the son of the King's adviser, but she escaped and came to the US with an assumed name "Emma" and is making a living as a photographer's intern. She was photographing Nick, a hotel billionaire and they felt amazing chemistry together... And Nick vows to keep Emma... who's sincere and not a golddigger. Then her betrothed showed up in Las Vegas, intending to take her back by force. Emma gave herself to Nick, hoping that if she's no longer a virgin his betrothed would give her up. But he took Emma back anyway... and left Nick a scar for getting in his way... but Nick had a condom malfunction... Two years later, Adriana is a prisoner in her own country, barely allowed to see her son (who is NOTHING like her "husband", not that anyone would dare mention it to his face), no access to comm, and Nick is not over her... When she finally was able to "borrow" her sister's phone at a banquet to send a message to Nick, Nick pulled together his team of mercenaries for the Great Rescue... Not just her, but the toddler as well...

The rescue had a couple twists, but the author could use a "military advisor" as the scenario she wrote didn't really make that much sense. And some parts of it was way too easy for the good guys. All in all, mediocre romantic suspense.

Category: Contemporary

Primary Plot: Can a billionaire rescue his princess for a sadistic despot from an island with his mercenaries to rescue her and his child?

Tropes: fated mates, protector, woman in peril, family pressure, evil enemies, different worlds

Overall Rating:  3/5