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The Cinderella Princess

by Melissa McClone

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Thanks to a philandering father, ad exec Emily Rodgers knows happily ever after doesn’t exist. Relying on a man only leads to heartache. She takes care of herself, and work defines her life. But Emily soon finds herself in the hands of a real-life prince who defines the words charming and sexy. Not to mention reckless. If Prince Lucas doesn’t find a royal bride, Emily’s dream of being named a partner at the advertising firm will die.

Luc’s fun-loving ways have made him a magnet for scandal. His father gives Luc an ultimatum—find a wife on a reality TV show or be disowned. Rules require him to marry nobility, but after he meets the uptight American sent to find him find a princess bride, his search for Cinderella might be over. Too bad Emily wants nothing to do with him. Perhaps he can show her that fairytale endings can happen in real life…

Her Secret Prince

by Madeline Ash

Genre: Contemporary Romance

At sixteen, Dee Johnson gambled her heart on her best friend Jed Brown – and lost when he disappeared without a trace.

Ten years on, Dee’s life is uprooted when Jed turns up on her doorstep, asking for her help.

Dee has been left behind by everyone she’s loved: her parents, her close friend Alexia, and a stream of lovers. She moves fast with men and suspects this is why they move on fast. Now that’s Jed’s back in her life, she’s taking no chances. Despite the attraction ripping at her seams, she holds back, knowing she wouldn't recover from being loved and left by him a second time.

A constant traveler, Jed has only felt at home once in his life – with Dee. Now that he’s found her again, he's determined to make up for lost time. He'll never leave her again.

Until an unexpectedly royal revelation threatens to strip Jed of his freedom and future – including his place by Dee’s side.

Fun Facts
1.       As a child, my favourite royal fairytale was The Princess and the Pea.
2. W hen asked to write a royal romance, I quickly took to the idea of neither character knowing about Jed’s true lineage. I call it a ‘regular to riches’ story – two normal people whose lives are turned upside down by the revelation.
3.   Dee is an unashamed hipster. I just love the idea of a hipster princess!
4.   Dee débuted in THE PLAYBOY, as the supportive yet blunt best friend. She got all the best lines. As I battled to stop her taking over the story, I decided she needed her own. She piped down after that.
5.   Although Dee loves coffee to the point of addiction, I’ve never had a cup in my life and don’t understand what she’s on about!

Playlist for Her Secret Prince | Madeline Ash

I often write with music playing, as it influences my mood and consequently the tone of the scene. Because of this, it’s important to play the right tunes – I remember struggling to get a fun and flirty scene right a few months ago, before I realised Sigur Ros was dampening the dialogue!

While writing HER SECRET PRINCE, I used music to delve beyond Dee’s vivacious persona and reveal her vulnerabilities. Sometimes I can’t concentrate if the lyrics are too distracting, so some of these are just mood enhancers, but these were the most popular songs on my playlist:

What He Wrote – Laura Marling

Fortune’s Fool – Hiatus

I Thought You Were God – Clare Bowditch

Between Friends – Japanese Wallpaper

Sand – Keaton Henson

Garden – Hiatus

The Architekt – Arms and Sleepers

Wasting My Young Years – London Grammar

Only Love Can Hurt Like This – Paloma Faith

You’ve Got The Love – Florence and the Machine

Bloodstream – Stateless

Thank you for letting me share my playlist with you today!

Madeline x

His Defiant Princess

by Kathleen O'Brien

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Brenna Tinley has decided to move to the Unified Isles of Cornetta, a fairy-tale kingdom just south of France in the Bay of Biscay, to escape the recent tragedies in her personal life. The happiest summer she can remember was spent there, in the arms of a handsome, tender rascal who disappeared without a goodbye when Autumn came...

As fate would have it, the Royal House of Vicenza has engaged Brenna Tinley to clear up a public relations mess. It’s the opportunity of a lifetime for this small-town American girl, but there’s only one problem. Her new employer, HRH Prince Ronan, aka her mystery summer lover of long ago, seems determined to pick up where they left off. Can Brenna work in the royal palace and not end up with a brand new broken heart?

His Forbidden Princess

by Jeannie Moon

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Eight years ago, university student Ian Stuart fell in love with his sweet, beautiful classmate and he’s never forgotten her. Sofie loved Ian with all her heart in return, but she didn’t trust him with one little detail about her life she’d neglected to share.

She was a princess, and they could never be together in the outside world.

Now Crown Princess Sofia is in danger. An insurgent faction in her country has targeted the royal family, and while Sofia is visiting the United States, she is forced to go into hiding. Assigned to protect her is none other than FBI Special Agent Ian Stuart.

Once again Ian and Sofie are in an impossible situation, fighting their feelings for one another, while trying to stay safe. Will their love for each other prove to be the most dangerous game of all?

Fun Facts
The fictional country of Aubonne, where Sofia is from, is an amalgamation of Lichtenstein, Luxembourg and Switzerland.

Sofie speaks four languages. Her primary language is Italian, but she also speaks German, French and English.

Originally, Sofie was going to be blonde, but I kept referring to her as a brunette, so she ended up with long brown hair.

The Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City is the home away from home for many visiting dignitaries and heads of state. The presidential suite is equipped with bulletproof glass.

Hurricanes and tropical storms do hit Long Island, but usually not in June when the story was set. As a rule, the island sees tropical storms later in the summer and into early fall when the water is warmer.

Playlist:

All I Want is You, Sawyer Brown

My Cherie Amour, Stevie Wonder

Need You Now, Lady Antebellum

All of Me, John Legend

Rich Girl, Hall and Oates

Someone Like You, Shawn Colvin

When You Know, Shawn Colvin

Just a Kiss, Lady Antebellum

The More I See You, Michael Feinstein

Feeling Good, Michael Buble

Sugar, Maroon 5

After All, Al Jarreau

Meet the authors

Melissa McCone

Melissa McClone has published over thirty novels with Harlequin and Tule Publishing Group. She has also been nominated for Romance Writers of America’s RITA® award. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, three school-aged children, two spoiled Norwegian Elkhounds and cats who think they rule the house.

Author Media Links:

Website: http://www.melissamcclone.com/

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Madeline Ash

Madeline has always lived in Melbourne. She is emotionally allergic to spontaneity, and yet doesn't mind the weather that drags her into rain when she's planned for sunshine. She likes to call this her wild side.

She's a Virgo, vegetarian, and once had a romantic suspense-style dream in which the hero was a shredded lettuce sandwich and the villain was a cherry tomato. The tomato got away. She took the dream as a sign that she'd better stick to writing contemporary romance.

Her stories have spunky heroines, strong heroes, and as much dialogue as she can cram in. As for why she writes romance, she's in a long-term relationship with the genre and writing such stories makes it happy.

Author media links:

Website - madelineash.net

Facebook - www.facebook.com/MadelineAshAuthor

Twitter handle - @Madeline_Ash

Kathleen O'Brien

After a short career as a feature writer and TV critic, Kathleen O’Brien turned to writing romance, and the job fit so well she never looked back. Now she’s published more than forty titles, is a five-time finalist for the Romance Writers of America’s RITA award, and holds an MFA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University. She lives near Orlando with her former-journalist husband, just down the road from their two grown children and, of course, the ever-famous Mouse.

Author links:

Website: www.KathleenOBrien.com

Facebook: www.Facebook.com/KathleenOBrienAuthor

Twitter: twitter.com/KOBrienRomance

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16537.Kathleen_O_Brien

Jeannie Moon

Jeannie Moon has always been a romantic. When she’s not spinning tales of her own, Jeannie works as a school librarian, thankful she has a job that allows her to immerse herself in books and call it work. Married to her high school sweetheart, Jeannie has three kids, three lovable dogs and a mischievous cat and lives in her hometown on Long Island, NY. If she’s more than ten miles away from salt water for any longer than a week, she gets twitchy.

Author Media Links:

Website: http://jeanniemoon.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jeanniemoon

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jeannie_Moon

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