Iron Canuck Reviews & More: Blitz: Royally Arranged (The Royal Series #2) by Amber Malloy with an excerpt, a giveaway, and my review

ROYALLY ARRANGED

by Amber Malloy

GENRE: Contemporary Romance

BLURB:

Thanks to social media, beauty mogul Astoria Richards fell into a multimillion-dollar business at the age of sixteen. Unfortunately, burnout threatens to snatch the rug straight from under her. With no personal life to speak of, and competitors nipping at her heels, she jumps at a unique proposition from a king. As long as Astoria keeps her heart out this arrangement, her bottom line would benefit from this weirdness … right?

Raphael Castille needs a wife. Tasked with taking over the throne until his twin brother gets stamped with a clean bill of health, he will be required to play his royal part. A simple one-year contractual obligation to make the people of Calor Dunas believe he was capable of leading their country turned into much, much more. The second he sets eyes on Astoria Richards, all the rules went straight out of the window. No one said love was a part of the deal, but if he stayed around the gorgeous, brown-skinned beauty for much longer, he’d have to find a way to add it to the contract.

EXCERPT:

Lost didn’t cover Astoria’s dizzying confusion. Larger than the Atlantis Resort, she wandered the palace halls in need of a rescue team. For the first time since she’d dove straight into this strange odyssey, she reconsidered her role in all of it.

“Story.”

Rafe’s growly tenor, mixed with his cultivated tone, instantly stirred something in her gut.

“Thought you came to your senses and changed your mind.” He advanced from the opposite end of the hallway with his hard-to-win smile inching northward.

“Had a hiccup at the airport,” she admitted, mentally hollering at her pussy that beat boxed a mean tune at the sight of him. Swallowing the teenage giggles that begged to burst free, Astoria shared her harrowing tale about delayed planes and no available runways when a young woman stepped in front of her.

“My name is Elana and there are no words for how late you are.” She tightly clutched a clipboard to her chest, granting Astoria the sternest schoolteacher glare.

“None?” she asked. “Because the English language is vast, and right off the top of my head, I can think of several.”

“This is unacceptable and mustn’t happen again. We have a tight schedule, and tardiness will not be tolerated.”

“Where’s your detail?” Rafe asked, gracefully moving around Elana.

“Also late,” she replied, turning toward the handsome man. The slim fit of his Prada dark grey suit hugged his lean body to a tee. Not to mention his enticing smell of sweet ylang-ylang and sandalwood that helped calm her jackhammer type of nerves.

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Amber Malloy dreamed of being a double agent but couldn't pass the psyche evaluation. Crushed by despair that she couldn't legally shoot things, Amber pursued her second career choice as pastry chef. When she's not writing or whipping up a mean Snickers Cheesecake, she occasionally spies on her sommelier. Amber is convinced he's faking his French accent.

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Buy Link: https://www.amazon.com/Royally-Arranged-Royal-Book-2-ebook/dp/B0CW1DQW51/ref=sr_1_1

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GIVEAWAY

Amber Malloy will award a $10 Amazon/BN gift card to a randomly drawn winner.

http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/28e4345f4888/

My Review - 4 of 5 stars -

A deal was struck. Astoria agreed to marry Rafe for one year to help rule by his side. The spark and heat between them were not part of the bargain. I loved how smart she was, how resourceful, and how she managed to get things rolling to help the country. She had a great support team within in her own company and had the ability to get others to trust her. Rafe had a good heart, realized that some things needed to be changed, and his past needed to be reconciled. Despite the miscommunication between them, their love was strong enough to fix everything.