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Royal Ruin

by Jessica Peterson · Thorne Monarchs #1

2018 · 246 pages

Fake DatingSecond Chance
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📚 Book 1 of a completed 3-book series

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When Emily agrees to a ninety-day fake engagement with Prince Christopher—a charming royal who desperately needs to convince his family he's settling down—she thinks she has the perfect plan: cash in, keep her distance, and move on. But the contract's strict "no contact beyond public appearances" clause becomes harder to follow when Christopher keeps finding reasons to see her, and their required displays of affection start feeling dangerously real. As Emily begins to see the vulnerable man behind the crown and Christopher discovers there's so much more to the woman he hired than he expected, the line between performance and genuine connection blurs in the best way possible. This witty, swoon-worthy romance proves that sometimes the most royal thing you can do is risk your heart.

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