USA Today bestselling author Nana Malone returns with the fourth Royal Elite novel in The Winston Isles Royals series,
Return of the Prince
Unlike my conniving brother, I have no designs on the throne. Let better men rule.
I’m happy to let better men rule–I’ve never pretended to be a good man. I’ve been in exile, but no longer. I’m finally going home. This time, no one can keep me away. Not Ariel, the woman I left behind. Not the killer on my tail. Hell, not even my cousin–the king–can stop me.
But I do have a score to settle. Everything’s going just fine until Ariel is assigned to my protection detail. She will ruin everything, and probably enjoy doing it. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.
But just one look at her and I know it’s not over between us.
All I have to do is convince her I never forgot her.
And try to stay alive.
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5-Stars ~ Reviewed by Emma-Louise on behalf of KFF
The moment we have all been waiting for. Ariel Scott gets her own book and by heck, is it amazingly brilliant! Throughout previous Winston Isle books, we’ve experienced the pain and heartache that encases Ariel’s life. Crumbs have been scattered all over; speaking for myself, I so hoped that we would get a story surrounding Ariel and Tristan.
The story is not what I expected, it became so much more than a simple romance. Ariel has been on-page for every single book in this universe and trying to get a read on the intelligent Royal Guard was complex even at the simplest of times. Ariel owns her mistakes. Even when life took a dramatic turn and changed the entire course of her life she just kept on going without a single falter. I have zero guilt admitting Ariel is my favourite character in this series. She’s spunky, intelligent and good with weapons. What’s not to like?
And who could neglect to mention the relationship she has with Penny. Best friends for years, fighting through thick and thin. These women are the embodiment of strength and femininity. They won’t ever sugarcoat anything for each other and hold anything back. Their love is stronger than any familial bond could ever reproduce.
‘“We are going to do something that’s probably going to get me arrested. And very likely, one of us might get maimed in the process.
Sweet. When do we leave?
You don’t what to know what it is?
Well, you’re calling me before you get arrested. So that means that you need help.
No, I don’t need your help. I want you to talk me out of it.
Not gonna happen. You know how this goes. I’m Thelma to your Louise.
Are you sure I’m Louise?
Well, we can both be Louise. I really don’t care. If you’re into something, I’m into something.
There’s a good chance someone is going to get hurt.
Oh, fantastic! I have the perfect outfit for a kicking.
…You’re crazier than I am.”’
Tristan is a complicated man. One who holds his word in high regard. His oath is his bond, etc. Coming from the family he comes from and having the nightmares of his past hanging around his neck, I’m completely sure we don’t have the full picture of his past yet. Let’s hope we get all these outstanding questions answered in the sequel.
Neither is quite ready to admit how they still feel. So much water under the bridge and scars running deeper than anyone can say. Young love, especially first love carves itself out in our hearts and leaves us missing vital pieces. Ariel expends so much energy fighting herself over the one person she felt she could always trust. Plus, having to be in the position she is in makes for a very turbulent flight.
‘…my brain was thinking about the assignment I claimed I didn’t want, worrying about someone I couldn’t have.
Stop it. Tristan was a grown up.’
I haven’t been quite this frustrated with a book in quite some time. Two opposing forces who’d crashed into each other, and with the impact still reverberating throughout their bodies they are thrust apart until the next encounter.
“Well, in that case, we’ll need to figure out how to get around it because my job right now is to watch you. So we’ll both have to figure out how to work together. That first rule of Keep You Alive Club is no one talks about the past.
Ever. Second rule is you don’t ever kiss me again.”
When these two finally meet in the middle I could feel myself visibly relax. Getting so wound up over a fictional couple truly shows how much I love these books. Mark my words; this is the best book Ms Malone has written to date. Thank you again for writing the book I have been craving, without ever realising how much I needed it.
USA Today Bestselling Author, Nana Malone’s love of all things romance and adventure started with a tattered romantic suspense she borrowed from her cousin on a sultry summer afternoon in Ghana at a precocious thirteen. She’s been in love with kick-butt heroines ever since.
With her overactive imagination, and channeling her inner Buffy, it was only a matter of time before she started creating her own characters. Waiting for her chance at a job as a ninja assassin, Nana, meantime works out her drama, passion and sass with fictional characters every bit as sassy and kick butt as she thinks she is.
The books in her series have been on multiple Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Noble best-seller lists as well as the iTunes Breakout Books list and most notably the USA Today Bestseller list.
Until that ninja job comes through, you’ll find Nana working hard on additional books for her series as well as other fun, sassy romances for characters that won’t leave her alone. And if she’s not working or hiding in the closet reading, she’s acting out scenes for her husband, daughter and puppy in sunny San Diego.
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