Love is in the heir in this royally good rom com debut releasing in Spring 2023 – perfect for anyone who likes relatable heroines (with great hair), hot and aloof book boyfriends (with great hats), near misses, almost kisses and a corgi or two.
Despite living in an actual castle, happily ever after is evading Margaret ‘Maggie’ Moore.
From her bedroom in the Tower of London, twenty-six-year-old Maggie has always dreamed of her own fairy-tale ending.
Yet this is twenty-first century London, so instead of knights on white horses, she has catfish on Tinder. And with her last relationship ending in spectacular fashion, she swears off men for good.
And then a chance encounter with Royal Guard Freddie forces Maggie to admit that she isn’t ready to give up on love just yet… But how do you catch the attention of someone who is trained to ignore all distractions?
Can she snare that true love’s first kiss… or is she royally screwed?
I had no idea people live inside the Tower of London! That is amazing information. I love that the proof came with a little map of the Tower as well, because all of Maggie's travels around it are described in detail.
Overall I liked this - it's a nice, frothy, gentle romcom, the kind you can predict by about four % in but still enjoy. However there are a couple of issues, and I will just say one here as I don't want to spoil too much: (highlight below for spoilers)
We're supposed to be on Maggie's side in terms of her job, and the bullying is absolutely unacceptable, no question there. However Maggie is consistently late or not working - she spends a whole day finding the best places to sleep off her hangover. This is not the actions of a good worker! Kevin was cruel and mean, but he was right to be frustrated with her.
I really did enjoy this, and I think a Hallmark version would be amazing. I recommend it for a holiday read, or if you're interested in the Tower as there's plenty of history woven into the story. A sweet, cute read.
Falling Hard for the Royal Guard publishes on the 27th of May, 2023. I received a free copy and am giving an honest review.
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