I am so happy to bring you the Release Week Blitz for Heather Lyons’ ROYAL MARRIAGE MARKET! ROYAL MARRIAGE MARKET is a brand new standalone contemporary romance by Heather Lyons due to be released tomorrow on December 15, 2015! Grab ROYAL MARRIAGE MARKET now for a limited time special sale price of $1.99! Price will rise on December 23. Check out more about this book, read Tina’s Thoughts and an excerpt from the story, and make sure to enter the fabulous giveaway to celebrate!
ROYAL MARRIAGE MARKET
Heather Lyons
Genre: Royal Romance
Release Date: December 15, 2015
Every decade, the world’s monarchs and their heirs secretly convene to discuss global politics and social issues—and arrange marriages between kingdoms.
Elsa may be the Hereditary Princess of Vattenguldia, but she finds the entire situation archaic and unsavory. While she wants what’s best for her country, she isn’t about to jump into an unwanted relationship—let alone a marriage—with a virtual stranger. Of course, her feelings matter little to her parents, whose wheeling and dealings over trade pacts and alliances achieved at her expense begin the moment they set foot in California for the Summit. So when a blindingly handsome royal runs into her, she doesn’t hesitate to tell him there’s no way she’s marrying him.
Christian is all too happy to agree: no marriage. As the Hereditary Grand Duke of Aiboland, his main goal is to get through the summit without a bride being foisted on him. Which is why he suggests they help each other field potential intendeds. As Christian slowly gets to know Elsa, though, he realizes they have a lot more in common than just their feelings about the Royal Marriage Market. Only he can’t fall for her, because royal or not, they’re not meant for each other.
Elsa and Christian will have to evaluate matters of the heart verses those of state and crown, and decide whether or not tradition trumps love.
“The perfect royal romance.” Nichole Chase, New York Times bestselling author.
Grab Your Copy of ROYAL MARRIAGE MARKET today for just $1.99 now through December 23, 2015!
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This book is brilliant! Everything I love about romance, royalty, and sassy heroines shines bright in this story. Royal Marriage Market will draw you into a frustrating world of royal matchmaking, a world that is full of very few hits and more than enough misses. There is duty, honor, heartache, and passion spilling from this tale. Heather Lyons does an incredible job of sharing a beautiful love story, one that shows the stark line between duty to country and following your heart.
Where do I even begin with this book? It plowed into my top reads of 2015 at the end of the year and it stole my breath. When you start to read this story you have a little bit of an idea of what is going to happen based on the general genre of royal romance, but the story is perfected in the details. The details make this story phenomenal and allow the reader to dive deeper into Elsa and Christian’s tale. Taking traditions from hundreds of years of monarchy and translating that into a modern royal romance gives this story a push into something that every young fairytale lover longs to see. Elsa is a strong woman, one who is refreshing with a feisty personality and spunk for life that gives her a fresh outlook on her role and her country. She is opinionated, kind, loving, and adores her country, while abhorring some of the harsher traditions she is expected to uphold. Christian is a man determined to make a difference in his country. He is strong, intriguing, and so darn alluring. There is so much about him that appeals to Elsa but the situation throws a wrench into everything. These two strike up an unlikely alliance in a desperate situation and it blooms into something epic love stories are written about.
Royal Marriage Market is an insider’s look into the matchmaking of royalty in the modern times. It is about keeping hold of who you are in the midst of emotional chaos. It is about love and the cost of that love but more importantly about the desire and fight to stay true to yourself. There are so many times when these characters could have laid down and taken the brunt of the harsh reality that was forced upon them, but instead they stood for change and a better future of happiness. Every character you meet in this story shares a different personality trait of the situations you read in this book. There are manipulators who are crass and heartless. There are negotiators and blackmailers. But there are also so many innocent caught in the crossfire that long for love but find themselves in a do or die situation. Heather does an incredible job of expanding this story to include so many different royals and situations that weave into a well thought out and provoking story. Elsa and Christian are the main focus but their story it so deeply woven into the fabric of those around them, royals and non-royals alike.
I could have read a million more books featuring Elsa and Christian’s story. I would have loved to read hundreds of spin-offs giving me a glimpse into what happens to all the other people involved and the paths they decide to take. This story was fabulous! I don’t think I can completely communicate how much I loved it and how excited I am for everyone to read this book! Heather Lyons has proven in this book that love is magic and the power to follow your heart is pure and transformational.
“Heather Lyons has officially charmed me. Royal Marriage Market is an indulgent read that will have you flipping pages until the very end.” – R.S. Grey, USA Today bestselling author.
A sly grin is thrown my way. “Luk got in even later than I did, looking like he’d been at the party of the century.”
“Ah. How very interesting. Who do you think he was cavorting with at sucha late hour?”
“I think the better question is, who wasn’t he cavorting around with?”
“Me.” I smile brightly. “And you. Our cavorting was limited to a very exclusive party of two.”
“Is that what we were doing? Were we cavorting?”
We were falling in love, I think. Wonderfully, miserably, tragically, beautifully falling in love. Or at least, I was. But I say, “Of course. You and I are natural cavorters.”
Bittersweet amusement sparkles in his eyes. “I thought our thing was to run amuck.”
“That, too.” I gently touch the back of his hand. “We run amuck and cavort.”
The smile on his face softens. “Only with each other, though. We cavort best when it’s with the other.”
“Shall we make a deal then? Shall we swear to the other that, when it comes time to cavort, we must only do it together?” My words are light, so is my tone, but part of me crumbles within, knowing what I jokingly request will never come to be.
Gravity invades his face as he shifts on the seat toward me, knees brushing up against one another. I am trapped by his gaze, motionless with his leg pressed against mine. “That’s a promise I can easily make.”
I am still as the golden princess before us when he slowly, gently pushes stray hairs freshly escaped from my ponytail behind my ears. The feel of his fingers, light as breezes against my cheeks, leaves me hot and desperate.
“Shall we shake on it?” I whisper.
The muscle within my chest ceases its rhythm when he shakes his head. He stares at me then, as if he is unraveling all my atoms, rendering me exposed and vulnerable.
But then he leans forward, lips caressing one corner of my mouth and then the other. “All the best agreements,” he murmurs, words just as soft as mine, “are sealed with a kiss.”
I consist only of nothing but exposed nerve endings when I replicate his promise. My lips tingle, my heart hammers, and tears swarm my closed eyes. “You have my promise in return.”
He tilts his head up, mouth pressing against my temple before resting his forehead against mine. “I’m going to hold you to that, Els.”
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Heather Lyons writes epic, heartfelt love stories and has always had a thing for words. In addition to writing, she’s also been an archaeologist and a teacher. She and her husband and children live in sunny Southern California and are currently working their way through every cupcakery she can find.
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