Title: Crowned for the King’s Secret
(Behind the Palace Doors... Book 3)
Author: Kali Anthony
Published: November 2023
Rate: 4.5 of 5
Genre: Harlequin Presents, Mills & Boon Modern, Second Chance at Love, Surprise
Baby
Blurb:
He’ll secure
his throne with the heir he’s only just discovered in this royal secret-child
romance by Kali Anthony.
She hid his son...
Can she hide
from their desire?
One year ago, her spine-tingling night with exiled king Sandro left Victoria pregnant and alone. Lied to by the palace, she believed he wanted nothing to do with them. So Sandro turning up on her doorstep – ready to claim, his heir and his kingdom – is astounding!
Burned by her past, Victoria has no intention of complying with His Majesty’s command. But she’ll need to keep her wits about her because their insatiable craving once made her abandon all reason. And it’s about to reignite with a vengeance...
My Review:
I was over the
moon when the author sent me the e-arc for the final instalment of Behind the
Palace Doors. It’s a story about Victoria, Lance’s sister, but it is a
standalone.
I still recall Victoria from the second book, but her characters seems to have changed here. She becomes a strong, loving and protective mother to little Nicolai. Both Sandro and Victoria agree to a one-night stand that ends in an unexpected pregnancy. The beginning begins with little Nicolai’s lines. He may have me wrapped around his little finger. I loved reading his lines. I love a story where a child is involved even if he is a minor character.
Victoria has been trying to tell Sandro about the baby in the palace, but there are a lot of misunderstandings from the start, so she is accused of being a schemer. When Sandro confronts her, he may literally kidnap her and his son to Santa Fiorina to protect them from threats.
I liked Victoria’s character. After what she has been through, she learns not to let herself be dictated again, whereas Sandro is determined and cautious. He is still haunted by his horrendous pasts. Uncertainty and wariness hover over them, which made me instantly read it in one sitting to find out their happily ever after.
The book is packed with emotion, drama and a little suspense and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. Thank you, Kali, Anthony for the e-arc which I volunteered to review. This final instalment of Behind the Palace Doors made my day.
About the Author
When Kali
Anthony read her first romance novel at fourteen, she realized a few
truths: there can never be too many happy endings, and one day she would write
them herself. After marrying her own tall, dark and handsome hero in a perfect
friends-to-lovers romance, Kali took the plunge and penned her first story.
Writing has been a love affair ever since. If she isn’t battling her cat for
access to the keyboard, you can find Kali playing dress-up in vintage clothes,
gardening, or bushwhacking with her husband and three children in the rain
forest of South East Queensland. You might contact her on https://www.kalianthony.com/ or her
twitter https://twitter.com/KaliAAnthony
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