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Excerpt:
βYou go by Chris?β
βItβs an acceptable nickname for Christian.β The owner of the name snatches his glass of champagne back, chugging the rest of the drink. Naturally, this promptly sets off another round of coughing.
Parker is now the one to smack Christianβs back, and I am grateful because I most certainly do not need to be touching him again, even if in a life-saving gesture.
βMaybe so,β I murmur as Christian, rapidly turning redder from what surely must be embarrassment more than alcohol down the wrong pipe, shoves his friendβs hand away. βBut it doesnβt fit.β
βIf I might be so bold to ask, Your Highness, how so?β Parker inquires at the same time Christian wheezes, βWhat does that mean?β
I side skirt the men to claim a chocolate covered strawberry from the dessert table. βChris is a boring name.β
βI believe youβve just issued an unforgiveable insult to all the Chrises in the world,β Christian says flatly while Parker struggles to hold in his mirth.
βOf course I havenβt. I simply said Chris is a boring name. Look at Elsa; it is a hopelessly old-fashioned name you find in old women who bake streusel. My parents aged me the moment I came out of the womb.β I point the zebra-striped berry at my sparring partner. βNow that is unforgiveable. You were given a nice name and have elected to make it boring when it doesnβt suit you one bit.β
Too much silence expands between us; I am tricked into looking up at him once more. One of his dark eyebrows arches upward. βAre you saying you donβt find me boring?β
Did I? Oh, bollocks. I did, didnβt I? I clear my throat and smile winsomely. βJust because I donβt wish to marry you doesnβt mean I find you boring as a bag of rocks.β
Both of his eyebrows shoot up, as if I informed him grass is blue and sky is green. As if he doesnβt already know heβs interesting. Please. Must I remind him of all the glossies dedicated to his comings and goings?
βWhen we were children, His Highness was teased quite a bit about his name,β Parker tells me.
I toss the strawberry stem back onto the table; itβs whisked up by a passing waiter in less than a second. βWhat! Why?β
βIβm named after a religion,β Christian grinds out. βThere was Prince Jew. Prince Muslim. Prince Buddhist. Prince Hindu. Prince Zoroastrian. There were lots of choices, you see.β
Another moment I want nothing more than to just laugh and laugh. βHow delightful. Now, those nicknames arenβt boring. Sacrilegious, yes, but definitely not boring.β
βYou have a seed in your front teeth,β is Christianβs response.
βYou are a veritable Prince Charming, publically pointing out womenβs flaws. How chivalrous of you.β
It is annoying how much I like that he refuses to appear properly chastised.
About ROYAL MARRIAGE MARKET:
Every decade, the worldβs monarchs and their heirs secretly convene to discuss global politics and social issuesβand 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 relationshipβlet alone a marriageβwith 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.
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Heather Lyons writes epic, heartfelt love stories and has always had a thing for words. In addition to writing, sheβs 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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