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Today we have the Blog Tour for The Controversial Princess by Jodi Ellen Malpas. Check out the tour and grab your copy today!
Tittle: The Controversial Princess
Author: Jodi Ellen Malpas
Series: Smoke & Mirrors Duet #1
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publishing Date: May 22th, 2018
Blurb
Her father is The King of England.
She is The Controversial Princess.
Regarded as down to earth by the press and rebellious by The King, Princess Adeline refuses to bow to the royal expectations her title carries. She knows better than anyone that the united front of the royal family is nothing but smoke and mirrors – lies and secrets masked by power and privilege. She wants no part of it, and she will never surrender to The King’s demand to marry a man she does not love. But despite Adeline’s determination to retain her free will, she remains deeply unfulfilled, feeling caged and suffocated.
That is until she meets Josh Jameson. Drawn in by his confidence, Adeline is soon captivated by the scandalously sexy American actor. His ability to penetrate her defences overwhelms her – his touch is pure fire, and his allure overpowering. Nothing has ever made her feel so alive in a world where she’s otherwise slowly drowning. However, while Josh may be Hollywood royalty, he’s not actual royalty, and Adeline knows The King and his advisors will do everything in their power to keep them apart.
But Josh Jameson becomes the princess’s ultimate vice.
And although she bows to no one, she bows to him.
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Review
For God’s sake! Hold your horses ladies because Jodi Ellen Malpas has done it again! She penned a marvellous book with slight touches of suspense and set it in the Royalty World! The Controversial Princess is bloody perfection. It gives me the goosebumps. I devoured this book like a famished bookworm. I couldn’t put it down. I had a blast. It literally rocked my world. I still have a dreamy air around me wondering if I could be a princess and have my own southern temptation just like Princess Adeline.
This book defies any Royal Romance book that was written before. Jodi’s elegant writing enticed me like no other writer has before. Without any doubt she is the queen of contemporary romance! She delivered an intense, stunning, mind-blowing story with royalty touches that sent me directly to cloud number nine in heaven. I wonder what on heart possessed her to create such a tempting and defiant story. Jodi’s mind is like a web of pure talent and it’s ready to catch you!
The plot is refreshing and the pacing is fast. Each chapter is a great delightful! I can’t imagine a greater enjoyment than reading Jodi’s books, especially this one. The Controversial Princess is a rebellious masterpiece packed with all the feels of what is not expected to be as a challenging, provocative, exciting and very tempting.
Princess Adeline is the strongest, fierce and “most real” royal. She is a feisty, sassy clever heroine worthy of my respect because, honestly, aren’t you bored of the typical perfect princess? She is all the opposite of what is expected from her. You can think that being a princess is all glamour and fancy clothes but there are many duties and protocols to follow. Adeline is defiant of what they the “good” customs. She feels like a bird locked in a golden cage. Her soul craves freedom and her heart craves real love. Her world turned upside down the day she met her equal, her American Boy. He will make her brake all the rules. She will only submit to him. Giving all the control never felt so forbidden!
Josh Jameson is hot as the southern sun. He is temptation and trouble (a dangerous combination). The man is sin on legs. He is illicitly gorgeous. He is almost too much to resist. His possessive and arrogant attitude makes him impossibly attractive. He is a dominant, an untamed alpha male. To be a sex symbol and a hot actor give him brownie points! He likes the challenges and certain princess will rock his life. The woman he wants is forbidden for him and every commoner. She is like a star that shines far away in the sky, untouchable and beautiful. She is a temptress to his control.
Adeline and Josh’s affair will defy the English monarchy in the best and worst ways possible. They shouldn’t be together. They should stay away but the chemistry and the forbidden feelings are stronger than following the rules. Their story is developing in between lies, secrets and smoke mirrors. The power and ambition of third parties attempt to separate them. Sacrifices must be done. Fights should be won. But will they be strong enough to fight the monarchy?
The main success of this book is in the choice of characters and the suggestive plot of something forbidden and scandalous. Everything screams greatness and magnificence: from the classy cover (as usual in Jodi’s books) to the big cliff-hanger ending! I can’t wait to read the conclusion of this duet! I am sure it would be epic. Jodi never disappoints her readers.
This book reaffirms why Jodi Ellen Malpas is in my top list of favourite authors. I absolutely love every word of this book. I swear no one writes romance like she does. It’s unique and magical the way she manages to create such powerful and possessive alpha male characters and empowered female heroines. I highly recommend you this book. This is a must read you should not miss!
*** All the teasers for this review were made by talented Patricia Hinojosa (River Designs) ***
Rating
Five defiant stars! Adeline and Josh’s affair will defy the English monarchy in the best and worst ways possible!
Excerpt
Leaning over, he kisses the tip of my nose. “Now, food’s on the way. We’ll have a carpet picnic, what do ya say?”
“I’ve never had a carpet picnic before.”
“Say what?” He looks horrified. “Never?”
My shoulders jump up on a little shrug. “It’s all fine dining, posh china, and solid silver cutlery at a table that’s so shiny you can see your face in it.”
“Then tonight we fix that.” He pulls me up and walks us through to the lounge. “Get all the cushions on the floor.” He pulls a throw off the back of a chair and wafts it into the air while I pull all the cushions from the couch. I watch as Josh gets on his hands and knees and starts pulling at the corners of the blanket, straightening it out and placing cushions.
I have a permanent smile on my face, fascinated by his deep concentration. “You are doing a tremendously good job,” I say, clearing my face of my smile when his motions falter and he looks up at me. One of his eyes narrows, and in a lightning move, he snatches my wrist and yanks me down to the floor. I cry in surprise, being rolled to my back until I’m once again pinned against something by his body. Not that I’m complaining. Would never dream of it. I blow a tickling hair from my nose and grin at him.
“You’re making fun of me.” He dips and bites the end of my nose.
“Not at all.” I chuckle, squirming beneath him while he makes a meal of my face.
“Too good for a carpet picnic, are you? You want a throne?”
“Definitely not,” I blurt. “Unless your face will be my throne.”
Josh pulls back speedily on a little choke, his eyes bulging. I press my lips together as he stares at me in shock, like how could such a vulgar thing have fallen from the lips of a princess? “I think I just fell in love with you.”
It’s my turn to choke. “Blimey, you fall easily, don’t you?”
“Actually, I don’t fall at all.”
“No?”
He shakes his head. “Baby, I’ll be your throne any day of the week.”
“Honored.”
“It is me who’s honored. It’s not every day a real-life princess tells you she wants to sit on your face.”
Laughter erupts from deep within me, my eyes clenching shut, my head thrown back. My position and lack of control gives Josh the perfect opportunity to ravish my throat. And he does, growling dramatically, squirming above me...rubbing me.
About the Author
Jodi Ellen Malpas wrote her debut series, The This Man Trilogy, in secret, worried about what people might think if they knew what her imagination was capable of. She was shocked herself. But she finally found the courage to unleash her creative streak and self-published THIS MAN – the first book of the This Man Trilogy – in October 2012. She took a chance on the story with a hero who soon became one of modern day fictions most prolific alpha male characters. Jesse Ward – also affectionately known as The Lord of The Manor, sparked incredible reactions from women across the globe and catapulted Jodi into the world of women’s fiction. Jodi went on to self-publish the second book in the trilogy, Beneath This Man in Jan 2013, just before Grand Central Publishing, part of the Hachette Book Group, picked up the popular trilogy and the unknown Jodi. The third book of the trilogy, This Man Confessed, took Jodi to the top of the bestsellers lists, earning her the proud title of #1 New York Times Bestselling Author. This Man has since been voted one of the top romance novels of all time. With so much love, enthusiasm and a thirst for her words from her readers, Jodi suddenly wasn’t afraid of her imagination anymore. She went on to write The One Night Trilogy with the delectable and mysterious Miller Hart, and stole the hearts of her readers once again. Her first stand-alone novel, THE PROTECTOR, released in September 2016 and has since been nominated for a Reviewers’ Choice Best Book Award. Jodi’s next stand-alone novel. THE FORBIDDEN, is set for release in August 2017. All seven of her published novels have hit the New York Times best sellers list – as well as the Sunday Times list and various international best seller lists. Her work is now published in over 24 languages across the world. Jodi was born and raised in the Midlands town of Northampton, England, where she lives with her two boys and a beagle. She is a self-professed daydreamer, a mojito addict, is famous for her obsession with Converse, and has a terrible weak spot for Alpha Males. Writing powerful love stories and creating addictive characters has become her passion – a passion she now shares with her devoted readers.
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