716 Results with the "Romance Novel" genre


    • Chapter 51: Rhys Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin Chapter 51: RHYSTHREE MONTHS LATER “Rhys!” Luciana’s face creased into a huge smile. “Como estas?”She looked Bridget over with a twinkle in her eye, and when she spoke next, her words held a teasing note. “Es tu novia?”I laughed and tangled my fingers with Bridget’s. “Si, es mi novia.”“I knew it!” Luciana said with delight. “Finally. Come, come. I have food for you.”She ushered us to the same table we’d sat at during our last trip to Costa Rica. I couldn't believe that had…
    • Chapter 50: Rhys Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin Chapter 50: Rhys “YOU CAN’T SIT BY A QUEEN’S SIDE IF YOU DON’T KNOW WHICH FORK TO use. You’ll embarrass yourself at state functions.” Andreas crossed his arms over his chest. “Did you not look at the diagram I sent you?” “They’re. All. Forks,” I bit out. “They serve the same function.” “I’d like to see you try to use an oyster fork to eat steak.”A dull ache throbbed at my temple. We’d been reviewing dinner etiquette for the past hour, and I was one second away from…
    • Chapter 49: Bridget Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin Chapter 49: Bridget WE SPENT THE REST OF THE DAY AND NIGHT IN MY ROOM, ONLY SURFACING for food, but the next morning, reality intruded, and I was forced to extricate myself from Rhys’s arms. As high as I was riding from our victory, I had one big issue left to deal with. I’d waited until after the vote because I couldn’t afford to be distracted before then, but it was time to face it once and for all. Rhys stayed in the bedroom while I waited for my guest in the sitting room. I heard a knock before…
    • Chapter 48: Bridget Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin Chapter 48: Bridget FOR THE NEXT MONTH, I LAUNCHED INTO CAMPAIGN MODE TO WOO, OR threaten, enough ministers into voting yes on a repeal. Some were an easy sell, others not so much. But one hundred phone calls, eleven in-person visits, twenty-three media interviews, and countless public appearances—both scheduled and “candid”—of me and Rhys later, the big day finally arrived. Rhys and I sat in my suite, watching the vote play out on TV. I’d stress-ate my way through two packs of Oreos while he sat…
    • Chapter 47: Rhys Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin Chapter 47: Rhys offers a powerful turning point, both personally and politically, as Rhys and Princess Bridget meet with Erhall, Rhys’s biological father, who also holds the influential position of Speaker. The meeting, aimed at addressing the restrictive Royal Marriages Law, begins with Erhall’s unawareness of the scheduled visit due to a scheduling mix-up. This initial lack of preparation sets the stage for a confrontation that reveals the emotional tension brewing between Rhys and Erhall. In this…
    • Chapter 46: Bridget Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin Chapter 46: Bridget showcases a turning point in her journey, marked by a bold step toward transformative leadership for Eldorra. After a significant meeting with Rhys, she embarks on a mission to reshape the way her kingdom is governed, moving away from the traditional reliance on fear and control. Rather than accepting the status quo, Bridget takes a radical approach, opting to challenge the norms by addressing the public directly. Three days after her conversation with Rhys, she arranges an unexpected…
    • Chapter 45: Rhys Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin Chapter 45: Rhys waited with bated breath on the rooftop of the palace, anxiously glancing at the clock as the minutes ticked by. Bridget had always been punctual, and her absence made Rhys question if she had changed her mind about meeting him. His heart raced with doubt, imagining that perhaps the complexities of their relationship, compounded by their respective roles in society, had become too much for her. Despite these fears, Rhys held onto the unwavering belief that their connection was something…
    • Chapter 44: Bridget Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin Chapter 44: Bridget I’D LOST MY MIND, ASKING ALEX FOR HELP. HE MIGHT BE DATING AVA, and he might be less…sociopathic since they’d gotten back together last year, but I still trusted the man as far as I could throw him. Yet for all his faults, he truly loved Ava, and he owed me for kicking his ass into gear before I left for New York. If I hadn’t, he’d still be moping over her and terrorizing everyone around him. Our call four days ago had been short and succinct. I told him what I wanted, and he…
    • Chapter 43: Bridget Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin Chapter 43: Bridget THE PALACE ASSIGNED BOOTH AS MY BODYGUARD AGAIN. I’D BEEN IN A terrible mood since Rhys left, and the palace handlers assumed it would help if someone I knew and liked replaced him. Booth took the role after Edvard left the hospital two weeks ago, and while no one could replace Rhys, it was nice to see Booth’s smiling face again. “Just like old times, huh, Your Highness?” he said as we waited for Elin and Steffan in my office. I usually didn’t have a guard in the palace, but…
    • Chapter 42: Rhys Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin Chapter 42: Rhys IT WAS FUNNY HOW ONE MOMENT COULD CHANGE YOUR LIFE.One moment, my mother was alive, then she wasn’t.One moment, my squad mates were alive, and the next everything got blown to hell. Literally.One moment, I knew my place in the world, only for it to get turned upside down with the simple unfolding of a paper. Last night had been a mind fuck in every way, and I was still debating the soundness of my decision to pay my brother a visit as I stared at the townhouse in front of me. There…
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