ROYALLY ROMANOV is the second book in The
Royals book series. I really enjoyed reading this
charming and romantic novel! Wilson writes with such a
lovely voice and beautifully describes in detail the
wonderful setting in this novel. You can close your eyes and
you are right there in the city of love. The characters are
well thought out and researched working perfectly with the
setting. They are smart, resourceful and loving. Meshed
together it creates an amazing story that will warm your
heart. While I did find this to be a fun fast read, it is a
lovely story. I like the relationship between Maxim and
Finley. Together they created some steamy heart-stopping
love scenes. They have a sort of tug of war chemistry that
makes for a drama-filled cat and mouse game.
While this is a romance novel, I did feel that the
character's feelings for each other happened rather quickly
and the novel would have flowed better if it was a bit
slower. I like that you do not get to know Maxim right away
but instead get bits and pieces along the way to help add to
the mystery that surrounds him. ROYALLY ROMANOV would make
for a fun weekend read with a large cup of tea and a warm
blanket to snuggle with. I recommend this book for anyone
who loves a fun, fast-paced romance novel.
In this charming modern day retelling of the 1956 classic
Anastasia, a museum curator falls for a mysterious man
who may or may not be a long lost heir to Russia’s
imperial Romanov dynasty.
Finley Abbot is organizing the most prestigious art
exhibit of her career at the Louvre museum—a
retrospective of art from the House of Romanov. But the
sudden appearance of Maxim Romanov threatens to turn her
into the biggest laughingstock of the art world. When she
finds herself falling in love, she realizes there’s even
more at stake than her career. How can she trust a man
with her whole world when he can’t remember a thing about
his past?
After suffering a violent blow to the head, Maxim’s only
clue to his identity is a notebook containing carefully
researched documentation in his own handwriting
indicating that he is the sole surviving descendant of
the Grand Duchess Anastasia, previously thought dead in
the murder of her family during Russia’s Bolshevik
revolution. His struggle to put the mysterious pieces of
his past back together leads him to Finley. At first,
she’s convinced Maxim is nothing but a con artist. But
there’s something undeniably captivating about the
beautiful, brooding man who claims to be searching for
his identity—something Finley can’t quite bring herself
to resist. When he reveals a secret about one of the
imperial Fabergé eggs in the collection, she accepts he
may actually be telling the truth. But as soon as Finley
and Maxim act on their feelings for one another, Maxim is
confronted with evidence that calls into question
everything he’s begun to believe about himself.