Royal Affair Series by Stephanie Howard, Nanami Akino

Off on the wrong foot with a handsome count in a beautiful kingdom…Carrie Dunn, a writer working on a story, has just arrived in San Rinaldo, a beautiful kingdom on the Mediterranean Sea. While she’s enjoying a meal on a terrace with a fantastic view, a group of famous people arrive and force her to change tables. Then a handsome man tells Carrie that he’s just paid her tab, which only serves to infuriate her further. She verbally assaults the man, not realizing that he is local royalty…

The Duchess's dilemma...Duty ruled Damiano's life: duty to his country, his people and his baby son, but not, Sofia thought, to his wife. She knew that her wedding to the Duke of San Rinaldo had been just a matter of convenience, but it appeared that even his old flames figured more highly than her. Now, to end the rumours about their marriage, Damiano was insisting that they convince the world that theirs was a love-match... moreThe Duchess's dilemma...Duty ruled Damiano's life: duty to his country, his people and his baby son, but not, Sofia thought, to his wife. She knew that her wedding to the Duke of San Rinaldo had been just a matter of convenience, but it appeared that even his old flames figured more highly than her. Now, to end the rumours about their marriage, Damiano was insisting that they convince the world that theirs was a love-match. It seemed that Sofia had got what she had always wanted - a 'devoted' husband by her side - but would this fairytale romance ever have a real happy ending? less