Royal Heat Series by Ana Sparks, Layla Valentine

He may be Prince Charming, but I hated his guts.And now? I wake up accidentally married to him!He’s the cocky Prince everyone loves to hate.A walking, talking billboard for arrogance and excess.I wanted to tarnish his name, not take it for my own!And yet here I am, with his ring on my finger.I can’t deny I find him irresistible.A few too many cocktails, and one night of passion was all it took,And a day later, we both wake up in the honeymoon suite,Stunning husband, and staggered wife... moreHe may be Prince Charming, but I hated his guts.And now? I wake up accidentally married to him!He’s the cocky Prince everyone loves to hate.A walking, talking billboard for arrogance and excess.I wanted to tarnish his name, not take it for my own!And yet here I am, with his ring on my finger.I can’t deny I find him irresistible.A few too many cocktails, and one night of passion was all it took,And a day later, we both wake up in the honeymoon suite,Stunning husband, and staggered wife.Part of me wants to work on the inside; bring him down from within,But the other part of me wonders…Could I remain married to him?Could I fall in love with him?This is the first book in the Royal Heat series. less

He’s used to having everything he could ever want,And this time, he needs a bride.But this white wedding won’t be as pure as he hopes…Don’t get me wrong, being a prince has its benefits,It also means your love life isn’t yours to decide.My traditionalist father gave me an ultimatum:Marry by thirty, or face the consequences.I want the throne, no matter the costs,And I don’t want some vapid European princess to try and tame me... moreHe’s used to having everything he could ever want,And this time, he needs a bride.But this white wedding won’t be as pure as he hopes…Don’t get me wrong, being a prince has its benefits,It also means your love life isn’t yours to decide.My traditionalist father gave me an ultimatum:Marry by thirty, or face the consequences.I want the throne, no matter the costs,And I don’t want some vapid European princess to try and tame me.So when I proposed to Laura, it felt like having my cake and eating her, too.She’s gorgeous, witty, everything a guy could want.And she knows I want an arrangement that'll let me be me.But she’s also a woman with secrets,And her past could well be my undoing…Our fairytale wedding has the makings of a royal scandal,But despite everything, I find I can’t let her go…This is the second book in the Royal Heat series. less

I struggled for years, and then finally found my Prince CharmingAnd he made me an offer I couldn’t resist…So I’m a professional volleyball player smashing it on the court, but in my personal life I’m barely treading water. Between paying for my parents’ mortgage and my brother’s rent and medical bills, I’m far from living the enviable lifestyle of a jet-setting professional athlete.I need to get away from it all, and a day off in Barcelona seems like the perfect opportunity... moreI struggled for years, and then finally found my Prince CharmingAnd he made me an offer I couldn’t resist…So I’m a professional volleyball player smashing it on the court, but in my personal life I’m barely treading water. Between paying for my parents’ mortgage and my brother’s rent and medical bills, I’m far from living the enviable lifestyle of a jet-setting professional athlete.I need to get away from it all, and a day off in Barcelona seems like the perfect opportunity. I’m blown away when my break from reality presents me with an even better distraction than sunbathing and margaritas, in the form of a very handsome man—who also happens to be a prince!David’s a real-life Prince Charming, and the night we share together is pure magic. Imagine my surprise when three months later, he invites me to be the star player for his country’s inaugural volleyball team—just when I thought he’d forgotten all about me!It’s the opportunity of a lifetime, a chance for the broken jigsaw of my life to finally get put back together. I could have an amazing salary, take care of my family, and maybe, just maybe, score the man of my dreams.The thing is, the repo man doesn’t care that I’m a hair’s breadth from having everything I ever wanted, and in a moment of desperation, I might have thrown it all away. Can I get David to see the truth and forgive me, or will it be too late? less