About the Book

Valentine’s Day becomes a Roman holiday for a princess in disguise in a dizzyingly romantic short story about making wishes come true by the USA Today bestselling author of The Chemistry of Love.

Princess Ilaria has had it up to her tiara with the paparazzi, her own wild reputation, and the public eye. Trading places with her assistant, Ilaria wants just one blissfully ordinary weekend. Then a handsome photographer with a sexy Scottish burr offers to be her guide. Sparks fly, but how long can they last? Ilaria’s secret has to come out—and it could ruin a perfectly serendipitous romance.

Sariah Wilson’s Royal Valentine is part of The Improbable Meet-Cute, irresistibly romantic stories about finding love when and where you least expect it. They can be read or listened to in one sitting. Let’s make a date of it.

Review

Unfortunately, Royal Valentine was a miss for me. Almost every aspect of this story felt forced. Ilaria is a princess who yearns to live a normal life for a few days, so she switches places with her assistant. While pretending to be an American tourist, she meets Callum, and the two of them explore Rome together.

The book is fairly short; however, I’ve seen other novellas with the same number of pages be successful where this book failed. Ilaria and Callum lacked chemistry. There was no spark between them, and their entire story felt rushed. Callum’s reaction to finding out the truth about Ilaria was frustrating when he also had a secret of his own. This book has an unnecessary third-act break-up scene.

Final Thoughts

Royal Valentine felt extremely bland. Everything felt forced. The MMC appeared almost disgusted when he found out Ilaria’s secret, and that was a big turn-off.

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