That Prince is Mine
Author: Jayci Lee
Reviewer: Jen
Rating: B
What I’m Talking About:
In an attempt to put off becoming the King of Rouleme, Prince Michel escapes to Los Angeles under the guise of a visiting professor at USC. However, he’s secretly hoping to fall in love, and after a month of watching Emma in the cafe of his hotel, he realizes she may be the one he’s searching for.
Emma has her life all mapped out. She is saving to open her own culinary school and has agreed to let her godmother, a Korean matchmaker, find her the perfect husband. But after meeting Michel, she must fight her attraction to prove their differences make them incompatible.
Reminiscent of the movie Coming to America, That Prince is Mine is a delightful romcom. Prince Michel, unhappy with an arranged marriage, escapes to Los Angeles for three months in hopes of finding true love. It works because both Emma and Michel prioritize love over all else. Due to various reasons, both characters are fearful of having their heart broken, so it takes time for each to fully open to the other. The pacing of their romance feels genuine as their physical attraction creates an urgency to be together, but then their hearts and brains have them pulling back. They become friends and build trust, but insecurities keep them from bulldozing ahead. I love that the news of Michel being a prince doesn’t overshadow the story but rather enhances it. I also love that for the most part, issues that concern the main characters, things they build up in their heads as ticking bombs, are not as dire as they thought. Emma and Michel both have amazing friends and families that love them unconditionally.
That Prince is Mine is a wonderful story about finding true love and working to make it succeed and blossom. I enjoyed watching Michel and Emma fall for one another and weather their differences to find happiness.
My Rating: B
Jen
About the Book:
Emma Yoon runs a small business as a culinary instructor in Los Angeles teaching Korean royal court cuisine to young ladies striving to marry into the exclusive upper crust Korean families. She has built her business alongside her renowned Korean matchmaker godmother, which brings her one step closer to her dream of opening up a culinary school on her own. But when her godmother’s fellow matchmakers decide to meddle in Emma’s love life in a bid to sabotage her godmother, and indirectly push Emma’s dream out of her reach, she must go on a series of arranged first dates and find herself the perfect-on-paper husband to help save both, her godmother’s reputation and her dream–even if she’s not ready for love. But when she meets Michel Aubert, a professor at USC, after a series of disastrous first dates, she wonders if she might reevaluate her position on love.
Prince Michel Aubert is bound by duty and responsibility to his country, but an arranged marriage is the last thing he wants. If he is going to spend the rest of his life in service of his people, then he at least wants someone he loves and trusts by his side while doing it. He needs to find a woman who loves him for who he is before his engagement to his handpicked bride is announced. Emma Yoon might be just the woman he is looking for.
Release Date: July 30, 2024
Publisher: Griffin
Series: Standalone
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format(s): paperback (400 pages), e-book, audiobook
Book Source: Publisher
Purchase Info:
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