Claimed Princess by Alexa Riley 
Series: The Princess #3
Genres: Contemporary Romance
Source: ARC
Also in this series: His Princess, Stolen Princess, Forbidden Princess
Also by this author: Shielding Lily, Roping The Virgin, The Wanted Virgin, The Virgin Cowboy, Halloween Treats, Stealing Christmas, Pulling Her Trigger, Beauty and the Biker, Everything for Her, Her Touch, His Princess, Stolen Princess, Forbidden Princess, His Alone, Beauty in Winter, Stay Close, Hold Tight, Thankful For Her, Flight Risk, Kingpin, Don’t Go , Claimed
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Heavenly and Carlos have been best friends their whole lives. But it’s almost time for Heavenly’s birthday, which means she’ll be married off to a king.
Carlos has been King for a few years now and is being pressured to choose a bride. But he’s only ever had eyes for one princess, and he’s had to wait for her to turn twenty-one.
Heavenly doesn’t have any idea the plans Carlos has made for her, so when she offers to marry his brother, things don’t go so well. Girl, they don’t go well at all… Carlos isn’t having that. She gets a dose of alpha when Carlos lays down the law. But when she runs…how far will she actually get?
Warning: Do you really wonder if there’s a happily ever after? Because you know that’s kind of our thing, right? Look, he chases her, but it all works out. Also it’s really hot. Get it!
Each book in The Princess series is standalone & about a different couple.
Claimed Princess is the story of Heavenly, Karim’s sister, and Carlos, the king of a nearby kingdom. Heavenly and Carlos have been friends for years and have a very close bond. But, Heavenly is about to turn 21, which means she is ‘of age’ to marry. Karim could arrange a marriage for her if he wishes. And Carlos is long past the time he should have picked a queen.
Claimed Princess is certainly a friends to lovers story that you will get wrapped up in. Neither Carlos or Heavenly has any idea how the other feels, so both have feared the day the other would marry and leave. Heavenly proposes marrying Carlos’ brother so she could still be part of the family. Carlos does not like this idea and demands she marry him. Heavenly doesn’t want anyone to marry her out of some sense of duty or anything other than love. So, she runs away; Carlos chases her. They profess their love of course, and plan a wedding in 3 days time.
Its classic AR: man loves woman, man wants to claim woman, woman wants to KNOW the love is real, then they live happily ever after. Its short, sweet, and very steamy.
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I have liked this series, fun royal novellas but I think my only complaint is I feel they have so much potential to be more than novellas but thats just my two cents. I do love how this author just pulls me in, I just hate how short they are hehe
Oh yeah. I see that you didn’t enjoy this as much. 😀
It sounds like it has great potential, though.