A Royal Farce
A Royal RomCom
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4.1 • 233 Ratings
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- $4.99
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- $4.99
Publisher Description
A ROYAL FARCE is the hilarious first book in the Retail to Riches series, which follows a plucky big box store employee on her journey from fighting to pay the bills to discovering she’s married royalty. Fans of Superstore will love this charming story.
"Heffernan has a way with the back-and-forth banter that I love to read between characters...This really was a sweet, funny, five-star experience!" - Sara, Chick Lit Central
Lila needs to pay her soul-crushing debt. Pierre needs a wife. Maybe they can help each other.
Once she finishes these renovations, Lila can finally sell the money pit she’d been living in and get back on her feet. But on box store wages, that'll take decades. Then her friend Pierre proposes the perfect solution.
Pierre needs a green card. If Lila marries him, he’ll pay to create her dream home. Win-win, right? One problem: who is going to believe the gorgeous, brilliant investment banker fell for plain little Lila? Everyone, if the two of them have any say in it.
Not even their closest friends or family can suspect the truth. Lila fakes the walk of shame, feigns total surprise at Pierre's staged public proposal, and plans their wedding with a single-minded determination rivaled only by her pet Yorkie begging for treats.
Their staged relationship is so perfect, Lila starts to believe it’s real. Then Pierre’s brother drops a bombshell: they are royalty, princes of a tiny island nation, and Lila is decidedly not princess material.
Now, instead of studs and sandpaper, Lila finds herself worrying about titles and tiaras. Will Lila get her happily ever after, or will her prince decide she's not so charming after all?
"Wonderful banter and I loved all the quirky characters." - Comfy Chair Books
"Heffernan has a way with the back-and-forth banter that I love to read between characters, and what I really like is when the protagonist discovers new things about themselves that really creates the character evolution I hold so dear to my heart." - The Book Bag
"If you enjoy the hugely popular royal romance genre then you will enjoy this :) ...Laura is a 'new to me' author and I really enjoyed her writing style." - Jo, Reading is My Bliss
A Royal Farce will appeal to fans of: Melanie Summers, Becky Monson, Tracie Banister, Whitney Dineen, and Teri Wilson.
Customer Reviews
Funny beach read with substance
There are a ton of funny “chic lit” romances out there, especially those based on the “girl falls in love with royalty, but has no idea he’s royal” trope. I read this literally on a beach on vacation and just thought it’d be a fun, frothy beach read. I was pleasantly surprised to find it more than that. The heroine was smart and issue-oriented (without the book being preachy). The author managed to get her to have a romance without sacrificing who she is. In fact, she was able to find out more about herself through her relationship.
Very satisfying beach read that’s definitely a cut above the others in the genre.
Weird romance story
The premise of this story was cute. There are 3 pages in the middle of the book about every political and social issue that have nothing to do with the story. It is just sort of stuck in there. It will be outdated in a few years because of it. The joke about STDs was strange. Was it meant as a joke since one of the female characters gets drunk and sleeps with a guy she just met. Great way to pass STDs on and not a great picture of a girl in control of her life.
Interesting Concept, but a bit cheesy for my tastes
Loved the idea of the story and the build to what the main conflicts would be, but certain moments kind of fell flat and there wasn’t the right build of emotion for some of the lines spoken. Still enjoyed reading and finishing though