Loyally, Luke
A fun, low-spice royal rom-com featuring an adorable opposites-attract couple
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4.5 • 4 Ratings
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
In this hilarious, sweet, low-spice rom-com, opposites attract when a princess falls for a flannel-wearing carpenter. Perfect for fans of Sarah Adams and Emma St. Clair.
Sometimes love means embracing the good, the bad . . . and even the impossible.
Dear Reader,
My name is Luke Edgewood, and there are few things in life that I require. Mainly black coffee. And flannel. And lots of solitude. And my dogs, Chewy and Indie. What I don't need is romance, so I have no plans to change my thirty-year-old-bachelor status anytime soon.
But my youngest sister thinks that by accepting a short-term construction job in the small European country of Skymar, I'm going to follow along in her footsteps and discover my own romantic adventure. Nope. Bah humbug. The End. This time, her rom-com-movie senses are totally wrong.
Or maybe not. Because I've met a Grace Kelly look-alike who is annoying . . . until she isn't. But she is impossible. As in, nothing can happen between us because she is a literal princess. Even though that's easy to forget when we're working together to restore a castle-like orphanage in a secluded mountain town and "forced proximity" includes a small closet, a secret one-hundred-year-old journal, and the tactile memory of an off-limits royal in my arms.
Basically, the whole situation has turned into an ooey gooey magical snow globe of romantic tropes complete with cute kids and an actual ball. Even my sentences are starting to sound like mush. Ugh. Send high levels of testosterone my way--I'm going to need it.
Loyally,
Luke
Set on a fictional European island, Loyally, Luke is a heartwarming and delightfully fun clean romance featuring the exciting royalty trope. Experience the joy of a romance filled with plenty of swoonworthy tension but none of the spice. Join Luke on his quest for love in this stand-alone novel that's sure to captivate you from the very first page. Escape into the charming world of Loyally, Luke now!
"Readers, you are in for a pure delight! Luke Edgewood is, in a word, dreamy." --Emma St. Clair, USA TODAY bestselling author
Customer Reviews
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I can not describe how much I love this book! I’m not a contemporary romcom kind of girl so this whole series has been such a fun surprise and sweet romance romp!
So….about Luke…
A Hallmark movie within a Hallmark movie, our H, is trying so hard to talk himself out of falling for the girl…
…that he is falling for.
Loyally Luke is a romcom for the true romantic, told partially in text correspondence, full of classic Basham closet kisses and Luke-ish lines like “He hated air quotes. It was sarcasm without the benefit of words.” I am blown away by the man-card carrying, hammer swinging, flannel shirt wearing Luke Edgewood who is also caring, compassionate and considerate. Oh, goodness! Luke deserves the future he wants even if he doesn’t know exactly what it is! How did Pepper Basham create such a character? I don’t know but I bet some of the heroes in her life had something to do with it!
And, btw, I love this h, too. She is striving to be a better version of herself and we all know how hard that can be. Especially when surrounded by naysayers that can’t wait for her to fail. Eliana ends up being the perfect fit for Luke. Who would’ve thunk it!
So…I feel I must leave you with some enticement so that you believe what I am telling you about this book 3 trip to Skymar, so here are a few of my favorite quotes…
“He nodded to himself. Exactly. Bah, fairy tales! No good. They set unreasonable expectations and led to Penelope singing too much for anyone’s peace of mind.”
“Maybe the intimidation was from being a southern boy whose mama had either used her purse as a possible weapon or protected it like a holy grail.”
“For some reason he always felt a little nervous when emotion-talk or feelings started pressing in, but how could anyone blame him? He was raised with three sisters. His testosterone levels constantly felt threatened.”
“He grimaced. He needed another large cup of black coffee and a massive hammer. Nah. The nail gun. Powerful and loud enough to drown out his thoughts for a while. It was plum disappointing that demo day only came around once a job.”
“Luke: Never use the word “adorable” about a grown man. It makes me want to beat my head against a wall.”
Now, go read this book!!
This book is suitable for teens and older with no inappropriate intimate scenes and no bad language. I received this book from the author/publisher free of charge, with no expectation of a positive review. I also purchased a print copy of this book.