The Princess Deception
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4.5 • 15 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
When Sebastian, the Crown Prince of Belgium, overdoses on heroin shortly before he is set to launch Belgium’s campaign to host the FIFA World Cup soccer tournament, his family manages to hush up the scandal. While the royals are debating how to proceed, Sebastian’s twin sister, Viola, decides to impersonate him to keep Belgium’s bid hopes alive.
Missy Duke is a freelance reporter covering Belgium’s World Cup bid. A former women’s soccer player whose career was sidelined by injury, she is now trying to break into the male-dominated sportscasting world. While in Belgium, she meets the imposter Sebastian and soon realizes that he is actually Viola. Sensing a big story in the making, Duke feigns ignorance and plays along with the charade.
Real sparks develop between the two women, but will the double deception doom this fairy-tale romance
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Stark's enjoyable third Princess Affair contemporary (after The Princess and the Prix), Prince Sebastian's heroin overdose spurs his protective twin sister, Viola, to cut her hair and assume his role in their European country's World Cup bid. Missy Duke, a former American soccer play whose knee injury ended her impressive career and forced her to take an unsatisfying sports reporting gig, immediately discerns Viola's impersonation and feels potent desire for the androgynous figure. Despite their social separation, their mutual attraction grows swiftly to emotional intimacy, until an unwise revelation by Missy severely damages Viola's trust. Steamy sex scenes with a dominance-submission vibe and long conversations with their female friend groups help Viola and Missy reunite and inspire future vocational paths. Stark turns a trite Shakespearean plot hook into an ornate tapestry that explores gender presentation, familial love, and social responsibility for two women enduring public opinion in the spotlight.
