Destitute, an actress accepts a job impersonating the princess of an island nation, only to discover her subjects are plotting murder. Lily Lyon’s acting career is dead; her latest play closed on opening night. Broke, jobless, and willing to accept anything, Lily makes the mistake of agreeing to a unique opportunity offered by the mysterious and sexy Jasper, royal guard to Princess Genevieve of … royal guard to Princess Genevieve of Ceresus.
One week in paradise pretending to be the princess in exchange for twenty thousand dollars sounds like the opportunity of a lifetime…until Lily learns Her Highness’ picture perfect life is a charade.
Navigating a minefield of hate, Lily struggles to portray the princess’ venomous demeanor without revealing her true identity. When Genevieve’s body is discovered skewered through the heart, Lily realizes she is in grave danger, but who can she trust when everyone has a motive?
If you enjoy the sensual intrigue of Julie Garwood and Fern Michaels, plunge into this thrilling series filled with romance, mystery, and a dead body…or two.
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She is an actress out of work and broke. so when she is offered a job for a week with $20,000 included she takes it quickly. She is to pretend to be a princess taking over from the real one. this is a twist on a Prisoner of Zendra and is brilliant. this time the princess is killed. Will she be safe? Can she stop pretending now? See how this will end
Another great read, with lots of chemistry and hotness. This is a well written story and hooked me from the start.This is a quick hot read, with a interesting plot and fantastic characters, great emotion and Loads of steam!
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This is the 3rd book I’ve read written by Alyssa Drake; she has done a great job at writing a good book; I will definitely be reading more of her books.
The story line caught my attention at the very beginning and kept me interested throughout the entire book.
I loved the chemistry between the characters.
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What a fantastic book! Definitely not your typical run of the mill damsel in distress story!
Lily is an actress who’s broke and without a job. The last play she was in closed on the opening night. Along comes this hot, sexy and mysterious royal guard Jasper with an offer that Lily can’t refuse.
Twenty grand to pretend that she’s Princess Genevieve of Ceresus for a week. But the job isn’t what she expect to be. The princess is a hateful and have a venomous demeanor and Lily struggles to portray the princess without giving away her true identity.
I love this book, the mystery, the intrigue, twists and turns and dangerous plots! Totally unexpected! I was captivated from the get go and highly recommend this book!
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This is not your run of the mill pretend royal book. It has so many twists and surprises that it is sure to drag the reader in. I love the characters and the plot. I definitely recommend this book.
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This was a very interesting quick read that was full of twists and turns! Lilly Lyon is an actress whose show just got closed after the first act on the opening night. She finds herself at a dead end when she meets Jareth. She’s not sure if he is for real or a stalker but he is charming and seems sincere. He has a proposition for her. He wants her to come to his tiny kingdom and play the part of Princess Genevieve of Cerasus who is about to be crowned Queen. Oh but wait someone is trying to kill Princess Genevieve. I love the characters and the plot!! This story is full of suspense, heat and twists and turns that I did not see coming! I enjoyed this very addictive and captivating story.
I expected Fortress of Desire to be the usual story of an actress pretending to be royalty, falling in love with the bodyguard and living happily ever after when she returns to her normal life. Happy to say, the book is so far removed from that scenario. The villan surprised me and the twists and turns with the romance were totally unexpected. The only thing I knew for sure was the reason for the doppelganger. The book was enjoyable especially because the author had the ability to surprise me with the way the story turned out.
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The first book in the Damsels Defeating Distress series and I know I want to read the next book. This book has so many twists and turns that it keeps you on the edge of your seat you never know what is going to happen. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I loved this. Getting to know Lily and finding out about Her Highness and the plot against her really made a great on the edge of your seat story for me. Once I started reading there was nothing that could get me to put it down. I loved every second of it. Honestly I did not see the ending coming and I loved how it all turned out.
Alyssa Drake does it again… a must read!!