A feisty princess with a passion for education. The wealthy philanthropist who dumped her. Can he win back the princess before it’s too late?Princess Charlotte of Durham has been dumped by the wealthy aristocrat entrepreneur to whom she gave her heart. But that just gives her more time to focus on being an advocate for literacy. When she’s invited to tour a nonprofit school in South Africa and … South Africa and offer her feedback, it’s a dream come true. If only the school wasn’t owned by her ex-boyfriend, Adam.
Adam Montgomery’s entire life has been dictated by his family’s business empire, right down to whom he should marry. A fling with Charlotte before submitting to his carefully planned future seems harmless enough—until six weeks later, when he needs her help to save the school. If it doesn’t open soon, the local tribes will sue his company for breech of contract. And Adam can’t let that happen.
With the project falling further behind every day, Adam plays to Charlotte’s passions and begs for her help. But as they work together to race against the clock, he realizes that all he really wants is Charlotte. Can he win back the princess before it’s too late?
This is a sweet/clean romance novel with no cliffhangers and a guaranteed HEA. Each book in this series can be read as a stand-alone.
Read all the books in the Royal Secrets Series!
Royal Secrets Series:
– Taming the Prince by Lindzee Armstrong
– Dating the Prince by Lindzee Armstrong
– Winning Back the Princess by Lindzee Armstrong
– Dancing with the Prince by Laura D. Bastian
– Forgetting the Prince by Laura D. Bastian
– Rejecting the Prince by Laura D. Bastian
– Serving the Prince by Lucinda Whitney
– Rescuing the Prince by Lucinda Whitney
– Protecting the Princess by Lucinda Whitney (coming soon!)
No Match for Love Series:
– Miss Match
– Not Your Match
– Mix ‘N Match
– Meet Your Match
– Strike a Match
– Mistletoe Match
– Match Me if You Can
– Match Me by Christmas
– Never Say Match
– Match Me Again
Kiss Me Series
– Kiss Me in the Moonlight
– Kiss Me in the Rain
– Kiss Me in a Blizzard (coming soon!)
Chasing Tomorrow Series
– Chasing Someday
– Tomorrow’s Lullaby
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This was a good, enjoyable read. A clean romance that had an actual story connected to it. Princess Charlotte of Durham wants nothing more than to have a school built because she was interested in everyone having an education. Meanwhile, Adam Montgomery, who has the money from his family’s business, is trying to build a school but with nothing but problems. On top of that, Adam had been with Princess Charlotte for 10 days and never really got over her. The story is about an opportunity for Princess Charlotte to help build a school and many Adam can get the princess.
Great Story
This is another great story. This time it’s Princess Charlotte who’s heart is in the line. Her love for books has always been important and making sure all children get a chance any education is also. She met Adam just after his mom died. Now she is in South Africa for a conference. Adams family hotel is where it’s being held.
Education
Subtitle could well be “The Princess and the Billionaire,” but author Lindzee Armstrong manages to avoid the cliche and create a heartwarming story of heartbreak and reunion; narrator Elise Taff does a lovely job voicing the audio.
Nothing like basing your opinion on how things LOOK & not just asking the one you like what is going on & if he likes another woman. Lots of interesting things happen to the Princess & her love interest before they have their HEA. I read this story as part of the Royal Secrets Collection.
Too many negative things happening
I had to really warm up to the story. Especially to Adam. I didn’t like him, nor did I like the way he treated Princess Charlotte. But when I got to know him better, I started to like him. Sadly that was also when I started liking Princess Charlotte less… but then, as she started to relax, I liked her again. But even though it got better, I still didn’t feel fully connected to her. And at the end something happened that made me dislike her all over again.
Maybe it’s because I felt cheated out of their beginning. When the story starts they already have a history together and I feel like I missed out on that. That getting-to-know-each-other phase and the falling in love is always my favorite bit. When the book begins Adam and Charlotte start out by trying to avoid each other. As a reader you therefore cannot feel any connection between them. They weren’t very successful at avoiding each other, but there was no spark. I didn’t FEEL it. It didn’t excite me. But then, when they were finally together, just the two of them, I finally felt that yes they could be good together. If only they’d had more alonetime. Moments like this kept me reading. Kept me interested enough to go further. But then something annoying would happen, for instance when Charlotte started whining and complaining about having to wear a hardhat at a construction site! That was immature and very un-princess-like. And frankly, not what I would expect from an intelligent woman. Plus she was supposed to have experience thus must have worn hardhats before. Moments like this kept me from liking the story. Charlotte could be very irrational and I didn’t always understand why she didn’t do certain things, like talk/listen to Adam. She whined a little too much. I didn’t fully understand her aversion to Adam. She was too quick to judge. And too quick to believe the paparazzi, when she knew full well they lie a lot. She believed the worst in Adam a little too easily. So I never fully bonded with her and that’s what I want, that’s what I need.
I didn’t like it when there were setbacks again and again and again. Too many. Both to do with the building of the school and Adam and Charlotte’s relationship. There came a point where I got fed up with yet another setback. I didn’t like the vandalism and the reason why. Although I must say, there was some good insight into the culture of the local tribe and the need to hold on to that culture. And insight in culture versus education. And it was also clear a lot of research had been done on monarchies. Even though the author didn’t get everything right (I should know, I live in a monarchy) I could forgive that as it’s fiction, so by definition not real.
A squeaky clean romance, just kissing. Dual POV, which I always like, because you get both sides of the story. But as you have been able to tell from this review, I just didn’t take to this particular story. I had thought, before I started, I would surely be giving this 5 stars. Because other books by this author I have LOVED and are among my favorite books EVER. But this one, sadly, no. For me, it needed more romance, a more upbeat tone, more positive things, more of a fairy-tale-feel. I realize this review is a bit on the long side, but I just had a lot to say. Up until right before the end, it had been mostly okay for me, on average, but then something happened that made me score it even lower. It left me feeling very disappointed and that’s not a good feeling to have at the end of a book. I’m sorry for being so harsh, but I can’t sugarcoat how I felt.
*** SPOILER, PLEASE DON’T READ ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT SPOILERS ***
At the end Charlotte goes away, leaving the school in a lurch. Yes, something awful happened, and of course anyone would feel discouraged, but I thought she had a backbone. I thought she had courage, will, strength. I thought she wasn’t a quitter. I very much disliked her at that point. She just abandoned them and there are NO excuses for that. A coward thing to do. I found this school-sabotage and self-sabotage very unpleasant to read about. And yes, there’s a HEA, but like at the start of the book I felt like I missed out: Char went from running away to the realization that she’d been wrong-all-along in one page. Three months later and it has all changed without me having been a part of that change. And that prevented me from enjoying the HEA. It was too fast with not enough detail, where the rest of the story was full of detail. Literally only: this, this and that, the end. So fast that I couldn’t wrap my head around it. And that resulted in me not believing the HEA. I couldn’t trust that their love would be strong enough this time to survive.
Winning Back the Princess is book 7 in the Royal Secrets series. It is a full length novel penned by Lindzee Armstrong and is set against the beautiful backdrop of South Africa. The plot features Princess Charlotte, a royal advocate for literacy, and Adam Montgomery, the son of a hotel magnate who has taken the reigns of the family’s South African hotel. As part of the agreement between the local tribes and the Montgomery family, a school for tribal children is to be built on adjoining lands.
Not everyone is happy to see this school built. Princess Charlotte becomes involved when tensions escalate, causing the school to become at risk of not opening as promised. Adam and Charlotte have a history that comes into play. Old family friends, uncertainty and insecurities begin to tear the couple apart and their second chance for love seems unattainable.
Lindzee Armstrong is a superb storyteller. She brings to life the beauty of South Africa and the importance of traditions to those who dwell there. A marvelous addition to the Royal Secrets series. I give 5 stars to this clean romance!
This is a clean romance that takes place in a remote part of South Africa. The characters have issues and struggle to show their true feelings. I found that I didn’t like Adam most of the time. The pace was also slow. The school was a good idea. If you need a book to help you with self-esteem, communication, or having a vision to help others, then this book will definitely inspire you.
I received an ARC and this is my honest and voluntary review.
Princess Charlotte of Durham and Adam Montgomery had a secret romantic relationship. She thought it meant more until he doesn’t contact her and tabloids reveal he is already in a romantic relationship with Brionna Cartwright, a hotel heiress. I don’t blame Charlotte for being hurt and mad; he should have never started something with her if he knew he was unofficially promised to someone else. Brionna was clingy and overbearing, throwing herself at him and trying to take over everything he was working on like she was the one in charge. It was great how passionate Charlotte was about education and making a difference. But she runs at the first sign of difficulties with Adam. Theirs was a rocky relationship with many misunderstandings.
I wasn’t sure what to expect with this book and was pleasantly surprised! I adored it! This is the first book in the royal secrets series that I have read. All of the books in this series can be read as stand alone’s. Princess Charlotte I just adored. Her compassion for the children and their education made me smile. Even though her emotions were all over the place over Adam. She did t let this interfere with what was important. Then there is Adam. He really needed to figure things out. An once he did and realized what he could have he made it all right. This is a cute, fun romance that I recommend.
A wonderful addition to this series. Both of the characters were lovable – maybe more so because each of them has their flaws that they didn’t see at first. Sometimes it takes getting someone else’s perspective for us to see where we may be sabotaging our happiness. This was a very delightful read.
I absolutely loved Charlotte! How could I not when she likes to take a book with her everywhere she goes. Talk about instantly connecting with a character! I loved her passion for education and children and her genuine heart. I also really liked Adam. I got a bit frustrated with him sometimes, but he figured it all out eventually. I loved their story, and the amazing setting of it. Another great book in the series!!
I received a complimentary copy of the book, which I voluntarily reviewed. I have given my honest opinion.
I enjoyed the romantic story unfolding in beautiful Africa. The words wove such a strong image of Africa that it made me want to go visit. I also liked the Education Without Borders that played such a pivotal role in this story.
The on again, off again relationship between Princess Charlotte of Durham and Adam Montgomery was realistic and frustrating at times. Their characters needed to find out what they truly wanted and to put each other first. There was also some interesting drama with Brionna, which added a nice element to the story line.
I have really enjoyed this series and I enjoyed seeing Adam try to win back the princess, his princess. I received an advance copy of this book and I willingly chose to write an honest review.
I’m loving this series! I’m not usually a “Royals” type of gal (except for my Kansas City Royals), but I really am getting into these.
Adam was a bit of a loser at times and it was kind of hard to like him or sympathize with him, but he pulled it together at the end. Him letting one of the characters take charge all the time seemed really out of character.
I really loved Princess Charlotte. She had a heart of gold and really showed some strength of character in her actions. I did, however, want her to put the one character in her place. That would have been fantastic!
Charlotte and Adam had their issues a lot of the time, but I got my HEA, so I’m a happy girl! Can’t wait for more of the series!
This was an enjoyable read with insecure characters. The chemistry between Charlotte and Adam is undeniable throughout the book. Their lack of communication hurt them several times. Charlotte had a heart of gold that was passionate about education, yet she was quiet, reserved and insecure when in crowds. Adam was hurting after his mother died. He was working so hard to measure up to his father’s standards, but kept failing. Brionna, the woman that his parents wanted him to marry, was a great addition to the story. She threw a wrench into the chemistry that was brewing between Charlotte and Adam.
I totally loved this book! The author did an incredible job bringing the characters and the South African countryside to life. I couldn’t put it down. If you love action, suspense, villains, heros, romance, and drama this book is for you! I highly recommend this book and author! Happy reading!
Winning Back the Princess is Durham Princess Charlotte’s story. This book has an intriguing cast of characters and showcases South Africa’s beauty. Charlotte is passionate about education for the underprivileged and will be the keynote speaker at an education conference in South Africa. Will the Princess finally find love amid the beautiful South African landscape? A delightful modern day tale.
In order to move forward there are moments we have to look back. Experiencing the painful is what gives the courage to move on. In Winning Back the Princess, Armstrong takes that knowledge and builds a whole story around it. For Charlotte and Adam ended before they could begin. She gave him her heart and he broke it. Adam never wanted love, only to have fun. For Charlotte moving on is a necessity. Her role as a Princess keeps her busy. Yet, when the past invades her present, it will take more than a busy schedule to shield her heart. Especially when the man who threw away her love, now wants it back. I love stories that feature women of strength. Armstrong read my mind, when she dreamed up Princess Charlotte.