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Princess and the Player

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A masquerade ball brings together an NFL player and a penniless princess in this smart and sexy romance from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills.

Levelheaded Francesca Lane never thought she’d miss her own wedding. But when her fiancé betrays her, she puts on her wedding dress and ditches the altar for a masquerade ball—at an exclusive lifestyle club.

There, she meets unknown-to-her NFL star Tuck Avery, dressed as a prince and hiding behind a mask—he’s there to celebrate his birthday. For one night, Francesca and Tuck indulge in a wickedly incognito affair. No names. No strings. And the masks don’t come off.

Unfortunately, Francesca realizes quickly that her masked prince is the wealthy jock who lives in the penthouse of her apartment building. His hobbies include parties and supermodels—or so the tabloids say. Getting tangled up with a shallow jerk is the last thing Francesca needs right now, so she vows to keep Tuck from recognizing her (not that she’s his type anyway).

But fate has a teeny-tiny trick up her sleeve…a plus sign on a pregnancy test. Can this tormented prince accept love, or will he push his princess away forever?

©2022 Ilsa Madden-Mills (P)2022 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Romance Romantic Comedy Sports Comedy Royalty

Critic reviews

“The couple has chemistry to spare and Madden-Mills packs in the feels. Returning readers will be pleased.” (Publishers Weekly)

“A steamy romance that will appeal to fans of Karla Sorenson and Kristen Callihan.” (Library Journal)
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Lovely read . With a few up and downs . Great for a Sunday. Happy ending, narration good

Great Book

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Love the writing and the building of individuals story’s within the book
Plus really good narration

Perfect feel good story

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Really enjoyed listening to this story. The narration was perfect. The story and characters were well developed and it was great to binge listen to.

Well worth listening to

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Such a great story
A unique way of a chance first meeting
Such an emotional rollercoaster
So many funny bits too
A perfect mix
Thank you
I loved it x

So Great

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A great addition to the series. This book was alot deeper and more emotional than I expected. Both main characters really tugged on my heart strings with their back stories. I really felt for Fran she's been through so much and I love her new found family. We meet some great new characters in this story. I loved Jasper and Cece they really made me laugh which helped break up some of the darker storyline. I liked how the story went along. The pair sharing more than they realise and have been unknowingly crossing paths. Fate or coincidence? Depends what you believe. Great story and I'm excited for more

Another cracker

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