Heart of a Royal

Celebrate Lit Book Tour

Book: Heart Of A Royal

Author: Hannah Currie

Genre: Young Adult

Brought to the palace as a newborn, the royal life bestowed upon Mackenna Sparrow was never meant to last forever.

With Princess Alina engaged to be married, Mackenna’s presence as a companion is no longer required and, like it or not, she must return to the birthright which should have been hers – that of a commoner.

But not everyone at the palace wants her gone. When the truths she’s based her life on start crumbling as fast as her future, will she find the courage to trust, both herself and the prince she’s fallen in love with?

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My Thoughts on Heart of a Royal:

I love a good romance! And who doesn’t love a good royal book? Let’s admit that most young girls fantasize about becoming a princess at some point or another. I’m not really sure we grow out of that as we get older. We still wonder and fall in love with the royalty of our world.

Royalty in books is nothing different. We still fall in love with them and want to see what their life is like. They still make us wonder and hope and dream about living in a castle.

But what if life as a royal isn’t all it’s cracked up to be? What if you don’t want to have the spotlight and just want to be able to curl up in a corner with a good book instead?

I would probably be one of those royals that wanted to be a hermit in my room where no one could see me and would dread all those royal engagements where I was in the public eye. So enter this fun book!

You’re going to love getting to know Kenna and her role in the royal family. She’s real and she’s honest and she’s going to steal your heart. You won’t be able to put the book down.

Is it a mystery or suspense or something that’s going to make you keep the lights on? No. No, it’s not that at all. It’s more of a feel-good romance with a few plot twists along the way.

The author has an amazing voice and you’ll love reading this book. You’ll become one of the characters and won’t want it to end. That’s the best you can ever hope for in reading a book.

I have voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from Celebrate Lit. All views expressed are only my honest opinion. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. All opinions expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the FTC regulations.

About the Author of Heart of a Royal

Aussie author, Hannah Currie, loves God, family, people (in small numbers, let’s not go crazy here!) and writing.

She and her husband live with their three adorable kids in sunny Queensland, where it really is beautiful one day and perfect the next. Except, maybe, during heatwaves. They’re not so fun.

She loves to connect with readers at www.hannahcurrie.com.

From the Author of Heart of a Royal

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been fascinated by royalty. Real ones like Queen Elizabeth II, who is such an incredible woman and a total hero of mine (not to mention, as a proud Australian and member of the Commonwealth, my monarch) but also the not-so-real ones. Those found in fairytales. Romances. Narnia.

I’m one of those people who block out an entire day to watch a royal wedding, sighs like a hopeless romantic through cheesy princess movies, reads just about any novel I find with a crown on the front and loves a full-spread photo souvenir magazine.

I may have even written a short story starring a princess for an English assignment at school. More than once. [Side note, if you’re going to write a story about a princess who is totally adorable but can’t spell, don’t use a misspelled word as the title. It takes a lot of explaining to make sure the teacher knows you did it on purpose and doesn’t mark you down for it… sorry Ninth Grade English teacher!].

The glamor draws me in, the beautiful clothes, the history, and romance of it all, but it’s the expectations they have on them which hold me there. Every title comes with a million expectations, whether or not they’re realistic.

We expect royals, both real and fictional, to behave in a certain way. They need to be honorable (assuming they’re the good guys). To care for their people and put them first and to always be there. Yes, even to be beautiful.

But what happens when they’re not? When they’re shy? Fight anxiety? Hate the spotlight? Are blemished in some way? What happens when what’s best for the people isn’t what’s best for them? Or when they make a mistake? Something which, for anyone else, would be easily fixed or glossed over but for a royal, gets written into the history books forever. Purely because of their title.

Kenna, the main character in Heart of a Royal, never meant to be a princess. She wasn’t born into royalty, neither did she choose it. And yet, due to circumstances far beyond her control, there she is. Living in a palace. Part of that life.

Very few of us are royalty but I think we all know how heavy expectations can be and the pain of being thrust into situations beyond our control. And yet, even in those moments and seasons, just like Kenna, we have choices. They might seem small, maybe even insignificant in the grand scheme of things, but they’re there.

Who we put our trust in. What we do with the circumstances we’ve been given. Where we go from there. Heart of a Royal is as much my story as it is Kenna’s. No, I’m not a princess (thankfully!) but I have struggled through finding hope and purpose when life flies out of control and the expectations prove too much.

And here’s what I’ve found – God is good. There is hope and God is good. I hope, through Kenna’s story, you are reminded of that too.

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Giveaway for Heart of a Royal

To celebrate her tour Hannah is giving away the grand prize of a $25 Amazon gift card and a copy of the book!!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway!

Click the link below to enter.

https://promosimple.com/ps/f1a8/heart-of-a-royal-celebration-tour-giveaway