Ethan & Anda (Royals of Valleria #11)

Not all royal secrets were meant to be revealed…

Captain Ethan Santoro, youngest son of Valleria’s king and doctor in the Navy, has kept a lot of secrets. There was the time he officiated his brother’s elopement—his mother still hasn’t forgiven him for that—and all the many secrets he’s kept for his royal siblings. Keeping secrets, however, has its price.

He just didn’t think that price would be blood, namely his. All to protect the one woman he should stay away from, Anda Salamanca. The only woman who knows his secret, which, if revealed, could divide his royal family. But he’s not the only one with a secret…he knows hers, too, and he’ll risk death to keep it.

She might never survive the royal spotlight if they got together again (neither will he at this rate). She might never survive his family (especially if they learn the truth). She might never fall in love with him again either…Or will she?

If they can both survive the onslaught, they might just have a chance, as long as no one gets caught in the crossfire. This time, they’re not only fighting for their lives, but for each other.

It’s safe to say this isn’t your typical prince and a movie star romance.

No, nothing about them is typical at all. Yet, as he’ll soon discover, she’s worth the threat of death and of danger. Because she’s worth everything.

This novel features a second chance romance between an actress and a prince (set in past flashbacks and the present), a royal family that loves one another (even while they annoy each other), and a look behind fictional palace walls.

This is a standalone book in the series with no cliffhanger, and features sexy scenes and swearing. See below for full tropes and content warnings.

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Meet the Royals of Valleria, a country as old as the fall of the Roman Empire. The reigning king and patriarch rules with his beloved queen. Nine children, now grown, ranging from the eldest twins to the youngest son, watch over the country they love and care for. Bound by honor, duty, and loyalty, follow their lives as they fall in love, face tragedies, and triumph against the evils facing them.

MAIN TROPES

• royal romance
• second chance
• prince & an actress
• hero is a prince, doctor, & in the military
• romantic suspense
• family saga

Content/Trigger Warnings

CW: physical assault and threat of SA by a side character, kidnapping, explosions, main characters physically harmed (but not by each other)

All of Marianne Knightly's books feature sexy scenes and swearing