Emma is a culinary teacher on the cusp of launching her own school when her godmother, a matchmaker in L.A.'s Korean American community, begins setting her up on dates to find a husband. While Emma goes on one bad first date after another, Michel observes her from the corner of the café, captivated by this gorgeous woman with horrible luck in men. When they finally meet, the chemistry between them is immediate and undeniable — though Michel isn't the visiting professor he claims to be. Instead, he's the crown prince of a tiny European country who is determined to avoid an arranged marriage by falling in love on his own. He just didn't think it would be an American firmly entrenched in Los Angeles.
With some definite nods to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, this royal romance novel definitely includes many modern considerations than you'd expect from a more traditional royal affair — both main characters spend plenty of time agonizing over the impossible situation of her growing career and his responsibilities to the throne. But the problem is that they don't agonize together. Instead, they worry about it on their own, when they could easily hash it out over a series of honest conversations. That's one of my biggest romance pet peeves, and between that and the way things end for one of the characters, I can't really recommend this one (despite the mouthwatering descriptions of Korean food). Try Alyssa Cole's Reluctant Royals series for modern royal romance instead.
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