The Baronet’s Wedding Engagement by Jessica Hart

The Baronet’s Wedding Engagement by Jessica Hart
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Max has done his best to hold onto his family’s home since his father was taken off to prison but he never expected his sister to want to return and have her wedding there. Holding a wedding at the rundown estate may not have been too big of a deal except Max’s sister, Hope, has fallen in love with a prince and it will be a royal wedding. Now he’s frantically making improvements to his home while turning over the property to royal and security officials as the day of the wedding approaches.

Also finding herself at Hasebury Hall is Flora Deare, Hope’s friend, as she takes over the job of being in charge of the catering for the upcoming royal wedding. Flora used to have the biggest crush on Max when they were all kids with her heart breaking when he’d married. These days however Max is divorced and perfectly single but Flora knows she will never be his type.

When Max and Flora are told that their royal wedding invitations are to include a plus one with the Crown Princess expecting them to bring a someone to keep the numbers of males and females even they come up with the plan to be each other’s fake dates. Pretending to be a couple just for the short trip shouldn’t be that big of a deal but when a practice kiss makes sparks fly they find there may be more to this fake date.

The Baronet’s Wedding Engagement by Jessica Hart is the second book in the contemporary romance Royal Wedding Invitations series. Each book in the series is by a different author with a different couple featured. The story however starts in the first book when Hope and Jacob met with Jacob being a prince setting them up for a royal wedding and now this second books spins off to another couple coming together as the royal wedding is planned so it would be best to start at the beginning of the series but it is possible to understand this as a standalone if need be.

I’m kind of a sucker for a fake relationship growing into something more which is the premise behind Max and Flora’s story in this installment of the series. The two have known each other forever with Flora being Max’s younger sister’s friend but now as adults Max sees Flora is no longer that little girl he remembers. When Flora jokingly says they should pretend to be together when they are pressured to have dates for the wedding it leads to so much more. With nice characters and a fun setting this one was a great addition to the series and I look forward to seeing where the story goes from here.

I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.