Review: Fire and Ermine

 

FIRE AND ERMINE by Andrew Grey

Fiction, Contemporary Romance, LGBTQ, Level 5 heat

4****

Blurb: When Prince Reynard escapes his gilded cage, he runs as fast as he can in search of a taste of freedom. Predictably, he gets pulled over. State Trooper Fisher Bronson doesn’t know the handsome stranger in the rental car, but he does know the guy was driving way too fast. Still, Fisher takes to protect and serveseriously, so he helps Reynard find a hotel for the night. Then the hotel catches fire. Apparently, Reynard hasn’t covered his tracks as well as he thought. But is it paparazzi on his tail, or someone much more deadly? Either way, when Fisher offers him a room for the night, he’s grateful for the refuge. Reynard is generous and kind, but Fisher knows he’s hiding something. Finally, Reynard confesses the truth: as prince of Veronia, his life is structured and ordered for him, but as Reynard, in Carlisle with Fisher, he has the freedom to become a person he actually likes. To Reynard’s surprise, Fisher likes him back—not for his title, but for the man he is. But duty, family expectations, and whoever is after Reynard could spell the end of their relationship before they get past once upon a traffic stop.

Thoughts: Prince Reynard is not having a good day. Though he manages to escape the confines of being a prince with the help of a friend, he gets stopped by a cop for speeding. Then his car breaks down. Then, when he gets to a hotel, there’s a fire. Then there are no other rooms in town. Fisher doesn’t know what to think of the handsome man who’s had more than his share of bad luck that day, so on the spur of the moment, he invites him to his home. And thus begins the romance between the prince and the cop. They know their whirlwind romance can’t last, but the feelings are so strong between them that they can’t deny them either, even when they are half a world apart.

What I liked: Reynard trying to understand life without valets, maids, and all the other stuff that goes with being rich and famous. And Fisher trying to understand life with all that stuff. The two are definitely from two different worlds, but they can’t let each other go. Reynard’s mother was great, as was Fisher’s grandmother. Loved them. And the conflict as the two men try to figure out where and how to fit into each other’s lives.

What I didn’t like: very little. This was a nicely done story, typical of an Andrew Grey romance.

Recommendation: Recommended.Disclaimer: all thoughts and opinions are my on with no influence from anyone or anything and I was not required to give a review of this book.