About the Book
Book: Heart Of A Royal
Author: Hannah Currie
Genre: Young Adult/Royalty
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 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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About the Author
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.
More from Hannah
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 blocks 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. To be honourable (assuming they’re the good
guys). To care for their people and put them first. 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
To celebrate her tour Hannah is giving away the grand prize of a $25 Amazon gift card and a copy of the book!!
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My Thoughts
Typically this is not a book I would pick up and read. But since this is a new author and series I thought I would try something out of my normal. Little did I know how much I would LOVE this book! The characters were well written and developed, even the secondary ones. I enjoyed the setting of a royal household and also Peverell. There is a lot more depth to the story than I was expecting and honestly the way it was written just made this a fun book. The ending has a surprising twist and while some parts are predictable it still had me staying up late turning pages. I am ready to read the rest of the series now so I hope Hannah keeps writing her stories! This book I think might land in the top ten books of the year pile. I am so thankful to discover a new author and I highly recommend if you are needing a fun new adventure!
Five stars.
"I received this book from the publisher for free. All opinions are my own and I was not required to write a positive review."
