Trading her tiara…
…for a stethoscope!
After the very public explosion of her engagement,
Princess Adrienne is dedicating every hour of every day to her medical
training! Arriving in Naples, she’s ready to learn everything she can from
esteemed Dr. Franco. If only it wasn’t so hard to prove that she is so much
more than just a “privileged princess” to him! Yet as Adrienne battles for
Franco to recognize her talent, she finds herself battling their fierce—and
unexpected!—chemistry, too…
Good book. After she caught her fiancé cheating on the
day they were to announce their engagement, Adrienne decided her medical
training was more important. Though it took longer than usual because of her
royal commitments, she's now ready for the next step. Though convincing her
parents, especially her father, to let her go was difficult, Adrienne is
finally in Naples and prepared to learn everything she can from cancer doctor
Franco Perretta.
I loved the first in-person meeting between Adrienne and
Franco. She's trying so hard to be "normal" and ends up in an awkward
situation. Franco comes zooming up and whisks her away on his motorbike. Adrienne
was surprised to see him there, especially as she had just been thinking of
him. I liked her focus on his credentials and work as an oncologist, though
there also seems to be a hint of a crush under the admiration. Franco wins my
heart later that day when he informs Adrienne that her qualifications and
passion brought her there, not her family name. He then goes on to treat her like
any other doctor.
I liked watching the relationship develop between Adrienne
and Franco. They are drawn together from the beginning, but neither is
interested in a relationship. Adrienne is focused on her career while trying to
stop her parents' matchmaking attempts. Franco has loved and lost and isn't
interested in risking that pain again. However, the more time they spend
together, whether work-related or not, the greater their attraction grows. Each
of them believes that anything more is impossible. Adrienne knows that Franco
is a very private man, and her life is anything but private, thanks to constant
media attention. Despite her growing feelings for him, Adrienne attempts to
keep him at a distance to protect him. At the same time, Franco knows he's not
the type of man her parents want for her.
There are some sweet scenes of them
together, from Franco telling Adrienne about his lost love to their midnight
swim later in the book. A misinterpretation of something Adrienne does causes
Franco to pull back just as a revealing picture of them becomes public;
Adrienne is forced to go home and do damage control. I loved seeing how her
time away has given her more confidence and the courage to stand up for
herself. The dinner scene with her parents was terrific. I ached for Adrienne,
who is sure she's lost Franco just as she's found the courage to go after him. Franco
is also unhappy without her. I loved his big scene at the end. Aided and
abetted by Adrienne's mom, Franco pulls off a very romantic reunion.
I truly enjoyed the romance, but I was also fascinated by
the medical side. Franco lost his love to a rare form of cancer and has spent
his life since then fighting the disease. Adrienne lost a beloved uncle to
cancer, which motivated her to specialize in cancer treatment and research. I
enjoyed seeing Adrienne and Marco interact with their patients and their
determination to do their best for them. A significant part of the story
involves a promising new drug treatment stuck in the approval process, while Franco
and Adrienne desperately need it released for one of their patients. Franco
follows the frustrating traditional route of approval while Adrienne conceives
of another approach. I was fully invested in Adrienne's project and loved
seeing it in progress. The results, which I could envision thanks to the author's
descriptive skills, were thrilling to see. I loved seeing her get the credit
she deserved, and Franco get the tools he needed to continue his work. I loved
the update in the epilogue.
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