Battle Royal by Lucy Parker
Series : Palace Insiders #1
Genre : Contemporary Romance
Publisher : Avon
Publication Date : August 17th, 2021
Genre : Contemporary Romance
Publisher : Avon
Publication Date : August 17th, 2021
Ready…
Four years ago, Sylvie Fairchild charmed the world as a contestant
on the hit baking show, Operation Cake. Her ingenious, colorful
creations captivated viewers and intrigued all but one of the
judges, Dominic De Vere, the hottest pastry chef in London. When
her glittery unicorn cake went spectacularly sideways, Dominic was
quick to vote her off the show. Since then, Sylvie has managed to
use her fame to help fulfill her dream of opening a bakery, Sugar
Fair. The toast of Instagram, Sugar Fair has captured the
attention of the Operation Cake producers…and a princess.
Set…
Dominic is His Majesty the King’s favorite baker, the go-to for
sweet-toothed A-List celebrities, and a veritable British
institution. He’s brilliant, talented, hard-working. And an icy,
starchy grouch. Learning that the irksome Sylvie will be joining
him on the Operation Cake judging panel is enough to make the
famously dour baker even more grim. Her fantastical baking is only
slightly more troublesome than the fact that he can’t stop
thinking about her pink-streaked hair and irrepressible dimple.
Match…
When Dominic and Sylvie learn they will be fighting for the once
in a lifetime opportunity to bake a cake for the upcoming wedding
of Princess Rose, the flour begins to fly as they’re both
determined to come out on top.
The bride adores Sylvie’s quirky style. The palace wants Dominic’s
classic perfection.
In this royal battle, can there be room for two?
I just finished reading Lucy Parker's new release - Battle Royal a
while back and I loved it so much! I think it's one of my favorite
books so far this year! God, it was perfect! It's got everything that
you'd want in a romance book :
✨ Grumpy meets Sunshine
✨ Baking rivalry
✨ Family+Friendship
✨ A little bit of a mystery
✨ Royal side characters with their own romance
Four years ago, Sylvie's cake spectacularly exploded onto the judge -
Dominic's face when she was participating in the baking show -
Operation Cake and she was quickly booted out of the final. Now
they're back together as judges for the same show and they're also
competing for the opportunity to bake a cake for a royal wedding!
These two were so good together. I just loved the slow burn and the
sexual tension between them! It was so much fun watching them fall for
each other and each interaction was so genuine and swoonworthy. Even
the playfulness during the steamy scenes was such a sweet touch! Gah,
those non-sexual, casual but caring touches killed me!
I also loved the royal side characters and the little tidbits that
they discovered about Princess Rose's uncle and his love. We just see
their story from the information that Sylvie and Dom piece together,
but it was so touching and beautiful. The interaction with the family
and friends was another thing that I absolutely adored. I think I
gobbled this book within a few hours and I definitely don't regret
doing that!
If you're looking for a light, funny read with a beautiful romance and
lovely characters you should definitely give this a try! You'll end up
loving it!
Also, I'm so excited for Pet and Matthias' book! The setup reminds me
of the first LP book that I read - Artistic License(which she'd
written under a penname) and I'm sooo excited!
You can also find my review here :
➡️ Swipe to see a closeup of my grumpy+sunshine origami cupcakes!✨
Inspired by Sylvie and Dom 😉❣️
Lucy Parker lives in the gorgeous Central Otago region of New Zealand,
where she feels lucky every day to look out at mountains, lakes, and
vineyards. She has a degree in Art History, loves museums and art
galleries, and doodles unrecognizable flowers when she has writer’s
block.
When she’s not writing, working or sleeping, she happily tackles the
towering pile of to-be-read books that never gets any smaller.
Thankfully, there’s always another story waiting.
Her interest in romantic fiction began with a pre-teen viewing
of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice (Firth-style), which prompted her
to read the book as well. A family friend introduced her to Georgette
Heyer, and the rest was history.
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