Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for the complimentary copy of this book. I started off really loving this book but I am not sure it’s the books fault that I drifted off so much as it’s been me home sick and can’t focus. I am willing to read this one again later on when I feel better. So many positive reviews on Goodreads I think it’s worth checking out again. I did love the setting of the book. Small country side. Down to earth characters. Small community. I also enjoyed the style of writing. I always loved when there are text messages as part of the book.

I've been waiting for Luke's story to come out and I was excited to read it once it did. Of the three books in the series, Luke's story was not as compelling as Authentically, Izzy or Positively, Penelope, but it did bring the series full circle. Luke's love interest was not what I expected, but the twists and turns throughout the book keep the reader engaged, and admittedly, Luke is a swoon-worthy leading man. Pepper Basham has pulled the series together and tied it up in a neat package that will entertain readers for hours. Some of her books provoke deeper thought and contemplation, but this one is pure enjoyment.

Luke is in Skymar to help with a remodel on an orphanage, as well as remodels on a couple of cabins. He is there for three months, staying through until Izzy's wedding. Then he's going back home. He meets Ellie in the airport when their coffee orders get switched and it's all downhill from there.

Ellie is trying to overcome a past that no one wants to let go. She goes to some lengths to hide her identity, but it still comes out when she least expects it. Now she has to deal with Luke finding out about her past and making corrections for the future.

As with the other books in the series, much of the plot is moved by text messages among Luke, Izzy, and Penelope. The only thing I didn't like in this book was that Penelope became a bit vapid in her interactions with Luke. Luke, overall, was unassuming and quiet, and he spent his time doing his work.

It's still a good read and is great for whiling away a few hours snuggled under a blanket with a cup of tea on the side. Four Strong Stars.

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What a way to start 2024! This fairytale rom-com would make SUCH a fantastic movie. Who can I call to make this happen? Lol

I was beyond excited to return to the small European country of Skymar. Especially when the star of this book is the absolutely endearing, slightly grumpy, flannel wearing, yet completely soft-hearted LUKE! Think Luke Danes from Gilmore Girls, but even better! His sister calls it “faux grumpiness”, which I think defines it well. Luke is a lot of testosterone surrounded by a family full of females. His “grumpy” is more an amazing combo of sarcasm and quick wit. Understandably needed to keep from drowning in his surrounding sea of estrogen.

In this story we find Luke Edgewood in the village of Crieff where he’s been hired to renovate a castle to be used as an orphanage. The most adorable meet cute happens as he’s grabbing a coffee one day and literally bumps into the woman of his dreams. A “Grace Kelly” type as he describes her. Unbeknownst to him, “Grace Kelly” (Ellie) is a LITERAL princess who has been out of the royal spotlight for quite some time after several complicated and troubling years.

There’s love, there are kisses, there’s a cozy cabin and an actual royal ball! There are beautiful moments of faith, hope, forgiveness and acceptance. And of course, more of the amazingly well written back and forth texting banter between Luke and his sisters.

I love how the author simultaneously has Luke mock Hallmark movies as he is 100% living out one of his very own. It’s hilariously well done. *chimes* You’re going to adore this book and I highly recommend adding it to your May TBR.

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Once again, Pepper delivers an enchanting tale of heartfelt moments, hope, laughter, and the sweetest romance!

I turned positively giddy when I received my approval email from Netgalley and could NOT wait to dive in! As one of my most highly anticipated reads of 2024, falling in love with Luke & Ellie was the best way to start off my reading for the year! I read it in a day and could NOT put it down!

Starting out, I’ve said this ever since Authentically Izzy (book 1)—Luke Edgewood is a gem. A prince among men. The embodiment of a good, godly man. He’s a quiet & steady hero, my favourite kind. And the way he handles the kids—mentoring the boys & listening to emotionally overwrought little girls? So precious. ☺️ And I’ll never get over the way he interacts with his sisters. Sure he teases their lives out, but his genuine care & thoughtfulness, the way they’re able to share the hard stuff with him and how he’s a listening ear is admirable. Perfect he is not, but he’s one of the good ones. Oh yeah, and he’s practically allergic to the word “romance” and the other h-word (Hallmark, haha). 😂 So of course, he can do nothing less than fall in love with a princess.

Ellie was a dear. She’s the prodigal princess trying to repair her tattered reputation. And along the way, she rediscovers who she really is, thanks to Luke’s encouragement, as she embraces her God-given identities & leaning into His truth, instead of listening to the tabloids narrative. She’s a quiet sort of strong, and I love her for it. Her journey & development are beautiful to behold.

As a couple, Luke & Ellie are hilarious. Their meet cute? I was dying. Absolutely dying & wheezing with laughter. Their “trope list” made things all the more humorous without feeling cliché. But despite their two different worlds, their getting off on the wrong foot, the forced proximity, and Ellie’s hidden identity, they balance each so well. I swooned, which almost never happens, and was reduced to a puddle of emotions over their dynamics. 😭🤭

A few highlights worth mentioning (… basically the whole book, haha!):
✨ the Hallmark chimes 🔔
✨ adorable orphan children
✨ small village charm & tight knit community spirit
✨ the fishing pole
✨ “‘I’m just a girl. Standing in front of a boy. Asking him to—‘“ “Don’t you dare say it.” 😂

Compared to Izzy & Penelope’s stories, most of the book is told narrative-style and interspersed with text threads & emails. While I miss the epistolary style, let’s face it, Luke writes two sentences tops. So this was much more his style. 😂

With this being the last book of the series, the bittersweetness hit me in spades as I read the final “The End” and the curtain fell on the Edgewood Trio for the last time. But it was so much to see these darling characters get their happily ever afters—the cameo appearances of Penelope & Izzy & their fellows were so perfectly lovely!

This truly is one of my favourite contemporary series & one I both highly recommend and look forward to returning to again and again!! 💛


*Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for the complimentary copy of this book. I was not required to write a positive review. These are my honest thoughts and opinions.

This is a delightful, charming story of Luke, a carpenter who is known to wear flannel shirts. He is also the brother of three sisters, Josephine, Penelope, and Izzy. Izzy is really his cousin; however, his family adopted her. He is close to them all, exchanging frequent text messages. Penelope is determined to turn Luke’s life into a Hallmark movie and does her best to make that happen.
Luke accepts a job in the country of Skymar to restore and modernize an orphanage for children. Upon landing, after a long flight from the United States, his first stop is at an airport coffee shop, where his order gets mixed up with a most annoying woman who smells like oranges and to him looks like Grace Kelly, the actress.
Princess Elliana St. Clare has turned her life around after a few years of a less than desirable lifestyle. She has taken on responsibilities she shirked during the three years of denouncing her position and living a wild life in the spotlight for all to see. One of her new responsibilities is being involved in the renovation of the orphanage.
Luke’s first day on the job is a surprise when he finds “Grace Kelly” is involved in the project. She introduces herself as Ellie, who has a degree in interior design. Ellie proves to be knowledgeable and helpful in the efforts to restore and modernize the orphanage. They develop an easy friendship and there is even a bit of a spark between him. Luke has no idea Ellie is Princess Elliana and she has not found the exact right time to tell him.
As the story progresses, there are delightful, witty, fun text messages exchanged between Luke, Penelope, and Izzy. The often-funny text exchanges add humor and often I had to stop reading because of laughing out loud.
This is a sweet, fun romantic story that I highly recommend.
I received a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions and comments are my own.

I love Pepper Basham, and I appreciate what she's doing with this series: bring fun and frothy Christian romance to the table. But it's not really my style. Loyally Luke suffered from "singular plot syndrome." The whole story hinges on one problem that seems insurmountable. There are no other subplots or layers.

That said, her writing is always engaging, and I enjoyed the family dynamics and texts even if Penelope is ridiculous.

An amazing book about princesses and regular guys . Luke has been asked to manage a short-term construction job in the small European country of Skymar . It is one of the two biggest orphanage and is very important to restore so that the kids which live there are happy and secured . Princess Ellie is the Patron of the orphanage
and she has to work with Luke . They met before at the airport and she wasn't very nice with him . Luke thinks she is working for the royal family and she is like Grace Kelly . Together they work and they develope feelings . When she revels to him about her past and who she really is Luke is shocked . They deside to remain friends so they can spent time together until he goes back to USA . Ellie is trying to change her image from three years ago and believes that her parents won't accept Luke as the man suitable for a princess , and Luke can't abandone his parents and job and live all his life as royal . What will they choose ? Will their love for each other win ?
I hope we will see Ellie siblings have their own book .
I received this book from netgalley and the publicer as an ARC . Thank you . All thoughts and opinions are my own .

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review below are completely my own.

So this book, is almost as if the clean and cozy queen Sarah Adams wrote a book inspired by Hallmark movies and the Princess Diaries 2. It was sweet and enjoyable read, however I felt it was a little disjointed due to the large portion of the story that was told via text message communication. I see the point, but, as someone not a fan of this writing method, it bothered me to the point where I was glossing over the large portions of conversation, forcing myself to go back and read what was happening. That, and the repeated, in your face movie, trope and hallmark references stopped me really becoming drawn into the story. I felt like it was being shoved down my throat that this is what was supposed to be happening right then to the characters, as opposed to a natural relationship building; I don't care what you say, people don't talk like this in real life. This constant, over explanation and tell tell tell, as opposed to show, stopped me becoming fully invested.

However, having never read another of this Author's works, I appreciate what she was trying to do, in making a clean, small town romance that is easily digestable for anyone to enjoy.

Luke isn't into romance. In fact, he's taking a break from dating. Ellie is a princess returning to the spotlight after making mistakes in her past. After a chance meeting, Luke's sister considers it a meet-cute. He dismisses it, not knowing Ellie's true identity. They end up working together and becoming closer while fighting their attraction to each other. Luke is a cinnamon roll and Ellie is becoming the woman that she wants to be. She loves that Luke doesn't know what she is, but tries to fight becoming more because deep down she knows it can't work out for her. Luke is kind and loving and will do anything for her, even after learning what she was hiding from him. They both determine that they can't abandon their lives for each other and decide to be friends only. They eventually realize they're in love with each other and with the help of Ellie's parents, solutions are provided. Well written and the banter between Luke and his sisters is charming. Luke and Ellie are fantastic.

When practical meets whimsical. Okay, maybe not whimsical, but definitely royal. All the floofy things that Luke is NOT. And I could not have loved it more!!! Luke travels to Skymar to assist with some construction projects. Manly. Sensible. Then he experiences what Penelope would call a “meet-cute” and his whole world turns upside down. All of a sudden, things that NEVER made sense to him before start to resemble sentiments he can relate to. I adored seeing Luke experience the magic of Hallmark and chimes. Of course, Luke has to do it his way to keep some semblance of his manhood intact, but he manages to meet the perfect girl who gives him the best of both worlds. She likes action movies, she works with her hands, she happens to be a champion for kids as well, and oh yeah, she’s royal. Like tiara wearing, the king is her dad, kind of royal. And she’s perfect for Luke. Watching flannel wearing Luke lose his good sense to kisses and romance was just icing on the cake for this delightful series. The emails and texts continue between the siblings in this third installment of Basham’s Skymar setting and left me laughing out loud. While you can enjoy this is a standalone, there is so much enjoyment to be had by following all the stories that lead up to this one. I am already missing all of the characters and feel like a fourth book is necessary just for an update on where everyone settled and how they figured things out.
I received a complimentary copy from the publisher, Thomas Nelson, and NetGalley and all opinions expressed are solely my own, freely given.

Loyally, Luke by Pepper Basham is a wonderful contemporary romance that is the third book in the delightful Skymar series.

While I have not read the previous two books in this series and was easily able to follow, I enjoyed this so much that I now will catch up. I think readers would enjoy this one even more of they have read all three…

Thank you NG and Thomas Nelson for this wonderful arc and in return I am submitting my unbiased and voluntary review and opinion.

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are
completely my own.

I enjoyed so many things about this book:
Elliana and Luke are such excellent main characters.
I loved the family relationships and their presentation and inclusion into the narrative.
I loved the heartfelt and positive messages and threads throughout the story.
I loved how positive the book left me feeling after finishing.

Highly recommend.

5/5 stars

Thank you NG and Thomas Nelson for this wonderful arc and in return I am submitting my unbiased and voluntary review and opinion.

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

I am posting this review to my GR and Bookbub accounts immediately and will post it to my Amazon, Instagram, and B&N accounts upon publication on 5/14/24.

This was a fun story and perfect for romance fans. There's the burgeoning relationship, warm sibling relationships, and a storyline of trying to put more good into the world/redemption. It's a quick read!
Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

I couldn't wait to read Loyally Luke. I was excited when I was able to do so and loved everything about this story which not only is told through texts and emails as well as in second person but also had laughable moments.
Along with the cute meet-cute of the two main characters, banter, rom-com, and renovations of an orphanage in a castle, Loyally Luke is a hilarious read with romance and great characters. I loved the progression of Princess Elliana St Clare and Luke's relationship.
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Y'all, I have loved Pepper's series set on Skymar and I've been begging for Luke's book. Harassing. Needling. Begging shamelessly since August. I got my hands on a copy and inhaled it. I laughed outloud. Multiple times. I may have cried. Seriously! I grinned like a fool. I loved it. Go preorder it now. I enjoyed the prior two books in the series... a lot. But I adored this one. Luke is the perfect hero. Perfect. He may be my first book crush since Gilbert Blythe.

LOYALLY LUKE by PEPPER BASHAM is an easy and amusing read with some depth, as we follow the growing relationship between Elliana, rhe prodigal princess of Skymar, and the “knight-in-fuzzy-flannel”, American carpenter Luke Edgewood, who has come to the village of Grieff in order to renovate the orphanage housed in an ancient castle, Cambric Hall. Ellie, as Ellie StClare, is also working there, hoping to make up for her rebellious past, which was caused mainly by unscrupulous men taking advantage of her in order to become famous. She wanrs to be reinstated as a working royal. It is “A little experiment to feel normal”, something she would love to be…..
I like the messages between Luke and his sisters, seeing their love and support for their kind and helpful brother, with their matchmaking and references to Hallmark movies! I also like the texts between Ellie and her best friend Maeve. There is a an amusing cast of characters, including the Frasiers, with Nessa Frasier being a matchmaker of note! I like to see Luke’s love for children, his great sense of humour, his faith in God and his selfless love for Ellie and understanding of her brokenness. As he says, “Fixing a broken past, well, that wasn’t his job as much as God’s and hers.”……
I am not going to tell you any more for fear of spoiling things for you.
I highly recommend the novel as an entertaining and inspirational read.
I was given a free copy of the book by NetGalley from Thomas Nelson. The opinions in this review are completely my own.