A fun, witty, charming romance in a setting I wish I could visit. Basham has once again delivered a read I'll come back to more than once!

I haven’t read the previous books in this series (although I will hunt them up now!) but it didn’t stop me from LOVING this story 😍✨

Luke was a sweetheart. An absolute sweetheart! He’d probably growl at me for saying that, but it’s true. And Ellie was just wonderful 🥰 They are the perfect couple, and I thought that from the minute of their unfortunate meeting 😂

There were so many fun tropes mixed in here! I think there is honestly something for everyone! And the texts and emails dispersed throughout was so entertaining to read 😄

*Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for the advance copy of this book. This review are my own thoughts and opinions.

I wanted to like this book, I really did. The premise sounded so cute. The cover was adorable. I love a little camp in my books and appreciated how much the characters even made fun of the "Hallmark"-ness of the book with the meet cute, etc.

But I could not get into it. I DNF at 20%. I did not feel connected to the setting, the characters, or the story. Maybe it was a result of not mood reading at the right time or perhaps because I did not read the first two in the series prior to this one, but nothing pulled me in. I'll probably pick it back up later and try again.

Loyally, Luke by Pepper Basham was a fun and sweet European adventure complete with a princess. It's also the third in the Skymar series of which I didn't realize until just now, but I had no trouble following the storyline. The story is about Luke Basham heading to the country of Skymar for a small construction job and ending up working with the princess (Ellie) to rebuild an orphanage. The book started off a bit slow, but quickly picked up and I enjoyed it to the end, it's the kind of story that leaves you feeling like life is content.

I flew through this book!!! I loved love loved it!!!! I could not stop reading this. It was a hallmark movie in a book!! I loved the characters, the banter. I loved it!! I would give it 6 stars if I could. The best romance I've read this year!

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC.

Another miss that I wanted to love so much. It was just the writing style for me. I couldn't get into it, or the characters' heads so I ultimately had to give up.

In Loyally, Luke, Pepper Basham delivers a charming, albeit predictable, contemporary romance that brings together the rugged Luke Edgewood and an undercover princess in the picturesque setting of Skymar. The story is narrated by Luke, a self-professed thirty-year-old bachelor whose life revolves around black coffee, flannel, solitude, and his dogs. The plot thickens when Luke meets Ellie, a Grace Kelly look-alike who turns out to be a princess. Despite their differences, they find themselves working together to restore a castle-like orphanage. Forced proximity, secret journals, and growing chemistry make for a tale filled with romantic tropes.

This is a "kisses-only" romance, which is fine, but the amount of time the characters spend talking about the kisses is over the top. It's very junior high. And if you haven't read earlier books in the series, you might be lost. But for fans of clean romance and royal love stories, this is probably your jam.

Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for the opportunity to review a temporary digital ARC in exchange for an unbiased review.

Loyally, Luke is a sweet royal romance and also a part of a series. I almost stopped it when I started, I was completely lost with the text messages with the characters from the previous books that I had not read. I kept on and was delighted with a sweet palate cleanser of a story with a princess returning to royal life and a nice guy from the US who is helping to remodel an orphanage. Light on complications and miscommunication, it is a nice story to read and just be transported to a small country.

I have not read any other books in this series or by this author. It did not take away from my experience. I thought it was a sweet story and really enjoyed it. I'll definitely read more from Basham!

I really did not like the way Luke acted like he needed to immerse himself in traditionally manly activities any time someone mentioned romance, love, etc. to him, or even when he thought about it himself too much. It took me over 4 months to find the will to finish the book.

Thanks to NetGalley for providing me an ARC of this book.

Thank you to NetGalley and Thomas Nelson Fiction for the ARC of this novel. I enjoyed this novel a bit more than the previous ones in this series as there was a bit less epistolary fiction and more focus on what was truly occurring. It continued to be extremely sweet with some small pitfalls but an overall happy ending for everyone involved and you do get follow-ups to previous characters and their stories. The characters of Luke and Ellie has actual character growth but also remained true to who they were at their core all along. Sometimes, all you need is a kisses-only romance. 3.5 stars.

Firstly I would like to thank the publishers of this book for allowing me an e-arc copy of this book, in return of my own thoughts in review.
I love these enemy to friends to more stories,
I really enjoyed getting to know the characters, and what makes them who they are and where they have come from.
The writing style of the author was enjoyable, and very readable, she made the story gripping and kept me wanting to go back for more (honestly if I didn’t have a toddler, school age children, a job and a home to keep I’d have read this book much quicker), it was nice to read it slowly as I could savour the story.
I will recommend this to others that I know that will enjoy this kind of story.
Happy reading!

I love this series from Pepper Basham! The banter between the siblings/cousin is so fun. And of course the romance is sweet. I’ve really enjoyed these books!

I actually didn't realize this was part of a series but luckily it seems to be interconnected standalones and now I want to go back and read the others! I really enjoyed this, it was fun and I loved the characters. The romance was very sweet and I always love a small town romance! They were very Lorelai and Luke coded so I'm obsessed

I love this family and have enjoyed reading about each of their experiences with "finding 'the One.'" And "Loyally, Luke" was just as good as the rest of books in this series of standalones!

As the only boy in a family of sisters, Luke's had to put up with a lot of stuff along the way, especially Hallmark movies and rom-coms... So, he overcompensates by steeping himself in Rambo and Indiana Jones movies, and wearing flannel.

He temporarily leaves his home in the Blue Ridge Mountains to do some short-term restoration work in the small European country of Skymar, where he has a meet-cute with a Grace Kelly lookalike. But he soon learns that she is heading up one of the projects he has come to Skymar to work on. So, there's no avoiding her.

There are fun jabs at various romance tropes throughout the book, and I love Luke as a person. He is so wise and sweet, while pretending to be gruff and grumpy. There were some pretty wonderful conversations between Luke and Ellie throughout the story that were swoonworthy.

Thank you to Pepper Basham, who is quickly becoming one of my favorite contemporary writers, Thomas Nelson and NetGalley for an advance review copy.

Loyally, Luke was such a lovable and easy to read book once you got a few chapters into it, I enjoyed the royalty/commoner trope and how sweet and dreamy the hero was.

My deepest thanks to the Author, Publisher, and NetGalley for an ARC of this book!
Unfortunately, this book was a miss for me.
I really enjoyed the first book of this series, but the second was just okay, and this one was a complete miss. I couldn’t root for Luke or Ellianna at all. I found their relationship to be far too physically based, and as much as it pains me to say it, I found their relationship to be very similar to what I would find in any other secular book. There were a lot of kisses, some of which made me a little uncomfortable, and yeah, it just left me unable to root for them. On top of that, the Christian content has seemed to decrease with each book, with this one having very little Faith content, besides some ideas and expressions of faith, I found it to be very lacking. I hate that I have to write this, as I was looking forward to Luke’s story.

Unfortunately, this wasn't my type of read. Most of this may have just been that it wasn't my style of writing, and this was book 3 in a series I had never read before. I am not going to lie, I got caught in the hype of all the 5-star reviews and just knew I would like it. But for me, it was a slow start, the texting back and forth wasn't a favorite, and I just couldn't get into it. I considered not leaving a review because I wasn't blown away... But I think in order for people to trust the reviews on books they need to see a mixture, not all 5 stars. So, here we have it. Pepper is a skilled writer, her books are wildly popular and I want her to see much success in the future. But for now, this wasn't my sort of read... perhaps one day I will circle back around and give it another go, but not yet.

Thank you to Netgalley for this early copy to review!

There's a reason so many people love Pepper Basham's books! She's a delightful voice in clean, hope-filled romance! What a treat this book is to our world. A fun, flirty, banter-filled romance, written with skill and creativity! Would recommend to any reader who loves romance, puns, and cheeky romantic vibes. A great read! 5 stars!

I loved this series and I loved, loved, loved this book. Luke is not looking for romance but a chance meeting with a woman has his sister talking about romance tropes. Luke is disgusted and has to go watch manly movies like Rambo to counteract the rom-com talk. He is a great character. He's friendly and cares for kids. His interactions with Ellie are fun.

Ellie realizes that Luke doesn't know she's the princess and she appreciates being known for who she is rather than what she represents. You can guess where it goes from there...more romance tropes to fulfill.

The characters are well developed and the texts between Luke and his sisters are always entertaining. I will be sad to see this series end. It's very memorable. Thank you to Thomas Nelson for providing me with a free e-copy of this book. All opinions are my own.