Abramson returns to her Royal series of connected but stand alone romantic/suspense novels. This is the fifth book and I’ve read the first three previously. Alan Neilser works for the CIA alongside his bomb sniffing dog Max. He is requested to help with security for a fictional island monarchy for their upcoming coronation of a new queen. Before leaving England he and Max find a bomb seemingly intended for the Queen’s sister Princess Victoria.

Victoria has just finished her masters degree and is ready to take charge of the family's new resort that is almost completed. But the threats keep coming. Alan is there for friendship and support beyond security. I’ve enjoyed this series. Although it is funny to think of how many CIA agents can get married off into royalty. The author once worked for the CIA and her action scenes feel realistic. Abramsom writes enjoyable and exciting novels that are clean for language and intimacy. I was able to check out the book I’ve missed, Royal Heir (Mar 2020) from my local library. It is the romance of Victoria’s sister who is now the Queen.

This is not my normal genre. This is a mix of royal/romance/ and thriller. I can't say that I loved it.

The story was interesting, assassination attempts on a royal family, a CIA agent and his K9 partner, and a little romance on the side. This is part of a Royal series, so many of these characters know each other.

The action was decent, the dogs were fun.

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This is another installment of The Royals series. This book is intense. I read this one pretty quickly as it was hard to put down. The many ways that someone tries to attempt to kill a member of the royal family and tha action packed story kept me reading until late at night. This book could be read as a stand-alone but has characters from the other books in the series. Traci Hunter Abramson is one of my favorite suspense authors.

Once I started this novel I didn't want to put it down. My kids may have been ignored for the better part of the day because I didn't want to stop reading. The action sucked me in right from the first chapter. The characters are so well written they feel real. I didn't want to wait to figure out how things could work out well for them. You definitely want to read Royal Heir before you pick this one up. Abramson doesn't write a lot of backstory as so many of us are already acquainted with the royal family and characters in the story. The only down side to getting an advanced readers copy is that now I have even longer to wait until the next book in the series comes out!