I really liked the premise of this book, but when reading it I actually struggled a little bit. Liss is meant to be a strong, independent young woman who has a hard life, but is making the best she can. Then all of a sudden she is declared to be kings granddaughter and her life spirals out of control. She lets the protection officers take her phone, her Grandmother is an awful excuse for a human being and I just wanted to slap her.
I did like it when Lisa took control of her life and told everyone what she would be doing, not the other way round.

• 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑹𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 •

𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: ☆☆☆ 3/5

For those who love Princess Diaries and bodyguard tropes, this book is definitely one you'll want to read. There was a lot of suspense and mystery to keep you engaged with the story. What was missing for me was a slower build up, I felt the insta lust was a bit much for me and wished Bear was more professional in the beginning. That said, I know that is more of a personal preference so don't let it keep you from reading this book. These characters did have some amazing chemistry and if you love spice this book will have enough of it! The writing was good as I felt the story was easy to read and the words flowed well.

𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘕𝘦𝘵𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸, 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘸𝘯.

I enjoyed "Regally Binding" quite a bit. It took me back to my "Princess Diaries" days! FMC Liss is a likable and sympathetic character and MMC Bear is a chocolate hoarding teddy bear of a bodyguard. The pair have good chemistry and banter, and the secondary characters add to the story nicely. The villains of the story are obvious (maybe purposefully so?), really just providing a good excuse to put our main couple into forced proximity. There is definitely more development of Liss's character than that of Bear, as she navigates the boundaries of grief, familial expectation, and her own long-held desires. The ending is a bit implausible but hey, it's a romance novel. Overall a fun, quick read.

3.5 stars, rounded to 4. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a complimentary ARC of this book. These opinions are my own.

What do you do when one moment you are managing a local bar and the next you may be a royal princess? Well, that is exactly what Felicity “Liss” Granger will have to discover. An announcement from the King will change her life overnight. She had no idea who her mother’s unknown father was as her Nana had never told them of her previous relationship. Her mother had passed away after a battle with cancer and Liss continues to grieve her loss. After his announcement and the news that his health is failing, Liss is protected by a bodyguard named Bear - and the name is perfect for him! As Liss tries to adjust to the pitfalls of the media and crowds, she also tries to stop her attraction to Bear. He is also finding himself attracted to her and knows that his business relies on his need to remain detached. She receives threats that she must renounce her title, but why, as the King has a son who will inherit? Will Liss finally realize that she isn’t ready for this…this is not who she is…and then there is Bear! I received an advance review copy at no cost and without obligation for an honest review. (paytonpuppy)

Regally Binding is book one in the Closest Protection series by Rebecca Chase.
This was a very entertaining enemies to lovers story.
With the best characters.
This was a wonderful and enjoyable read.
Its rich storytelling and well-developed characters kept me engaged from start to finish.
I loved everything about this book. From the first chapter, I got sucked into the book and had a hard time putting it down.

Thank You NetGalley and Victory Editing for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!

Great read! Laughed in places, loved the interaction between the body guards and her sassy self. The suspense was just right also

I received a complimentary copy of this book from NetGalley. The opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. Thank you for allowing me to review

This is the perfect read to get you out of a reading slump !! It's a princess diaries fit the bodyguard spicy story and it was fun to read !! I loved Liss and Bear and I can't wait for Strike's and Millie book !! The end was predictable and there wasn't any plot twist for me but I loved every second reading this book !!

I feel this book was a steamy version of the princess diary movie.
Lisa used to have a normal life when all of a sudden everything changes when she finds out she’s a princess and everything around her changes, this includes her having to deal with hot bodyguards.

Regally Binding by Rebecca Chase is the first novel that I have read by this author and I loved it!

It follows Liss as she is pulled from her comfortable life and told she’s a princess. As the world becomes a dangerous place for her, Liss is assigned bodyguards. There’s an instant chemistry filled tension full of of lust between Liss and bodyguard, Bear and he was HOT! It was steamy, fun, quick and easy to read and so much! It is perfect for fans of Twisted Games by Ana Huang or the Princess Diaries. I loved the trope of found family in this book too, the idea of finding a family she never knew she had gives her hope and a sense of belonging she's longed for since her mother's passing and Bear, Bear, Liss's swoon-worthy bodyguard, who is tasked with keeping her safe amidst the chaos. Bear is a complex character, with his cheeky and grumpy exterior hiding a soft and caring heart. His dedication to Liss's safety is unwavering, but their constant bickering soon ignites into a sizzling chemistry that neither can deny. It is the perfect summer romcom to read and I think romance lovers will devour this!

Different take on a royal romance!

Liss (Felicity) Granger was happy pulling pints in a bar but she never expected to find out that the king had a secret affair with her grandmother and that she might be the granddaughter of the king. Liss’ life was going to change while she waited to find out if she was a princess or commoner. But now she was in the public eye but not everybody wants her there as a possible member of the royal family.

Liss now has a pair of bodyguards but her chemistry with Bear in particular seems to be a really bad idea but neither of them can stay away when Liss needs to make a decision about her future in the royal family.

If you like royal romances you need to read Regally Binding.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book from the author and NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Thank you to Rebecca Chase, Victory Editing, and Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!!!

This was a cute read!!!

Regally Binding follows Liss Granger as she learns she’s actually a princess, who now has a hot bodyguard following her around 😉

The characters were hilarious and I loved the banter between the main characters! This book was very The Princess Diaries - esque and I ate it up!!!

Regally binding is Spicy Romance with banter, cute nicknames, the Bodyguard x Princess trope, and pure rom-com vibes.

If you loved The Princess Diaries or The Bodyguard, you’ll love this book!

Regally Binding comes out tomorrow June 25th!!!


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Sometimes all you want to read is a Princess x Bodyguard romance with lots of spice, emotion, tension and some danger too. This books feels like a day off, a breath of fresh air. Truly enjoyed reading it!
Very excited for book 2 and I hope there's some features of Liss and Bear!! Found a new family to love deeply!

This is just….odd. It’s like slow….with the book reminding you every few minutes of the trauma with the girl’s dead mom and absent nana. But it’s also an insta-love type situation? I feel like this could have been so good, with Princess Diary feels, but it needs WAY more editing and more interesting characters. Plus the MMC is named Bear? That was an odd choice that I couldn’t seem to get over.

The female main character Liss is super endearing from page 1, when dealing with all the big personalities in her life. The male main character, Bear is like a charging bull that bulldozes her life in a way she didn’t know she needed. Throughout the twists and turns you are rooting for them every step of the way. The chemistry and the comic relief is top notch. I recommend this book for anyone looking for a mildly spicy funny rom com.
Thank you NetGalley, and Rebecca Chase for allowing me to be an arc reader of this book

This book was so much fun! I absolutely loved the plot! The characters were loveable, the drama was sizzling, the banter was hot, and the lost/secret royalty trope was so fun.

Thank you to NetGalley for the E-Arc in exchange for an honest review.

The title and the plot of the book was intriguing to me; I loved Princess Diaries, so I was excited to read this. Unfortunately, the romance and chemistry between the characters fell a little flat to me. I was confused by the instant attraction by the MMC and his dirty talking withing the first couple chapters.....I wanted the slow burn and banter that you normally get in a grumpy/sunshine book. The grump was not grumpy enough for me and the flirting right off the bat took me out if it.
I wanted more depth in the plot, everything seemed brushed over.....even the romantic scenes were rushed.
I liked it, I just wanted more substance!
#RegallyBinding #NetGalley

Bear and Liss are truly wonderful characters! And throughout this book I loved seeing their dynamic, and also their interactions not only around each other but with their friends.
The plot of this book was a perfect mix of The Princess diaries and Barbie princess charm school which was right up my street!
The ending of the book was suspenseful, and I did enjoy the twist, it added a thriller element to the book which I loved!
However, this book was insta love which although I’ve read before, didn’t appeal to me this time unfortunately. I didn’t enjoy the speech between the two, and felt it was unnatural and often focused solely on the spice of the book and that they as a couple didn’t truly learn much about each other. As a reader I love to see couples not only be together romantically, but to also have friendship as a backing, and due to their instant love, I felt it wasn’t really as clear.
If you are a fan of insta love I highly urge you read this book because it is a perfect option for those tropes! I did enjoy this authors writing and will try another of her books, because I would love to find one that I do fully enjoy, perhaps with tropes more accustomed to my liking.
Thank you again!
I’ve left this review on Goodreads, and provided a link below, it is currently available as I posted it prior to this review.

DNF at 19%. Thank you NetGalley for the e-arc. The premise of this sounded so good; I’m a Rhys Larsen girlie till the day I die, so was very intrigued by this grumpy/sunshine, forbidden bodyguard romance— it’s one of my my absolute favourite sub genre to read.

This starts with Liss, the FMC, finding out that she’s the granddaughter to the King. Her Nan had an affair with the King, many years ago, and the King, who is now dying, has just announced that he has a second family.

Honestly, this really could have rivalled The Crown, with the drama at the beginning, but I don’t know if it was the fast pacing of how this began, or because certain scenes just felt a bit choppy/abrupt; I mean, I’m ten chapters in and I’m struggling to make sense of everything that’s unfolding. And then, to add, Liss and Bear, her newly assigned bodyguard are lusting after one other, like they’ve literally just met— I don’t know, something felt amiss about it for me.

ARC Review

Regally Binding

Rating: 3/5 Stars

This book felt like one big fever dream; I felt like I fell into a world where we mushed together The Bodyguard and Princess Diaries! As a big fan of the movies, it was a fun book that caught my attention without a doubt.

This story follows Lies, a small town bartender, who’s world is about to be thrown upside down when a surprise announcement from the King appears on her tv. Throughout this story we are thrown through a few different twists and turns that keep Liss on her toes but her biggest adjustment of all is her hot bodyguard who goes by the colorful name Bear.

I personally am not a huge fan if insta love, or insta less in this case, nor am I dying for a slow burn, but I need some kind of built of to show that this relationship is going to last longer than the time it takes me to finish this book. However, if insta love if your thing, you’re going to love the tension between these two as the feelings are definitely there!! But, with Liss’s possible princess problems, dating her bodyguard its a lot for her to handle at this time and Bear really shouldn’t be dating clients. It’s a fun forbidden love with a twist at the end that takes this small town, insecure girl into a confident princess.

Thank you to the author and the publisher for gifting me a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange of an honest review. All opinions are my own.

Liss is an average twenty-something woman with a regular job working in a bar...until the day she learns during a televised broadcast that her grandma had an affair with the king decades ago and she might be his granddaughter. The dying king's announcement throws Liss into a world of paparazzi, royal parties, and death threats. But it also gives her hope that she could finally be part of a family, something she's wanted her whole life and especially after her mum died when Liss was nineteen. Now she has to decide if she's ready to give up her privacy, safety, and independence to be a princess.

To protect Liss in all this danger and stress is her swoonworthy new bodyguard, Bear. He’s cheeky, grumpy, and has secret tattoos beneath his suits. He’s also stubborn and bossy and clashes with Liss constantly. But Bear has a soft side too. He sits with Liss when she sleeps to make sure she doesn’t have nightmares and buys her stunning ball gowns to make her happy. It's not long before all the bickering and tension morphs into sizzling hot chemistry. Both Liss and Bear know that giving into their attraction is a terrible idea...but it's getting harder and harder to fight their feelings for each other.

This was a fun story about discovering identity. There's tons of fun banter, and I love the lost royalty trope, so I thought this was a great premise. The beginning was a little slow and awkward for me, but it picked up and I really ended up enjoying it!

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the advanced digital reader's copy (ARC) in exchange for an honest review!