Book Description
Brielle Adebayo is fully content teaching at a New York City public school and taking annual summer vacations with her mother to Martha’s Vineyard. But everything changes when her mom drops the mother of all bombshells–Brielle is a princess in the kingdom of Oloro Ilé, Africa, and she must immediately assume her royal position, since the health of her grandfather, King Tiwa Jimoh Adebayo, is failing.
Distraught by her mother’s betrayal, Brielle is further left spinning when the Oloro Ilé Royal Council brings up an old edict that states she must marry before assuming the throne or the crown will be passed to another. Uncertain who to choose from the council’s list of bachelors, she struggles with the decision along with the weight of her new role in a new country. With her world totally shaken, she must take a chance on love and brave the perils a wrong decision may bring.
Book Review
In Search of a Prince was a delightful story in the vein of The Princess Diaries. A young teacher doesn't know she is an heiress to a crown. Her grandfather's health takes a turn, forcing the truth that has been kept from Bri all her life. She travels to her new country with her friend, Iris and finds beauty and part of herself that she never knew.
I loved this story and Bri's journey. It was very much about her own journey as it was finding a prince. She found leadership skills she didn't know she had and she found a deeper reliance on her faith. I was enthralled in the faith journey that accompanied the change of scene for Bri and the grace that she had in the face of adversity.
I loved that she wouldn't let herself be pushed around by elders in the country that had their own interests at heart.
Woven within this magical tapestry was a mystery that could be solved as the clues were there, but it still caught me off guard the depth of the mystery.
This is a story of self-discovery, of family, of faith, and of love. There is so much here that just drew me in and left me breathless in the descriptions. I enjoyed every minute of this story. It was one of those that I couldn't wait to see what happened and was sad when it was over.
I received an early copy via NetGalley and this is my honest review.