

I had previously met Tuck in Beauty and the Baller and was excited he got his own story. They shared a steamy night, but it appears that Tuck and Francesca formed a bond that would last a lifetime. Princess and the Player is a complete stand-alone romance with nuanced characters and a swoony happily ever after. Can this tormented prince accept love, or will he push his princess away forever? Another shallow jerk is the last thing Francesca needs, so she vows to keep Tuck from recognizing her, not that she’s his type anyway.īut fate has a teeny-tiny trick up her sleeve… a plus sign on a pregnancy test.

His hobbies include parties and supermodels-or so the tabloids say. Unfortunately, Francesca soon realizes her prince is the wealthy jock who lives in the penthouse of her apartment building. For one night, Francesca and Tuck indulge in a wickedly incognito affair.

There, she meets NFL star Tuck Avery, dressed as a prince and hiding behind a mask as he celebrates his birthday. But when her fiancé betrays her, she puts on her wedding dress and ditches the altar for a masquerade ball-at a sex club. Level-headed Francesca Lane never thought she’d miss her own wedding. Published by Montlake Romance on November 8, 2022Ī masquerade ball brings together an NFL player and a penniless princess in this smart and sexy romance from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills. Princess and the Player by Ilsa Madden-Mills (Strangers in Love #2)
