The Prince’s Runaway Lover is supposed to be almost 200 pages long, but it read like a much shorter story. I found myself just flying through it, which is a great sign. The plot is pretty simple and Covington does a great job of keeping things tight. There isn’t a whole lot of extra things thrown in – besides the romance, we have Nicky’s troubles with adjusting to being the new king and the political issues that brings. It all makes sense and ties together very well.

Nick is rich, gorgeous, confident and a Prince (now soon-to-be king), which all adds up to a man who gets what he wants when he wants it. And he wants Isabel … the girl doesn’t stand a chance. She resists but you know he’s going to win, mostly because she wants him to :) With the death of his brother, he’s a little lost and that lets down his guard so that Isabel also gets to see the very appealing man under the crown.

I’m not sure why Nick is so surprised when everything goes wrong. He was the one pushing Isabel into getting involved (like the spoiled, sexy man that he is) and she told him all along that she had troubles that she couldn’t talk about. I did like that it was his mother who helped him get his head on straight and that had to be one of my favorite scenes in the entire book. Their heart-to-heart was just what was needed and adds something so very sweet to the story.

(Complimentary copy provided in exchange for an honest review)