One summer with the prince...
One scandalous consequence!
In this The Royals of Vallemont story, Prince Hugo goes rogue after being betrayed at the altar. He escapes to Australia and finds solace with unconventional Amber Hartley. Brave and sassy, sheâs everything his princess shouldnât be. Although he expected her fiery response to discovering heâs royalty, he didnât imagine his deception would hurt her deeply. But Amber has her own bombshellâsheâs pregnant with his royal baby!
Australian author ALLY BLAKE loves reading and strong coffee, porch swings and dappled sunshine, beautiful notebooks and soft, dark pencils. Her inquisitive, rumbunctious, spectacular children are her exquisite delight. And she adores writing love stories so much sheâd write them even if nobody read them. No wonder, then, having sold over four million copies of her romance novels worldwide, Ally is living her bliss. Find out more about Allyâs books at www.allyblake.com.
Also by Ally Blake
Millionaire to the Rescue
Falling for the Rebel Heir
Hired: The Bossâs Bride
Dating the Rebel Tycoon
Millionaire Dadâs SOS
The Royals of Vallemont miniseries
Rescuing the Royal Runaway Bride
Amber and the Rogue Prince
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ISBN: 978-1-474-07770-5
AMBER AND THE ROGUE PRINCE
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Published in Great Britain 2018
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For all the women dreaming about their next chapters.
And Bec, who leapt into hers with enthusiasm, fortitude, grace, humour and style, taking her first steps alongside me, and naming Ned the dog along the way.
CHAPTER ONE
AMBER PLONKED HERSELF onto the rickety stairs out front of the shack hovering on the edge of Serenity Hill. Stretching her arms over her head, she blinked sleepily at the view.
A misty glow slithered over the acres of wild lavender carpeting the hillside. The first hint of morning sun peeked between the hilly mounds beyond, creating a starburst of gold on the horizon and making silhouettes of the willows meandering along the banks of Serenity Creek below.
âCould do with some rain,â said Amber. âThat said, canât we always?â
Ned stared fondly up at her from his mismatched eyes. She gave the mottled fur behind his good ear a thorough rub.
Then, nabbing her bright yellow gumboots, Amber tugged them on over faded pyjama bottoms. She rubbed a smudge of mud from one of the bees that Sunflowerâwho lived in the bright purple caravan up on the hillâhad painted on them for her. Then she twirled her heavy hair into a low bun and ducked her head into her fencing-style veil. Last came elasticised gloves, then, finally ready, she pushed herself to her feet.
âYou ready?â
Ned answered with a wag of his tail.
âThen letâs do this.â
But Amber only made it down one more step before she spied Sunflower hustling down the hill behind the shack towards her.
With her fluffy strawberry-blonde hair and pixie face, her feet bare beneath her long paisley skirt, Sunflower looked as if sheâd fallen to earth on a sunbeam. But like everyone in Serenity sheâd come in search of sanctuary.