Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the eARC!

This was a nice, light-hearted read about a professional cooking instructor and a prince falling in love with each other. The premise sounded really promising, and I was super interested! Unfortunately, it did not meet many of my expectations. While I did love most of the main characters, Michel (our prince) was not a very iconic character. We learn nearly nothing about him in the book. Emma has important relationships with her family, she has a love of cooking, she takes pride in what she does and she has clear goals for what she wants in her life. Michel's personality is... Prince. (She's Barbie, and he's just Ken!). Overall, I do think the other characters are well written!

The beginning felt rushed, and I wished I could have gotten a chance to really learn more about the main characters before they were thrown together.

One big issue with the plot was: Michel's main motivation for finding love in the US was that he wanted someone to love him for him, not because of his crown. Totally valid! However, for his and Emma's first date, he invited her to have dinner with him at his resort penthouse suite (so I guess he can find someone who loves him for his money, instead!). The whole thing was kind of breezed over, which was bizarre!

Anyway, I wish I had liked this a lot more than I did. Oh well!