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An enthralling box set of royal Sworn to marry, three handsome princes find love with the women they least expect — from a fake fiancée to a summer fling!


Forbidden Crown

Prince Antonio Aussa is almost out of time. If he doesn’t find a wife within the next two weeks, he’ll be forced to forsake his destiny and disappoint his parents.

Kristin Wells is desperate for money. If she doesn’t find a well-paying job soon, her dream of finishing grad school will die.

When Kristin walks into Antonio’s Miami office, he sees a way out of his royal dilemma, but first he needs to convince her to go along with his plan. Their whirlwind pretend romance turns into something more. But soon their seemingly perfect union stirs up more trouble than they could have ever imagined, jeopardizing their agreement.

With everything on the line for them, can the couple from opposite worlds find a way to make their arrangement work, or will their deeper connection cause them to lose everything in the end…including each other?

Forbidden Prince

Marcus Aussa is bound by duty to find a bride. The task should be easy enough for the handsome prince, but finding the woman he wants to spend the rest of his life with is vastly different from what he’s accustomed to. When his oldest brother welcomes his new bride and her friend to Avce, Marcus thinks he may have found the perfect woman.

When Renee Brown agrees to escort her best friend on a trip to Avce, she knows it will be the experience of a lifetime. Her theory proves true when she meets Marcus, the crown prince’s handsome younger brother. What begins as innocent flirty turns into a whirlwind summer fling. But their short time together draws them closer than expected – so close that known assassin’s target both. As the danger increases, Marcus’ protective nature takes hold. Now, neither can imagine their lives without the other.

When their time together comes to an end, will they welcome the distance or will they do whatever it takes to be together forever?

Forbidden Royal

Political consultant Amy Fields only experienced jealousy once in her life, and that’s the way she’d like to keep it. Watching her older sister carry-on with the boy she absolutely adored in high school enough to make her never want to feel second-best again.

Now, successful in her own right. She’s making strides in her career and meeting interesting people, but one client takes a keen interest in her life – and he’s determined to ensure she never finds a happy ending with the boy she loved.

Prince Lucio Aussa can have any woman he wants, but he’s grown tired of superficial relationships. When his brother convinces him that he can find the perfect bride online, Lucio reluctantly agrees. The search dredges up old feelings about Amy’s older sister, and prompts him to want to rekindle their broken relationship. But when the internet search points to Amy as his perfect mate, that changes everything. Now, he must reconcile the feelings he had for her sister with the realization that Amy is far more interesting than she ever was. To make matters worse, as his feelings for her grow, an enemy emerges threatening to ruin any hope of love for either of them.

Can the overcome their preconceived notions about each other and find common ground together or will yet another obstacle stand in their way?

This USA Today Bestselling Author includes an all new dazzling romance and with tons of family drama! Fans of Danielle

551 pages, ebook

Published February 13, 2018

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Victoria Pinder

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Victoria Pinder grew up in Irish Catholic Boston before moving to the Miami sun. She’s worked in engineering, after passing many tests proving how easy Math came to her. Then hating her life at the age of twenty four, she decided to go to law school. Four years later, after passing the bar and practicing very little, she realized that she hates the practice of law. She refused to one day turn 50 and realize she had nothing but her career and hours at a desk. After realizing she needed change, she became a high school teacher. Teaching is rewarding, but writing is a passion.
During all this time, she always wrote stories to entertain herself or calm down. Her parents are practical minded people demanding a job, and Victoria spent too many years living other people’s dreams, but when she sat down to see what skill she had that matched what she enjoyed doing, writing became so obvious. The middle school year book when someone wrote in it that one day she’d be a writer made sense when she turned thirty.
Besides her full time job of teaching, in 2013 and 2014, she sold on her own sold books to three different publishers. The Zoastra Affair, Chaperoning Paris, Borrowing the Doctor, and Electing Love will be published from Soul mate Publishing. Mything the Throne will be published with Double Dragon Ebooks. Favorite Coffee, Favorite Crush will be published with Jupiter Press.
Now she is represented by Dawn Dowdle of Blue Ridge Literary Agency and she hopes to continue selling her novels that she writes. Moving up to the next level from hard work and determination is rewarding, and partnerships bring new opportunities.
Also she’s the Vice President of Progams for the Florida Romance Writers. She’s gone to multiple conferences and intends to continue. She learns and meets so many people at conferences. Her website is here, www.victoriapinder.com, and she’ll continue to grow my web presence. She is working hard on other projects and found the time to plan her wedding this year.
Before writing, her father had taken her to many star trek conventions and on her own she grew up as the only girl in the 90s at the comic book store. Science Fiction was her first love, but contemporary romance was her second. She’s sticking with contemporaries for the near future.
Member of Florida Romance Writers, Contemporary Romance, Fantasy, Futuristic and Paranormal chapter of RWA, Celtic Hearts and Savvy Authors.

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February 6, 2018
Princes of Avce Boxed Set is a collection of 3 stories by Victoria Pinder

Forbidden Crown

Kristin Wells is being interviewed by playboy prince Antonio Aussa for a secretary job when he asks her "How much for you to be my wife?" When Kristen finds out the handsome prince isn't joking, she tells him she needs ... 24 hours to decide ... and a kiss to see if they have any chemistry. Antonio obliges and sends Kristen to Heaven. Although Antonio insists the marriage will not be a love match, the money is tempting. Prince Antonio Aussa, the world’s most eligible bachelor, has 2 weeks to marry in order for him to inherit the crown. With a sick father on death's door, Antonio doesn't have time to wait for the beautiful Kristin to decide and persuades her to accompany him back to his country for a tour. If Kristin marries Antonio, he'll have everything he ever wanted plus more, and nothing's going to stop him from getting her to say yes. As Kristin and Antonio get to know each other, they start having feelings for each other. But Kristin's arrival brings the monarchy's enemies out of the woodwork and they put their plot for a coup in action ... with Kristin a target. Will Antonio be able to find the traitors and save Kristin?

Forbidden Prince

History teacher Renee Brown jumps at the chance to tag along when Prince Antonio Aussa of Avce, the older brother of her handsome celebrity crush Marco Aussa, invites Renee's best friend Kristin to visit his country. Prince Marco Aussa is captivated by the beautiful Renee, who's sweet and saucy to boot. Renee takes up Marco's suggestion to spend the day with him in his room ... and they wake up handcuffed to bed by anarchists. Renee makes Marco feel things no other women ever had and plans to convince her to marry him. Renee plans to enjoy her time with Marco then go home when her vacation is over. Unfortunately the anarchists notice how important Renee is to Marco ... will Marco be able to protect Renee and talk her into being his princess?

Forbidden Royal

Prince Lucio Aussa of Avce needs to be married by age 30 or be banished, according to Avce custom. When Lucio learns his prospective bride is Amy Fields, he decides to meet her face-to-face to decide if she's the one for him. Political analyst Amy Field used to stare at her sister Evie's high school boyfriend Lucio with longing, wishing he'd notice her. Amy is surprised when Lucio shows up out of the blue years later and asks her to marry him. Amy agrees to marry Lucio because Evie hates the idea and her parents will never leave her alone if she doesn't. Lucio takes Amy back to Avce and as they get to know each other, Lucio is determined to show Amy how good they are together because he never wants to let her go. Amy may crushed on Lucio years ago and now he's stealing her heart but does she have his heart? Before Amy has a chance to find out, she gets kidnapped. Will Amy and Lucio get their HEA?

Victoria Pinder delivers an intriguing, exciting, suspenseful and steamy collection of stories that's addictive

I voluntarily read an advanced reader copy of this book
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August 5, 2020
Princes of Avce Boxed Set - a review by Rosemary Kenny

A fantastic value-for-money and then some box set, by the Princess of Romantic Suspense, Victoria Pinder, comprising three amazing novels you'll thrill to.

Three single, royal princes, all hotter-than-hell hunks and all set to inherit even bigger fortunes than they already have, when they marry - you would imagine they'd be beating women off with a stick!

How will things turn out? Read on my friends...

Forbidden Crown:
A wonderfully romantic tale, #1 in the Princes of Avce series, this great book is like a modern version of Cinderella, with a little bit of 'magical romance' sprinkled about, as all good fairytales should.
The Middle Eastern fictional kingdom of Avce's Crown Prince Antonio Aussa, lives and works in Miami, Florida.

Antonio must marry immediately (within 14 days), as required by Avcean law, before being eligible to succeed his ailing father, the King...but where can he find a suitable bride so soon?
Thankfully he does, (in an unusual way) and proposes a solution to suit both his and his intended's needs. Will they get an HEA?

Forbidden Prince:
Renee Brown has always fantasised about Crown Prince Antonio's younger brother, Marco Aussa, as he's known in private life.
When Kristen's invited to go with Antonio to be presented at court in Access, prior to the wedding, Renee jumps at the chance to go along, as she's Kristen's BFF.
What will happen when the Chief Bridesmaid and the Best Man meet for real, prior to the ceremony?

Watch the sparks fly in Victoria Pinder's Forbidden Prince, #2 in her wonderful Princes of Avce series and in this new box set!

Forbidden Royal:
Amy Fields is a successful, single businesswoman, who never expected to see her elder sister's school days ex-boyfriend Lucio again, believing he was just a youthful fantasy, whom she'd hero-worshipped secretly, as a naive 13 year old.

However Love and Fate move in mysterious ways, so when Prince Luciano of Avce returned a decade earlier to his family's Middle-Eastern kingdom, it was sternly pointed out to him that he stood to lose money and his royal position if he failed to marry, according to Avce's royal traditions.

As his elder brother Marco had used an internet matchmaking website to find his bride, Lucio did the same thing, only to be stunned when Amy was nominated as his ideal match.

Flying to England set off a chain-reaction of shocking events, which could have prevented
the forlorn, faithful lovers from blissfully uniting for an epic HEA.

Don't waste a single minute, before getting your hands on this riveting, romantic box set, for Cupid's arrow is already in flight and only buying your copy of Princes of Avce Box Set by Victoria Pinder, can tell you if all three blushing brides-to-be will get to the altar in time for its arrival!
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February 13, 2018
Forbidden Crown (The Avce Royals) ****
What can I say I am a sucker for a princess love story and this one had it all. Intrigue, political turmoil, attempted kidnapping, attraction, a meddling mother and a marriage contract. This is the first book of this new series of the AVCE Royals that must marriage by the age of 30 to keep their royal family place in their country. The author had my interest from the beginning with her very interesting characters and its drama pack plot. I received a complimentary copy of this book and have voluntarily written an honest review. I am looking forward to the next installment of the Avce Royal brothers stories.

Forbidden Prince ****
This is the second book in the Princes of Avce series in which we find the three Princes of Avce needing to find a wife before they turn 30 years of age or they will be unable to have contact with their family again. In book one be met the eldest son Prince Antonio Aussa and Kristen Wells his wife to be. This book is about the second Prince and Kristen’s flatmate and recaps some of the stories from the first book but by their view of events. It was nice to go back to this story and characters and learn more about them. This is my voluntary and honest review of this book that I received an ARC copy of. This was a great love story and a story about being self-confident in one's decisions in life to please yourself and not others. This book was a little different from the first but I think they were due to having known of some of the events taking place from the first book as you were reading them again but by someone’s else’s perspective.


Forbidden Royal (Princes of Avce #3) ****
The story of the Princes of Avce continues in this third book of the series with the third brother needing to find a wife before his thirtieth birthday in just under one years’ time. If you have read the other books in the series you will know about the families rule that all male heirs must marry by their 30th birthday or forgo their family, title, and money. If you have not read any other books that is fine as you can read any of these as a stand-alone read? Each book has drama, suspense, good verse evil and many hearts to fall in love. I love Victoria Pinder’s writing style and wonderful characters she brings to life in the pages of her books. This is my voluntary and honest review of this book that I have been given and would recommend this author to any romance reader that loves a bit of everything in their books.
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82 reviews
February 13, 2018
A royal family that has recently taken back the throne. The family has also recently found out that the sons must be married by the age of 30 or risk having to leave the country, and their family, behind. They will also never be allowed to sit on the throne. Now their father is also deathly ill. The eldest son is extremely close to his deadline, err I mean birthday. So he puts his trust into a computer program designed by an IT department. This program is supposed to find the best match from all the women around the world. So begins the search for a wife. True love? Yeah not sure we believe in it, let alone that it will be found. The most we can hope for is someone that we can get along with and maybe, just maybe, something will develop in the future...
FORBIDDEN CROWN
FORBIDDEN PRINCE
FORBIDDEN ROYAL

Victoria Ponder is a romance writer. But she doesn't stop there. She writes book that add an element of mystery, a dash of action, and a cup of adventure into the mix. Her books rope you in and keep you flipping pages. After falling in love with her characters, you can't help but need to know what happens to them! Her heroes always meet whatever challenge gets thrown at them and walk away with the gal.
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208 reviews1 follower
July 2, 2018
The first three books of the Princes of Avce series by Victoria Pinder have been released in an anthology that follows all three hunky princes in their journey to matrimony.

The premise of each is built around a complex dating program that matches two people together. When used successfully by Crown Prince Antonio to find his HEA, both of his brothers enlist the app help to find their loves with similar success.

It's a fun premise, if a little far-fetched, but effective in it's use as a plot device in all three stories. These are fairy tales, so anything goes and does. Mildly erotic, so expect some detail in the romance scenes.

All the princes are wonderfully sexy and their women are ordinary, career-minded girls who find their dream man and a crown. Characterizations are steady and supporting characters are good. The settings fit the fairy tale well, as does the conflict. While tied together, each book is a stand alone story.

A fun read so check it out!

Rating: 4 stars

***Tangled Hearts Book Reviews received an ARC copy of this book in return for an honest review.
All rights are reserved and this review cannot be used by anyone other than the author, publisher, or website where the review is published without written permission.
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398 reviews
February 18, 2018
The stories contained in this box set are the romantic and suspenseful stories of three princes who are in search of wives before they are exiled from their country. The ways they come to find love are unique and interesting tales I enjoyed reading about. While they are searching they also stumble upon betrayals from those closest to them which put themselves, their family, and their loves in danger. Each story had a great plot twist. If you like reading connecting stories from different points of view I would recommend this set. There are more books in the series coming out and I look forward to reading those as well.

Princes of Avce Box Set contains the first three novels of a series.

I voluntarily received and reviewed an advanced copy of this book.

Final Rating: 5 Stars


Forbidden Crown (Princes of Avce #1) by Victoria Pinder Forbidden Prince (Princes of Avce #2) by Victoria Pinder Forbidden Royal (Princes of Avce #3) by Victoria Pinder Forbidden Duke (Princes of Avce, #4) by Victoria Pinder Forbidden Earl (Princes of Avce, #5) by Victoria Pinder Princes of Avce Boxed Set by Victoria Pinder
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5,673 reviews28 followers
February 13, 2018
Forbidden Crown (The Avce Royals #1), the start of a new series from author Victoria Pinder. A romantic suspense heavy on suspense & intrigue. A good well-written read, I went through it in a matter of hours.
Forbidden Prince (The Avce Royals #2), the second in a new series from author Victoria Pinder. A romantic suspense heavy on suspense & intrigue. A good well-written read, I went through it in a matter of hours.
Forbidden Royal (The Avce Royals #3), the third in a new series from author Victoria Pinder, the best so far! A romantic suspense heavy on suspense & intrigue. A good well-written read, I went through it in a matter of hours. I will be reading more by Victoria Pinder and look forward to the fourth book in the series.
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2,864 reviews39 followers
February 13, 2018
I received an Advanced Readers Copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review. Three exciting princely brothers all looking for there princesses. Forbidden Crown: Antonio Prince Aussa of the House of Lukčeva and Kristin Wells, Forbidden Prince: Prince Marco Aussa and Renee Brown Forbidden Royal: Prince Lucio Aussa and Amy Fields. Excellent box set full of emotion, danger and passion. Recommend.
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March 10, 2018
I really enjoyed reading this set of 3 books about 3 royal princes. By Law the princes must marry by thier 30th birthday. Each book has the story of how one prince finds his perfect match using an IT program. The stories are well written full of romance, drama, danger, mystery and suspense. The characters are interesting, likable and intriguing. The action, humor and spark will keep your interest from page to page and book to book.
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2,652 reviews11 followers
May 21, 2018
Awesome contemporary royal romances. Each of the books in this set are about one of the Princes of Avce: Antonio and Kristen, Marco and Renee, and Lucio and Amy. All of the books are wonderful fairy tale romances. Each couple has their own trials as well as suspense and intrigue. Definitely worth reading. I look forward to reading future books by Ms. Pinder.
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February 14, 2018
A wonderful romance book. Prince Antonio needs a wife and soon. In walks Kristen and a great idea forms in his head. Brightens your day to read these stories. Received a free copy and reviewed it on my own.
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March 26, 2018
Fantastic book set. Extremely entertaining, captivating and interesting sexy read. I could not put it down. Wonderfully written with strong, intriguing characters. I want to read more from this author. I voluntarily read and reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
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March 20, 2018
I thought this was a nice boxed set. I'm voluntarily leaving a review for a copy of the book.
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August 25, 2018
Excellent set of stories. Three princes: Antonio, Marco, and Lucio who, by law, need wives quickly. Three beautiful women: Kristin, Renee, and Amy to fall in love. Political intrigue, foreign plots, anarchists, and terrorism. All great stories. With plenty of romance along the way.
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3,413 reviews86 followers
February 13, 2018
I read The Forbidden Royal last month, so was delighted to read about Lucio's two brothers and their brides. Substantial characters with twisty plots and adult romance.
I read an ARC and this voluntary review is my own opinion.
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222 reviews2 followers
July 3, 2018
these three books had me on the edge of my seat and laughing and crying.
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