Hi everyone!
My 3-part series of character interviews concludes today.
I’m turning the blog over to Prince Allan, the hero from A Most Unfortunate
Prince. Let’s see what makes him tick.
Q: Greetings, Prince Allan. A Most Unfortunate Prince is the
last book in a series of historical/fantasy novels. Can you tell us about the
trilogy?
Of course I can! As some of your readers may already know, A
Most Unfortunate Prince is the final story in a trilogy that began with A Most
Unusual Princess and continued with A Most Intriguing Temptation. Although the
books are related, each stands alone as an individual read. Kelli calls the
trio the Royal Desires series, which I think sums up the books perfectly. We
are, after all, royals, with lots of desires! (Laughs)
A Most Unusual Princess introduced readers to my headstrong
sister, Princess Elara, and her ever-patient special guard, Dalton. Their story
continued in A Most Intriguing Temptation, and that’s where readers were given
the pleasure of meeting me for the first time. In that book, Dalton and I
attended a business meeting with Emperor Salizar and Elara followed us. She got
us all into a lot of trouble, and believe it or not, Dalton and my father blamed
me for it!
That’s where A Most Unfortunate Prince begins. This book is
(unfortunately, ha-ha get it?) about my banishment and fall from grace. Yes, my
own father banished me! He said I was too spoiled and… a lot of other
unpleasant things. So, he kicked me out and sent me to the worst place in the
kingdom. This novel follows my adventures and my journey as I find true love.
Elara and Dalton also appear in the book as minor characters, and they play a
very important part in the ending. (Kelli says I can’t give that away.)
Q: Tell us about yourself. What got you in the crosshairs
for your author?
Well, the way I hear it is… When Kelli was writing my scenes
in A Most Intriguing Temptation she was so impressed with my good looks, charm,
and witty and wiseass personality that she decided I needed to have a book of
my own. She said I was one of those characters who try to take over a story. I
thought having my own book would be a great idea. Of course, I didn’t realize
that I’d have to suffer. The nerve!
As the title suggests, A Most Unfortunate Prince is all
about my trials and tribulations. Right on page one, I’m banished, kicked out
of my posh and pampered life. I’m forced to live the life of a commoner. Well,
you can imagine that didn’t go over very well! I never really thought my father
was serious. I figured he would change his mind in a day or a week… Nope!
Before I was banished, I was very spoiled and said and did
whatever I wanted. I took all my luxuries for granted and could snap my fingers
and have beautiful women crawling all over me. That all changed when I was
living on my own. It sounds strange, but now I realize that being banished was
the best thing that ever happened to me. Why? Because I met Claudette.
Our first meeting didn’t go over very well, but in time, I
earned her respect and we fell in love.
Q: What drew you to your mate?
Claudette is a seamstress, and she’s a very clever young
woman who has been forced to make her own way in the world. She’s not one to
put up with nonsense from people, is strong-willed, and opinionated. And guess
what? She hates rich people—and that certainly includes the royals —more than
anything! Sounds like a great match, right?
We met in an odd way. I went into a shop to get a button on
my breeches replaced. Somehow, my breeches “accidentally” fell down and,
“somehow” I exposed myself to her. I thought it was a funny joke—for about two
seconds. Then Claudette hauled off and smacked my… privates. The next thing I
knew, I was on the floor, and she was yelling at me. Some meeting, huh?
Yes, what I did was crude and inexcusable, but I’d been so
used to doing and saying whatever I wanted that I couldn’t help myself.
Claudette apologized (she felt terrible and was worried I’d tell her boss what
she’d done) and we made up. I thought she was cute and I wanted to get to know
her better. Naturally she was hesitant about seeing me, but I persisted.
When I learned that she despised rich people (and the
royals) I knew I had to keep my identity a secret, or risk losing her forever.
Over the course of the book I learned all about Claudette’s troubled past and
her loss. I admired her strength and determination to make a good life for
herself, despite all the odds. It inspired me to make the most of my banishment
and to redeem myself in my father’s eyes.
Q: A little naughty fun, where was the wildest place you
seduced your partner? Or where she seduced you?
In this book, Claudette and I get frisky in several places.
She isn’t shy when it comes to making love, and she was willing to share her
affection with me quite often. The wildest place was at the shop where she
worked. One night we just couldn’t control ourselves and made love (actually,
we screwed like mad) on the counter. This book is definitely a blend of
adventure and steamy love scenes.
Q: If your partner wants to seduce you, what's one sure-fire
trick she can do?
Anything. (Laughs) Claudette can kiss me, blow in my ear,
nibble my earlobe, or touch me anywhere, and I’m ready to go! I’m no fool, and
I certainly won’t protest if she wants to tear off my clothes and ravage me.
Q: What was one of the most embarrassing things your author
did to you in A Most Unfortunate Prince?
Let’s see, Kelli did about five hundred embarrassing things
to me in the book. Let’s just read them off: I was banished and humiliated in
front of my royal family; I was sent off to practically starve to death in the
worst part of the kingdom; I had to get a job working at the docks for a
vicious beast of a boss; a sweet shop girl smacked my genitals; I was stripped
and flogged like an animal... Need I go on?
Kelli tortured me and really made me suffer. In A Most
Intriguing Temptation I had a good time and enjoyed myself. And all that
changed in A Most Unfortunate Prince. I guess you can say that I “paid my dues”
and had a fall from grace.
Of course I realize now that Kelli did all those awful
things to me so I’d change and redeem myself. Now I’m a better person, a
different person. And I have Claudette by my side. I’d willingly go through all
that again, knowing her love would be my reward. (Pauses) Does that sound too
mushy? Claudette changed my life and saved me from myself—and I thank Kelli for
that.
Q: When Prince Dalton was a guest on this blog, he hinted
that there was a different side to you. Can you explain?
Oh. That. Well… Dalton warned me you might ask about that.
When Kelli was writing my story, I surprised her with a secret. You see, just
because she’s the author, she thinks she knows everything about her characters.
I showed her that she was wrong.
Sometimes the characters “take over” and decide to take the
story in a different direction. That’s what I did. Here’s a secret from the
book: Although my primary romance was with Claudette, I fell in love twice.
Before I met Claudette, I had a relationship with my roommate, Alex. Yup.
(Nods) Alex plays an important part in the story, and he saved my life. Kelli
won’t let me share any more details (you’ll have to read the book to find out
what happens), but I can say that Kelli fell in love with Alex as much as I
did.
Q: Anything else you want to add?
Although A Most Unusual Princess, A Most Intriguing
Temptation, and A Most Unfortunate Prince make up the Royal Desires series,
each of our stories stand alone as individual reads. You can start with book 2
and then go back to book 1 to see how everything started, or start with book 3
and go in reverse order. However you read them, I encourage romance lovers to
catch up on all of our adventures.
Of course, I’m partial to my own book. I think that one’s
the best. Kelli has said: “Allan’s fall from grace and the journey of
self-discovery that he undergoes are some of the reasons I love this book. It
has something for everyone: hot love scenes, tender moments, mystery,
adventure, and suspense.”
You can’t get much better than that! I’m content with the
way the trilogy ends—and I know that readers will be satisfied (in many ways!).
Thank you for having me. This was fun. I invite readers to
catch up on all of Kelli’s romances and visit her on social media (whatever
that is). You can also write me fan letters, if you like. (Winks)
Thank you, Prince Allan, for joining us today. Here’s a look
at A Most Unfortunate Prince.
You can find all of Kelli A. Wilkins’s books at
www.amazon.com/author/kelliwilkins or
https://www.books2read.com/ap/nkvddR/Kelli-A-Wilkins and on her site:
www.KelliWilkins.com.
A Most Unfortunate Prince
This time, it’s all about Allan… and he never expected to
fall in love!
Banished by the Royal Family, pampered Prince Allan is
forced to abandon his life of luxury. The former Royal Shipmaster General is
sent to the worst part of the kingdom and manages to find work at the docks.
Lost in a commoner’s world, Allan is miserable—until he has an unusual
encounter with a saucy shop girl named Claudette.
Allan must earn the respect of the woman he loves while
keeping his true identity a secret. In an effort to redeem himself in his
father’s eyes, he exposes a dangerous smuggling operation involving the Royal
Fleet. But his loyalty to duty comes with a deadly price.
Can he keep Claudette and his royal title? Or will he lose
her forever when she discovers his secret?
***The Royal Desires series is available on Amazon &
other platforms. Catch this hot historical/fantasy trilogy from the start:
Book 1: A Most Unusual Princess:
All other platforms: https://books2read.com/u/me00L9
Book 2: A Most Intriguing Temptation:
All other platforms: https://books2read.com/u/47kkvj
Book 3: A Most Unfortunate Prince:
All other platforms: https://books2read.com/u/3yPPM6
Stay tuned for more character interviews in upcoming blogs...
Until then,
Happy Reading!
Kelli
