The Duchess Effect

RATING: 4 Stars (★★★★)

SPICE LEVEL: 5 Spicy Peppers (🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️)

⁠DISCLOSURE: I received print copies of The Duchess Effect from Avon Books to promote my event with Tracey Livesay on August 13th. All opinions are my own.

Author: Tracey Livesay
Publisher: Avon Books
Is it on KU?: Nope
TW: Microaggressions revolving around race.

Tropes:⁠
↠ Royalty Romance⁠
↠ Celebrity Romance⁠

Dani and Jameson are back with a steamy story after their initial happily ever after. They struggle to navigate their fame, and their relationship is in jeopardy after a series of miscommunications.⁠
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Although the story is certainly enjoyable, it may not have been necessary to turn it into a series. Although it's clear at the end of American Royalty that the couple wouldn't have an easy time, I think the first book gives us enough of a happy ending. This opinion is indicative of my preference for a series of standalone novels.⁠
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Nevertheless, I hope there's a third book because it's fun, and The Duchess Effect left readers on a slight cliffhanger. It's a good read, but I'd rather have another couple set in this world where we could see Dani and Jameson as secondary characters.⁠
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I suggest you only read this book if you've read American Royalty first. If you liked American Royalty, you would also appreciate this.⁠

Flatlay of The Duchess Effect

Image Description: Book cover of The Duchess Effect by Tracey Livesay on a white fluffy and textured pillow. The top right corner has a label stating that this is a "Pub Week Review."⁠

Review Stats: The Duchess Effects

Image Description: The Duchess Effect book stats page. The blue background reads "POV: Dual, Rating of 4 stars, Spice Level of 5 chiles, and Tropes: Celebrity Romance & Royalty Romance." To the right is a photo of American Royalty's book cover with a disclaimer reading, "This is a sequel! Unlike many romance books I've reviewed, this is a true sequel, so I highly recommend reading American Royalty first."⁠

Book Description (The Duchess Effect)

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Tracey Livesay returns in this seriously sexy sequel to American Royalty, following Duchess and Prince Jameson as they strive to turn their romance into a relationship, beneath the relentless glare of the spotlight.

Against all odds, sexy American rapper, Danielle “Duchess” Nelson and brilliant reclusive royal Prince Jameson have fallen in love! They’ve decided to take their relationship public and find a way to make their two worlds coexist. On their terms.

Unfortunately, falling in love was the easy part. 

Jameson and Dani’s love story has made them the most popular royals since Prince John, but that popularity comes with a price. Dani looks forward to signing the deal with a major cosmetics company that will make her skin care line, Mela-Skin, a force in the industry, and finally grant her the control over her life she’s craved since childhood. But the company wants to take advantage of their fame and involve Jameson in Mela-Skin’s marketing campaign. Dani is outraged! Her company has nothing to do with Jameson.

After stepping up for the royal family, Jameson yearns to retreat back into academia. But he’s fired when his university raises concerns about his newfound notoriety. And suddenly the queen, initially against the relationship, backtracks, seeking their cooperation when the family is embroiled in yet another scandal. This isn’t the quiet life Jameson was hoping for.

Dani and Jameson truly love each other. But under the scrutiny of the international spotlight, when the doubts, compromises, and secrets begin to take their toll, will their love be enough?

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