Another shallow jerk is the last thing Francesca needs, so she vows to keep Tuck from recognizing her, not that she’s his type anyway.īut fate has a teeny-tiny trick up her sleeve… a plus sign on a pregnancy test. His hobbies include parties and supermodels-or so the tabloids say. Unfortunately, Francesca soon realizes her prince is the wealthy jock who lives in the penthouse of her apartment building. For one night, Francesca and Tuck indulge in a wickedly incognito affair. There, she meets NFL star Tuck Avery, dressed as a prince and hiding behind a mask as he celebrates his birthday. But when her fiancé betrays her, she puts on her wedding dress and ditches the altar for a masquerade ball-at a sex club. Level-headed Francesca Lane never thought she’d miss her own wedding. Published by Montlake on November 8, 2022Ī masquerade ball brings together an NFL player and a penniless princess in this smart and sexy romance from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills. Princess and the Player by Ilsa Madden-Mills
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