Loyally, Luke

By: Pepper Basham

Narrated by: Christopher Ashman, K.C Sheridan, Kathleen McInerney, Natalie Duke, Gary Furlong, Caitlin Davies, Mhairi Morrison

In this hilarious, sweet, low-spice rom-com, opposites attract when a princess falls for a flannel-wearing carpenter. Perfect for fans of Sarah Adams and Emma St. Clair.

Sometimes love means embracing the good, the bad . . . and even the impossible.

Dear Reader,

My name is Luke Edgewood, and there are few things in life that I require. Mainly black coffee. And flannel. And lots of solitude. And my dogs, Chewy and Indie. What I don't need is romance, so I have no plans to change my thirty-year-old-bachelor status anytime soon.

But my youngest sister thinks that by accepting a short-term construction job in the small European country of Skymar, I'm going to follow along in her footsteps and discover my own romantic adventure. Nope. Bah humbug. The End. This time, her rom-com-movie senses are totally wrong.

Or maybe not. Because I've met a Grace Kelly look-alike who is annoying . . . until she isn't. But she is impossible. As in, nothing can happen between us because she is a literal princess. Even though that's easy to forget when we're working together to restore a castle-like orphanage in a secluded mountain town and "forced proximity" includes a small closet, a secret one-hundred-year-old journal, and the tactile memory of an off-limits royal in my arms.

Basically, the whole situation has turned into an ooey gooey magical snow globe of romantic tropes complete with cute kids and an actual ball. Even my sentences are starting to sound like mush. Ugh. Send high levels of testosterone my way--I'm going to need it.

Loyally,

Luke

Set on a fictional European island, Loyally, Luke is a heartwarming and delightfully fun clean romance featuring the exciting royalty trope. Experience the joy of a romance filled with plenty of swoonworthy tension but none of the spice. Join Luke on his quest for love in this stand-alone novel that's sure to captivate you. Escape into the charming world of Loyally, Luke now!

"Readers, you are in for a pure delight! Luke Edgewood is, in a word, dreamy." --Emma St. Clair, USA TODAY bestselling author

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2024 Pepper Basham (P)2024 Thomas Nelson

The humor, the tropes, Luke kicking and screaming against all the romance yet falling anyway, and rather gracefully at that!

I loved it all, especially the humor, but also Luke's character. I loved the amazing ways Ellie and he fit together, very unexpected of a princess!

A lighthearted romance

Loved story that was a romance without discriptive sex. yay!
Safe to refer to a tween or a granny without blushing.

Laughing all the way

How does a princess and a flannel-wearing carpenter end up in the same room??? Luke's romantically challenged mind is completely bowled over when a certain royal princess manages to inch her way past the Rambo-quoting gruffness. One thing to consider is that for all his anti-kissing protests, Luke takes advantage of an abundance of kissable moments.

Utterly hilarious.

Kept me listening

A fun, sweet, and easy listen. I I played it on the way to and from work and up until I crawled into bed.

I loved everything but the narration

Ok, before I start my review I want to say that Christopher Ashman embodied Luke Edgewood beautifully. (He also did a great job with every OTHER character he narrated in this series. He's just fantastic!)

The narration was a giant distraction for me because I listened to all three books in a row. My issue with the narration for Loyally, Luke lies with the producers of this book. First, the main female character, Princess Eliana was voiced with an IRISH accent. Skymarians have a Scottish accent, so this was weird at best and a huge oversight on the part of the audiobook producers. (Every character this narrator voices was done with an Irish accent - even American characters....) Secondly, the voices for Penelope and Isobel were SO vastly different from the first two books and were basically all wrong. (The narrators should have switched characters. That might've helped.)

Again, Christopher Ashman was swoon-worthy as Luke. He has heart and humor and executes the character flawlessly -sometimes in a laugh-out-loud way. (In fact, he did a great job with Princess Eliana and the other character he voiced - like Brodie, Mathias, Anders, Pete, Gordon, Faye, Amara, etc.) If he'd narrated the entire book, it would have been less distracting and more enjoyable.,..

Now that my complaint is voiced, the actual plot and story were just so great. What a message of acceptance, redemption, second chances and new directions. It's a story that lets you know that God truly does honor the desires of your heart. This book is FUNNY and is full of heart and surprises and just joy and so much more. Pepper Basham truly knows how to create characters that seem so real and relatable and stories that have a spiritual message (without the preachy bits) told with a lightness that helps the Truth speak and sink in. (The Hallmarkian tropes were hysterical, too.)

This is the final book in the series and I loved them all. Oh how I will miss the Edgewoods!

Worth the wait!

I’ve been waiting for Luke’s story since book 1, Authentically, Izzy, and then when he spread his teasing and good sense in Positively, Penelope, I knew I had to get the audio as soon as it came on preorder! Love this fish-out-of-water take on a royal romance. I may never look at them the same after this. And if SOMEBODY doesn’t make this into a movie, they’re missing a great opportunity!

A lot of themes

Any good story has layers of meaning and significant lessons. I hardly ever read romance crap, and I got this book in the Christian Fiction section thinking it had something to do with Luke. Like, Luke. Saint Luke. Maybe a historical fiction set in modern times. And it had high ratings.
It was nothing of the sort.
It’s a rom-com.
But what it really is, is an allegory of Jesus’ relationship with me. It’s a handbook of how I can be a better husband. It’s a great fairytale story told once again in modern times with modern twists and wry humor. I liked it… and might have possibly bubbled over a little but in private while I was listening to it. Very well done performance, great writing, and meaningful addition to my library. I might even list it as a favorite. If you catch me a couple of years from now with several rom-coms from the same author, I won’t be surprised… but then as a self respecting man I would have to kill you. Lol!
Because I don’t read rom-coms, or watch Hallmark movies.
Chime!

A happily ever after tending!!

This book was wonderful! Such a great ending to a fun series!! The narrators were so good too!!

Possibly the best yet

Princesses and broad-shouldered guys in flannel. A hint of history and adorable children. What’s not to love? Just get it and listen! The accents are to die for.

Underwhelming and lackluster

The storyline has promised but I felt that it took FOREVER with little to no character growth. Hours of pining and terrible dialogue. The characters seem stilted and even the "banter" was juvenile. The vocabulary used was so simple that it made it extra boring. Overall, would not recommend.