The Reluctant Wife

A Bodyguard-Princess Marriage of Convenience Romance (The Davenports, Book 4)

De: L. Steele

Narrado por: Shane East, Ava Lucas

THE ONE RULE I CAN'T FOLLOW: DON'T FALL FOR YOUR FAKE HUSBAND

He's, my bodyguard. My marriage of convenience husband. And the one man I can't have feelings for.

Ryot Davenport: Former Marine. Billionaire security expert. A man built to keep his walls high and his heart untouchable.

Our fake marriage? A calculated political move.

Our real chemistry? Impossible to ignore.

He’s sworn to keep me safe. I’m determined to make him feel again. Every unspoken promise. Every stolen glance. We’re playing a dangerous game where the only rule is: don’t fall.

But some rules were never meant to be kept…

This is a grumpy bodyguard x princess fake marriage billionaire romance with:

Only One Bed A Possessive Bodyguard who calls you “my wife”

A Curvy Princess Who Turns His World Upside Down

Found Family That Will Make You Cry

A Champagne-Drinking Great Dane Who Steals the Show

A meddling grandfather

A Guaranteed HEA That’ll Leave You Swooning

Some contracts are written in fire. Some hearts can't be contained.

Fall into the world of the Davenports. 1-Click could change everything!

©2025 Laxmi Hariharan (P)2025 Laxmi Hariharan

Good read!

I liked this one! It was not a duplicate of the second and third books. I’m glad this one worked out the way it did. On to the next book.

Aurelia + Ryat

Big on miscommunication and constant reluctance surrounding an ex-lover, but overall the chemistry was there and the suspense left me excited to continuing reading!

RYOT

The Reluctant Wife is a fabulous audio book that is eloquently written. This book surpassed my expectations and blew me away. The writing style is captivating and keeps you engaged. The characters are compelling with complex personalities. Ryot Davenport is everything you want in a male character and my favourite Davenport. Aurelia’s character is confident and high spirited. I loved her character. The supporting characters bring more intriguing moments. Tiny the Great Dane is a favourite character of mine. I absolutely loved this book so much I can’t express in words how much. It’s one of the best books I ever read. I loved it from page one till the very end. The epilogue was the grand finale with icing on the cake. I highly recommend reading/listening to this romance novel.

Dual Narration by Shane East and Ava Lucas brings the story to reality. Excellent talented narratives bring the character's personalities out. I love Shane's tone, it's my favourite. I can listen all day long. Ava did a wonderful job also portraying Aurelia.

Aurelia and Ryot

The Reluctant Wife is a delightful story about a princess and her bodyguard. Listen to this audiobook that is narrated in duet by Ava Lucas and Shane East. Ava Lucas was phenomenal in her portrayal of Princess Aurelia. You could feel all of Aurelia’s happiness, fear, lust and love through her voice. Her Italian accent was beautiful. Shane East as Ryot-really need I say more? When he said “my wife” in his perfect growly alpha voice-WOW! These two made this book come to life. I highly recommend listening.

A wonderful narration of a classic bodyguard princess romance!

⭐️: 2/5

💕 Only One Bed
💕 A Possessive Bodyguard who calls you “my wife”
💕 A Curvy Princess Who Turns His World Upside Down
💕 Found Family That Will Make You Cry
💕 A Champagne-Drinking Great Dane Who Steals the Show
💕 A meddling grandfather
💕 A Guaranteed HEA That’ll Leave You Swooning

A bodygaurd with a princess combo is always swoon worthy. Aurelia and Ryot were definitely unable to stay away from one another after an almost one night stand. Action packed romance with traumatic pasts that MCs are able to work through to find their happy end.

The narrators in this audiobook were phenomenal. I can’t get enough of Shane East, he could read me a grocery list and I’d be a happy camper.