The Royal Windsor Secret

The Royal Windsor Secret is an interesting story, full of mystery, royal intrigue, and some romance all set in the leadup and during WWII.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆?

I love how every time I pick up a book from Well’s I’m immediately whisked off to another time and place (Cairo, Paris, and London). Plus, I always learn something new about the less glamourous women in history.

Now let’s get to the juicy reason for picking up this book…It is a story about the possible love child, Cleo, of the Prince of Whales and a high-class courtesan, so of course I was drawn into all the mystery surrounding Cleo’s true parentage. Plus, history has recorded the Prince of Wales scandalous behavior, so it really is possible that there may have been a love child.

I also really enjoyed seeing Cleo’s character grow and blossom as she learned to hone her passion for creating jewelry during a time when women were not allowed into this particular industry.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵?

Wells does a phenomenal job when it comes to research and looking for unique persons in history and the interesting lives they lived. I definitely went down the Google rabbit hole after reading this book just so I could learn even more about jewelry design during this time, historic hotels, and of course more royal secrets.

And the Authors Notes are an absolute must! Wells describes each person in more detail and how they are all connected with each other.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲?

This is a slow burn. A chunk of the book became very repetitive so I did lose interest for a period.

𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸?

I recommend this book to those who love historical fiction.