{"id":32175,"date":"2026-05-28T09:46:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T13:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=32175"},"modified":"2026-05-28T09:47:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T13:47:17","slug":"review-second-chance-prince-by-sara-bennett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2026\/05\/28\/review-second-chance-prince-by-sara-bennett\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f Second Chance Prince by Sara Bennett"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-32175\" data-postid=\"32175\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-32175 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_gmvu205 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top gutter-narrow tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_i9de205 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_q9m4205 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"968\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/second-chance-prince-sara-bennett.jpg?resize=640%2C968&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-32176\" title=\"second-chance-prince-sara-bennett\" alt=\"second-chance-prince-sara-bennett\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/second-chance-prince-sara-bennett.jpg?w=992&amp;ssl=1 992w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/second-chance-prince-sara-bennett.jpg?resize=198%2C300&amp;ssl=1 198w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/second-chance-prince-sara-bennett.jpg?resize=677%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 677w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/second-chance-prince-sara-bennett.jpg?resize=768%2C1161&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/second-chance-prince-sara-bennett.jpg?resize=400%2C604&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_h1rk205 customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Prince Nikolai of Holtswig has journeyed to London with one purpose: stay out of trouble until the unrest in his country dies down. But after an assassination attempt at the season\u2019s first ball, he has no choice but to accept a deal from the British government. They will offer him protection &#8230; if he gets engaged to a proper Englishwoman. Niki isn\u2019t interested\u2014until they suggest his childhood friend, Lady Roberta Ashton.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Lady Roberta couldn\u2019t help being a bit infatuated with Niki in the summers they spent together all those years ago. Faking an engagement would definitely liven up the season\u2014but there&#8217;s a difference between lively and deadly. As the threats increase along with their attraction, Roberta and Niki must learn to trust each other to protect themselves\u2014and their hearts.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_suic205 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_e453205  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16471 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2_5-hearts-1.jpg?resize=107%2C44&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"107\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> May 19, 2026<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Sensual<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Grand Central<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Forever<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $11.99<\/p><hr \/><blockquote class=\"quotes\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cAll the same, he would probably have been better off dealing with his attraction by staying far away from her as possible, but instead, he was drawn to her in a quite ridiculous fashion. As if she were a magnet and he a pin. For three years, he had rarely given her a thought, and suddenly it was as if she had been there all along, occupying a special part of his brain. There was no one else he knew who did it and said things like Roberta. Was that the reason he was longing to be in her company? He suspected that spending more time with her would soon rid him of this uncomfortable attraction. Or perhaps he just hoped it was so.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I ultimately struggled with this story a bit. One of my biggest issues with this book was the pacing, and it started on page one. The beginning dragged on for what felt like an extended period of time, and I just had an extremely hard time getting invested in either of the main characters or the story.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Roberta<\/strong> is supposed to be one of those feisty and fiery women who doesn\u2019t want to follow the rules and marches to her own drum, but she feels like a caricature of that stereotype. She isn\u2019t fully fleshed out, and you don\u2019t really see a lot else to her personality besides this. She is one-dimensional. This might not be a problem if she had a hero who has a lot of personality to bring some fire out of her. That\u2019s not the case.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Niki\u2019s<\/strong> personality is a real bore. Neither one of these characters brought out the fire or the passion in the other. While they said they loved each other, it didn\u2019t feel like it. I needed more romance and more yearning from them. You can tell me that they love each other all book long, but that doesn\u2019t mean I\u2019ll believe it. It\u2019s the job of the author to make it real for me, and this didn\u2019t do that.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I also found that there were so many character introductions that it became honestly difficult to follow. I do think that you need to read prior books in this series to have the best grasp on the characters and the references they make to previous books. Overall, this just wasn\u2019t for me. I felt a little lost.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I think if you\u2019re already a fan of this series or of authors like <strong>Grace Burrows<\/strong> or <strong>Eloisa James,<\/strong> then this book may work better for you than it did for me.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">~ Michelle<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_4cwj205 customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4e9IFRu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3PsIhUT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/second-chance-prince-sara-bennett\/1147516438?ean=9781538723869\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/second-chance-prince\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Sara_Bennett_Second_Chance_Prince?id=oFxiEQAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prince Nikolai of Holtswig has journeyed to London with one purpose: stay out of trouble until the unrest in his country dies down. 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src=\"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/second-chance-prince-sara-bennett.jpg\" title=\"second-chance-prince-sara-bennett\" alt=\"second-chance-prince-sara-bennett\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/second-chance-prince-sara-bennett.jpg?w=992&amp;ssl=1 992w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/second-chance-prince-sara-bennett.jpg?resize=198%2C300&amp;ssl=1 198w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/second-chance-prince-sara-bennett.jpg?resize=677%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 677w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/second-chance-prince-sara-bennett.jpg?resize=768%2C1161&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/second-chance-prince-sara-bennett.jpg?resize=400%2C604&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prince Nikolai of Holtswig has journeyed to London with one purpose: stay out of trouble until the unrest in his country dies down. But after an assassination attempt at the season\u2019s first ball, he has no choice but to accept a deal from the British government. They will offer him protection ... if he gets engaged to a proper Englishwoman. Niki isn\u2019t interested\u2014until they suggest his childhood friend, Lady Roberta Ashton.<br \/><br \/>Lady Roberta couldn\u2019t help being a bit infatuated with Niki in the summers they spent together all those years ago. Faking an engagement would definitely liven up the season\u2014but there's a difference between lively and deadly. As the threats increase along with their attraction, Roberta and Niki must learn to trust each other to protect themselves\u2014and their hearts.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2_5-hearts-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"107\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> May 19, 2026<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Sensual<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Grand Central<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Forever<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $11.99<\/p><hr \/><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cAll the same, he would probably have been better off dealing with his attraction by staying far away from her as possible, but instead, he was drawn to her in a quite ridiculous fashion. As if she were a magnet and he a pin. For three years, he had rarely given her a thought, and suddenly it was as if she had been there all along, occupying a special part of his brain. There was no one else he knew who did it and said things like Roberta. Was that the reason he was longing to be in her company? He suspected that spending more time with her would soon rid him of this uncomfortable attraction. Or perhaps he just hoped it was so.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I ultimately struggled with this story a bit. One of my biggest issues with this book was the pacing, and it started on page one. The beginning dragged on for what felt like an extended period of time, and I just had an extremely hard time getting invested in either of the main characters or the story.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Roberta<\/strong> is supposed to be one of those feisty and fiery women who doesn\u2019t want to follow the rules and marches to her own drum, but she feels like a caricature of that stereotype. She isn\u2019t fully fleshed out, and you don\u2019t really see a lot else to her personality besides this. She is one-dimensional. This might not be a problem if she had a hero who has a lot of personality to bring some fire out of her. That\u2019s not the case.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Niki\u2019s<\/strong> personality is a real bore. Neither one of these characters brought out the fire or the passion in the other. While they said they loved each other, it didn\u2019t feel like it. I needed more romance and more yearning from them. You can tell me that they love each other all book long, but that doesn\u2019t mean I\u2019ll believe it. It\u2019s the job of the author to make it real for me, and this didn\u2019t do that.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I also found that there were so many character introductions that it became honestly difficult to follow. I do think that you need to read prior books in this series to have the best grasp on the characters and the references they make to previous books. Overall, this just wasn\u2019t for me. I felt a little lost.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I think if you\u2019re already a fan of this series or of authors like <strong>Grace Burrows<\/strong> or <strong>Eloisa James,<\/strong> then this book may work better for you than it did for me.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">~ Michelle<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4e9IFRu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3PsIhUT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/second-chance-prince-sara-bennett\/1147516438?ean=9781538723869\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/second-chance-prince\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Sara_Bennett_Second_Chance_Prince?id=oFxiEQAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32175"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32175\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32182,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32175\/revisions\/32182"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}