In Search of a Prince by Toni Shiloh

Brielle Adebayo is fully content teaching at a New York City public school and taking annual summer vacations with her mother to Martha's Vineyard. But everything changes when her mom drops a bombshell--Brielle is really a princess in the island kingdom of Ọlọrọ Ilé, off the coast of Africa, and she must immediately assume her royal position, since the health of her grandfather, the king, is failing.

Distraught by all the secrets her mother kept, Brielle is further left spinning when the Ọlọrọ Ilé Royal Council brings up an old edict that states she must marry before her coronation, or the crown will pass to another. Brielle is uncertain if she even wants the throne, and with her world totally shaken, where will she find the courage to take a chance on love and brave the perils a wrong decision may bring? 

My review:  This was a great book.  Brielle has to deal with her sense of betrayal by her mother for not informing her she was the granddaughter of a king.  She is portrayed as a very strong independent woman.  She is also a woman of faith and relies on God a lot for the strength she needs.  When she is told she has to marry in order to become Queen she turns to God for guidance.  The candidates that have been chosen for her are not suitable at all.  This is the story of her journey to becoming Queen.  The only negative thing I would say about the book, is that it repeats the history the country several times throughout the book.

I was given this book by Bethany House Publishing via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  I was not compensated in any way.