The Royal Windsor Secret by Christine Wells

 Egypt 1935. The story begins with sixteen-year-old Cleo Davenport being told that she needs to move to London. She was raised by her adoptive mother, and her life is absorbed by finding out about her parentage.

In London, she has a chance to meet the Prince of Wales, now crowned as Edward VIII, as a debutante. In Paris, she is able to talk to a courtesan who tells her a story of meeting Prince of Wales during WWI and the consequences when she gets pregnant.

The story for most of the part is absorbed by personal matters with a slow progression.

The dimensions to the character are stronger in the second half. She has an ambition of designing jewelry but WWII changes her plans. She wants to be useful during the war, so she finds some duties. 

It is an interesting premise of the known courtesan to be claiming to have a child with Prince of Wales and her creating a story what happened to that child. 

Release date: September 12, 2023

Source: William Morrow