The Royals Next Door

The Royals Next Door

Karina Halle

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An ordinary summer goes royally awry when a prince and princess move next door, bringing their handsome bodyguard with them, from New York Times bestselling author Karina Halle. Piper Evans: elementary school teacher by day--avid romance reader and anonymous podcaster by night. She lives a quiet, reclusive life, taking care of her mother, who struggles with mental illness, avoiding her regrettable ex, who bartends in town, and trying to make inroads in the tight-knit island community that still sees her, five years in, as an outsider. And she's happy with how things are--really--until British royals rent the property next to hers and their brooding bodyguard decides she's a security threat. Piper quickly realizes that one person's fairy tale is an ordinary woman's nightmare as a media frenzy takes over the island and each run-in with Harrison Cole is hotter and more confusing than the last. But beneath Harrison's no-nonsense exterior lies a soft heart, one that could tempt a woman who's sworn off attachments into believing in white knights. But when Piper finds herself smack in the middle of a royal scandal that rocks the island she'll need more than Harrison's strong arms to shield her--she'll have to do a little rescuing herself. With careers, hearts, and friendships on the line, Piper and Harrison will have to decide what they're willing to give up for a chance at their own happily ever after.


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    if there are three things I love, they are:
    1. forced proximity
    2. hella banter
    3. overprotective mmc
    and boy did this one deliver. def some deeper themes covered here (mental illness, generational trauma) but I felt they were handled tactfully overall. I thought that the fmc’s podcast could have been better utilized as a plot point. I would have loved if the duchess revealed that she was a fan or something. just felt like that piece fell short. docking a star due to complete and absolute 100% predictability and a little bit of cheesiness in the writing/dialogue/fmc’s narration (i hate when a character breaks the fourth wall, SUE ME)…but I still ate this shit up.

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