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The Royals Next Door
- Narrated by: Cassandra York
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
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Publisher's Summary
One of PopSugar's Top Summer Reads of 2021!
An ordinary summer goes royally awry when a prince and princess move next door, bringing their handsome bodyguard with them, from New York Times best-selling author Karina Halle.
Piper Evans: elementary school teacher by day - avid romance reader and anonymous podcaster by night. She has a quiet, reclusive life, taking care of her mother, who lives 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.
What the critics say
"Karina Halle always charms.” (Christina Lauren, New York Times best-selling author)
"Prepare to fall hard for The Royals Next Door." (PopSugar)
"A romance brimming with tension and fun, while putting mental health and trauma recovery at its center." (Library Journal)
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- GReads
- 2021-09-14
Great book
I liked this book because it didn’t have too much of the ‘doomed romance’ and big misunderstanding that leads to a breakup drama that so many romance novels have, and that I personally find so tedious.
The only criticism I would have is that some of the words like toque and some other things here and there were mispronounced. The narrator was so great but I think that this could have been better researched by her or caught by the producer.
The book was really great and I highly recommend it.
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- Tegan G.
- 2022-12-14
great story fun listen
Loved it, fun story and the readers were great to listen to, will be following the author!
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- Monika Winters
- 2022-02-01
Not for me.
Not a fan of the sex scenes. I failed to check on this before purchasing.
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6 people found this helpful
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- CLL
- 2021-10-06
just ok
The story rambled in the beginning and then went straight from light romance to extremely sexually graphic. It was just a bit more than expected.
The narrator wasn't bad but I did increase the pace to 2x normal speed so that the pauses and in-between sentences weren't to annoying.
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- JamieKoep
- 2021-09-01
OK
This is a quick and easy read. Nothing major happens, but its sweet and fun.
Narration is done well. There just wasn't anything that wowed me. But still, not a bad read.
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- Nicki C.
- 2022-06-26
Nice, Light read
Love the narrator. She did a great job with the different voices. The book is a nice, easy read.
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- Kate Kinghorn Spurlock
- 2021-12-26
Funny, Entertaining, & Romantic
I’ve been on a book slump and this is just what I needed to get over it. So cute. Loved every minute!
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- Anonymous User
- 2023-08-27
Thank you
Thank you for addressing mental health issues in a manner that allows greater understanding. But also for giving hope to those that are battling through issues of their own.
Thank you also for addressing the stigma behind “smut” books. You have great examples and explanations on the subject.
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- Angela Meadors
- 2023-08-15
Disappointed that I wasted a credit in this…
SPOILERS!! I thought this was going to be a cute rom com and couldn’t be more wrong. I don’t think it was funny at all. The main character was really unlikable. I think part of it was the way she talked. I tend cuss as much as the next girl but it really caught me off guard in this book and it seemed so unnecessary… she was really crude. I felt the whole storyline of the stigma related to reading romance novels was stupid, especially the big scandal at the end. The scene with the school board was just infuriating to me as a teacher. She shows them no respect after doing something totally inappropriate at the lake but she’s so brave because she talked about romance novels. Nope! Narrator did well with the accents.
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- stefaney
- 2023-07-24
Good book to relax too
A good read with out a lot of ups and downs. A nice constant story line is a good break from the conflict resolution found in many other books. Nice the just listen to and drift off… plus a little something extra in it of course ;)
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- Suzanne Ferry
- 2023-06-08
So Slow
Soooo slow! Couldn’t finish it. Kept hoping for more character development but it’s incredibly shallow and the dialogue between the two main characters was painful!
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- Nf22
- 2023-04-22
I don’t know how I waited so long
I love it!
I purchased this book so long ago I forgot what was it about, so it was a nice surprise when I start listening and the characters weren’t what I was expecting.
Sweet romance. I love it
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