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Synopsis:

>b>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 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.

Review:

The Royals Next Door was a hilarious and steamy adult romance that was so much fun to listen to!  If you’re looking for a story that will make you laugh, smile, and fall in love, definitely add this one to your tbr!  I love how Karina writes such a vast array of characters and stories.  Each time I pick up one of her books, I know that I’ll fall for her stories and characters every single time.

From the beginning, I adored Piper.  She was funny and so relatable.  Piper was a teacher whose day was going sideways, and she just wanted to go home.  One her way there, she had the most fabulous run in with a sexy bodyguard, Harrison.  Whom she had read dirty fan fiction about.  She cracked me up time and again!  Their interactions started off a little antagonistic, but I loved watching that relationship evolve!

Harrison was a hard one to read, yet I couldn’t help but love him.  He could be a man of few words, and he was a fun one to figure out.  He took his job very seriously, and I love how he didn’t give a second thought when it came to protecting Piper.  With a little bit of forced proximity at times, I was always counting down till that next time they ran into each other!  Because I knew I would either be laughing, sighing, or something explosive would happen.

The Royals Next Door was a romcom that played out like a movie in my head.  The cake scene, Costco samples, the laundry room, and so many more moments were memorable.  And when Harrison and Piper were alone, they could be so steamy and hot!  I also loved that this story included heavier topics that were weaved beautifully into this story.  And the epilogue at the end was beyond fabulous!  Can’t recommend this one enough!

Synopsis:

A grumpy groomsman. A surprise shipwreck. Stuck on a deserted island together? Worst maid-of-honor gig ever. From the NYT bestselling author of A Nordic King comes a standalone romantic comedy.

Daisy Lewis is experiencing a relentless string of bad luck.

Fortunately, Daisy has her sister’s destination wedding coming up. A week of sand, sea, and sun in the South Pacific as the maid-of-honor is exactly what Daisy needs to forget her upturned life and focus on the positive.

That is until Daisy meets the best man.

If you take tall, dark, and handsome, and add a dash of rugged, a pinch of brooding, and a whole lot of sexy, you’ve got Tai Wakefield. Unfortunately he’s also a major grump, total alpha, and seemingly out to antagonize Daisy at every turn.

As if being part of the wedding party with Tai wasn’t bad enough, Daisy’s bad luck soon resurfaces when she ends up on a cramped sailboat with Tai and the newlyweds.

Which then shipwrecks on a deserted island near Fiji.

Okay, so they aren’t completely alone. There’s an oddball research scientist who has been isolated for far too long, they have rundown bungalows as shelter, stores of water and canned food, plus a feral goat named Wilson.It’s Lost…without the smoke monster.

But with rescue weeks away, Tai and Daisy realize the only way they’re going to get through this mess is to stop fighting and start working together.

And with their guards down, they get closer.

A lot closer.

Soon, Daisy realizes that the only thing worse than being stuck on a deserted island, is being stuck on a deserted island with a man she hates to love and loves to hate.

A man that can break her heart.

Review:

Lovewrecked was an enemies to lovers, steamy adult romance that I devoured.  The characters were unique, the storyline flowed quickly, and I loved the happily ever after at the end of this story!  If you love assholeish guys, girls that can be judgy and high maintenance, but you can’t help but love, and side characters who get their happily ever after too, then add this one to your tbr!  The vibrator, spare comment and dream had me screaming with laughter.  And the second half of this book was my favorite part!  I listened to the audiobook of this story and enjoyed both of the narrators; they made the story so effortless to listen to.