Thoroughly enjoyed The Royal We (#987), written jointly by Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan. If you're a romantic at heart, who wouldn't love this modern update of a commoner who gets her prince? Or does she? (I don't think I'm giving anything away by saying that I put off reading The Heir Affair, its sequel, until I got my hands on The Royal We.)
When American Rebecca Porter applies for a semester abroad at Oxford, little does she realize that one of her dorm mates will change her life forever. Prince Nicholas, oldest son of the Prince of Wales, is there as well. The tightly-knit cluster of students who have known him since childhood accept Bex into their circle. When Bex's twin sister Lacey learns who she is living with at Oxford, she's anxious to meet Nick's younger ginger-haired brother Freddie, her favorite pin-up. Complications and heartbreaks ensue.
It's easy to pick out who the real-life models are for most of the characters- Prince William, Kate Middleton (Except in this case, Bex is American, to throw in an extra fillip and Oxford substitutes for Saint Andrews.), Princess Diana, Prince Charles, Prince Harry, even Queen Elizabeth and the Queen Mum. But since this is a novel, Cocks and Morgan have plenty of leeway to create whole levels of perfectly plausible mayhem behind the scenes. Such fun to dish without doing any actual harm to anyone involved, unlike the characters in The Royal We.
You may want to change your mind about putting yourself in Bex's (and Nick's!) place after reading this novel, but still, it's fun to dream, isn't it, when you don't have to do any of the heavy lifting! A brilliant beach read. Can't wait to start The Heir Affair!
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