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Royally Screwed
by Emma Chase
Nicholas, Crowned Prince of Wessco is a man bound by his duty to his country and, when he’s informed he must choose a bride and then sent to New York to bring his younger brother back home, he decides to make the most of the time he’s got left.
Olivia Hammond is a hardworking, no-nonsense young woman, with way too many responsibilities to follow up on celebrities or jet setters and has no clue whatsoever who the handsome, arrogant and very rude Nicholas is at first and treats him like she would any other creep…literally.
This is my second take on this review, because I don’t feel I did this book justice the first time.
I think this story is Cinderella meets Coming to America in some way. While Olivia is broke, tending to the shop and keeping her family together, Nicholas is desperately trying to grasp at the remnants of his freedom by having one last fling. They both feel trapped by their circumstances and, when something starts developing between them, they want to hold on to it for as long as their lives will allow, taking the chance to spend what little time he has left together.
“Some people go their whole lives without feeling that. We’ll get to have it for four months.”
This book had me laughing out loud with Nicholas’ arrogant charm and directness and the banter between him and Olivia. I adored the fact that this is a woman who never lets him have his way just because he’s a prince, but cares about the person he is and shows it every step of the way. It also made me cry when their time together is coming to an end and Nicholas starts to panic, every time he thinks he’s lost her and the hardships to make the right decision.
IMO, Royally Screwed is a book that has no waste. It has great writing at a fluid pace, it’s sexy, heartfelt and romantic. The perfect modern fairy tale, threading elements of real life and timeless tales to give us an amazing love story, one I think no one should miss and which I’d love to watch on the screen. ;-)
Olivia Hammond is a hardworking, no-nonsense young woman, with way too many responsibilities to follow up on celebrities or jet setters and has no clue whatsoever who the handsome, arrogant and very rude Nicholas is at first and treats him like she would any other creep…literally.
This is my second take on this review, because I don’t feel I did this book justice the first time.
I think this story is Cinderella meets Coming to America in some way. While Olivia is broke, tending to the shop and keeping her family together, Nicholas is desperately trying to grasp at the remnants of his freedom by having one last fling. They both feel trapped by their circumstances and, when something starts developing between them, they want to hold on to it for as long as their lives will allow, taking the chance to spend what little time he has left together.
“Some people go their whole lives without feeling that. We’ll get to have it for four months.”
This book had me laughing out loud with Nicholas’ arrogant charm and directness and the banter between him and Olivia. I adored the fact that this is a woman who never lets him have his way just because he’s a prince, but cares about the person he is and shows it every step of the way. It also made me cry when their time together is coming to an end and Nicholas starts to panic, every time he thinks he’s lost her and the hardships to make the right decision.
IMO, Royally Screwed is a book that has no waste. It has great writing at a fluid pace, it’s sexy, heartfelt and romantic. The perfect modern fairy tale, threading elements of real life and timeless tales to give us an amazing love story, one I think no one should miss and which I’d love to watch on the screen. ;-)