The Royals Next Door

THE ROYALS NEXT DOOR by Karina Halle is a stand alone, contemporary, adult, erotic romance series focusing on Canadian elementary school teacher/romance podcaster Piper Evans, and British PPO (Personal Protection Officer)/bodyguard Harrison Cole. Told from first person perspective (Piper) THE ROYALS NEXT DOOR follows in the wake of British royalty Prince Eddie and Duchess Monica’s (aka Duke and Duchess of Fairfax) escape from Britain in an effort to find peace and solitude on the small island of Salt Spring near British Columbia, Canada. Piper Evans and her mother Evelyn own a small cottage adjacent to the mansion of which Eddie and Monica have retained temporary occupancy, and as such have had to be vetted and approved as neighbors and friends. Enter personal protection officer aka bodyguard Harrison Cole, the man with whom Piper will fall in love but not all is well on the small island of Salt Spring as the ‘real islanders’ struggle to accept royalty, and the encroaching paparazzi that is about to turn their island upside down. What ensues is the building romance and relationships between Piper and Harrison, and the potential fall-out as Piper and Harrison are stalked by local paparazzi, and their affair is made public for the world to see. THE ROYALS NEXT DOOR follows a similar plot line to the real royals of the British Monarchy, specifically Megan and Harry, and their attempts for privacy against the lifestyle and media that are in constant pursuit. The similarities are numerous including names, titles, situations, locations, cultural and racial issues that have been revealed and plagued by the current Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Monica is an African –American singer who has married into the British Royal Family, a family that has followed certain traditions for hundreds of years. Former British soldier and England’s Prince Eddie fell in love with an African American singer, and the fall out of their relationship is beginning to affect the Royal family and everyone involved. The relationship between Harrison and Piper begins acrimoniously as Harrison must ensure Piper and her mother are no threat to the Royal couple but Piper life was slowly spiralling out of control, and first impressions left something to be desired. As the relationship builds, our couple must come to terms with the possibility that Harrison’s time in Canada is only temporary, and their ‘affair’ may directly affect the Royals back home. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text. We are introduced to the Duke and Duchess of Fairfax, Prince Eddie and Monica, as well as body guard James, Piper’s mother Evelyn, the Royal’s housekeeper Agatha, as well as the Salt Spring Island ‘real islanders’ who find fault in just about everything and everyone that doesn’t belong. THE ROYALS NEXT DOOR is fast paced, character driven story of family and friendships, relationships and love. The premise is heart warming; the romance is captivating and seductive; the characters are sassy and energetic.

I would give this book a ton of stars! I’ve read the Experiment In Terror series by this author (well haven’t finished the series yet) and I love it so much!! When I saw she wrote a romantic comedy I just had to see if I enjoyed her writing as much with that genre. OH. MY. WORD. She is unbelievably the best writer!!! I LOVED THIS BOOK!!!!! If you want to read an incredible Romantic Comedy then you have to check out this book!!! It’s basically a romance between a school teacher and a royal bodyguard!!! Now I want to check out her other romances!