Modern Royals

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Modern Royals

A Royal Shade of Blue

Author: Aven Ellis
Narrator: Andrea Emmes
Length: 10 hours and 1 minute
Series: Modern Royals, Book 1
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Released: Aug. 14, 2018
Genre: Romantic Comedy

When art-history student Clementine Jones receives a message complimenting her latest internship project, she doesn’t hesitate to answer it. She never dreamed this decision would not only change her life, but the future of the British monarchy as well.

Her response leads Clementine to the mysterious CP Chadwick, a British man studying history at Cambridge. Clementine finds CP charming, smart, and unlike any man she’s ever met. Most of all, when she confides her medical past to CP, his perception of her doesn’t change. He doesn’t treat her as fragile like her parents do. CP sees her as normal, which is something she cherishes.

Clementine, however, has no idea CP is actually Prince Christian of Wales, who has never had a “normal” life. Christian is at a crossroad. His destiny is to be a working royal, but he is desperate to fill that role in his own way. Wary of others, he’s kept himself closed off from the world – until he lets Clementine in.

A royal romance is never a fairy tale, but Clementine and Christian are determined to write their own version. Can they overcome their own fears – as well as the constraints of a royal life – to reach their own happily ever after?

Aven began her publishing career in 2013 with her debut release, Connectivity. She currently writes hockey and baseball romances as well as a modern royal romance series.

Her books are designed to make readers laugh out loud and fall in love. Happily-ever-after endings and good-boy heroes are guaranteed.

Aven lives in the Dallas area with her family. She is a huge fan of both the Dallas Stars and Texas Rangers. Aven loves shopping and fashion and can spend hours playing with fragrances in any department store. She can be found chatting it up on social media, eating specialty M&Ms, and crushing on the latest outfit the Duchess of Cambridge is wearing.

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Narrator Bio

Best Selling, Award Winning Audiobook Narrator, Andrea Emmes was born in Hollywood, Florida, grew up in both Tennessee and Rhode Island and started her career in musical theatre. She’s enjoyed an eclectic career as a singer, dancer, Vegas Headliner, Magician’s Assistant, a Recording Artist and a Video Game Designer.

A total book nerd, Andrea, now enjoys narrating all genres of audiobooks, especially YA, LitRPG, Mystery, Romance, and NonFictionat her professional home studio in San Jose, CA.

Her wide range of character voices and dynamic/emotionally invested performances has reviewers and listeners alike commenting on how she effortlessly pulls listeners in and has versatility and charisma.

Fun Facts: Andrea has a Bachelor of Science in Game Art and Design; was a game designer for Disney Interactive; and gets her gamer-geek on playing games of all kinds!

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I received this audiobook as part of my participation in a blog tour with Audiobookworm Promotions. The tour is being sponsored by Aven Ellis. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my opinion of it.

Q&A with Author Aven Ellis

Are you an audiobook listener?

What about the audiobook format appeals to you? Yes, I’m always listening to a book-when I’m in my car, and right before bed. I love the audiobook format because it allows me to read at times when I can’t. As a writer, when I’m done writing for the day, my eyes need a break. Audiobooks fill that need nicely!

How did you select your narrator?

The Modern Royals Series is produced by Tantor, and they gave me a couple of narrators to choose from. But I requested Andrea because I heard a clip of her British accent and I knew she was perfect to carry the series forward! Her accent is so good I had a British friend ask if she was British! There’s no greater compliment than that!

Were there any real life inspirations behind your writing?

I have been fascinated with the British royal family since I was a tween. People always come to me to talk royals and finally another author said, “Why aren’t you writing a royal series? You would be perfect for that.” So I thought about it and decided I wanted to create an alternate reality British royal family. I use the real palaces and traditions in the books, and it’s been a tremendous research project to get those details right, but I absolutely love telling royal stories.

What gets you out of a writing slump? What about a reading slump?

If I get to a sticking point with my writing, I bounce ideas off my critique partners and beta team until the story is back in the right direction. For a reading slump-I’m lucky, I’ve never had one.

How did you celebrate after finishing this novel?

I always treat myself to a bottle of perfume after finishing a novel, and that’s what I did.

If you had the power to time travel, would you use it? If yes, when and where would you go?

You know what? I wouldn’t. I’m grateful for the time I’m in and wouldn’t want to go back to any other time.

What do you say to those who view listening to audiobooks as “cheating” or as inferior to “real reading”?

If you are consuming a story, if you are enjoying escaping to another world, to me that’s all that matters. Personally, if you are listening to a one of my audiobooks you are consuming my story and that’s all that matters.

What’s your favorite:

Food: steak
Song: Poison by Bell Biv DeVoe
Book: Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
Television show: MasterChef
Movie The King’s Speech
Band: Don’t really have one at the moment
Sports team: Dallas Stars
City: Dallas

Are any of those things referenced in appearance in your work?

My favorite foods appear all the time! I set a series in Dallas, too.

What’s next for you?

I’ll be releasing the third book in my Rinkside in the Rockies series-Outscored. That is a romantic comedy and yes, it will be in audio, too.

Dream Cast

Aven Ellis’ Casting Picks for A Royal Shade of Blue

Katherine McNamara as Clementine Jones
Freddie Stroma as Prince Christian
Kate Beckinsdale as Queen Antonia
Laurence Nicotra as King Arthur
Francis Cadieux as Prince Alexander
Amanda Schull as Princess Elizabeth
Fabian Castro as Roman Lawler
Helen Mirren as Jillian Park

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