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The Heir Affair

(Royal We #2)

Heather Cocks (Goodreads Author),

Jessica Morgan (Goodreads Author)

3.87 · Rating details · 14,206 ratings · 1,628 reviews

After a scandalous secret turns their fairy-tale wedding into a nightmare, Rebecca "Bex" Porter and her husband Prince Nicholas are in self-imposed exile. The public is angry. The Queen is even angrier. And the press is salivating. Cutting themselves off from friends and family, and escaping the world's judgmental eyes, feels like the best way to protect their fragile, all ...more

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Mar 30, 2020 Nilufer Ozmekik rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Well, it took more time for me to finish it because I had to turn back and read the first book to capture the main idea and soul of the book, meeting with characters, their struggles, dilemma ext.
But as far as I see, the authors are real clairvoyants because they can truly see the future. They already guessed an American girl’s introducing to the royal family before Meghan and Harry hit the road and move to Canada ( now we welcomed them to California!)

We were introduced to Bex and Nick’s story Well, it took more time for me to finish it because I had to turn back and read the first book to capture the main idea and soul of the book, meeting with characters, their struggles, dilemma ext.
But as far as I see, the authors are real clairvoyants because they can truly see the future. They already guessed an American girl’s introducing to the royal family before Meghan and Harry hit the road and move to Canada ( now we welcomed them to California!)

We were introduced to Bex and Nick’s story at the first book: “Royal We”: Price Nicholas is Great Britain’s future king falls in love with American girl: Rebecca Porter (we call her “Bex’, we’re in more friendly terms.) comes to Oxford, seeking adventure and she finds herself in tempting relationship with her prince charming. (Don’t worry, we don’t have seven dwarfs in this story!) But as soon as she finds herself into this mess: scandalous life, chasing by paparazzis, ugly alligator cries of ex-girlfriends ( they look like better future queen candidates. No offence Bex!) and problematic, sexy bad boy brother Freddie, she realizes she already ate more than she chew. But at the first book, she finds her HEA and marries with hot prince.

Now we’re reading the sequel: Heir Affair; and we think: Bex and Nick already won the war against the challenging struggles and earned their happy family life. Nope, you couldn’t be wrong. This book reminded me of binge watching Crown series with less politics and schemes but more romance, angst, and extreme drama!! There is so much drama in this story make you want to scream and cry out loud resembles telenovelas that the main characters always deal with heavy problems. There is too much heartbreaking, misunderstanding, resentment, crying, cursing (cursing part comes from me)!

This time: lovers deal with the scandalous story about Bex and Nick’s problem child brother Freddie (I think I’m so happy to get a closer look about his life and past story) erupts at the news during live broadcast of ceremony.

This book consists of so many heavy tragedies, traumatic scandals. It is more depressing, dark and heart wrenching. If you adore angst, heartbreaking, heavy drama, this is great fit for you. But I think it was a little heavy for my taste because I’d like to read something more promising and feel-good romance kind of softer novel during this pandemic break.

I still enjoyed the story and after reading the first book I already connected with the characters and rooted for them so it was impossible for me to give less than 4 stars to this story. I loved the first installment more and too much drama, long chapters are the weakest parts of the book but the writing, characterization and intriguing progression, the unconditional love between Bex and Nick were the greatest part to give me hope and keep reading.

Special thanks to NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for sharing this lovely sequel for me in exchange my honest review. ...more

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Jul 09, 2020 Taylor Reid added it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2020

A sequel to The Royal We! C’mon. It doesn’t get any better. Nick and Bex’s relationship with the monarchy is somehow even messier than before but just as delightful. Perfect escapism, so much fun. If you liked The Royal We, this is a no-brainer.

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Jun 24, 2020 Lacey rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: celebs-royals-idols, chick-lit, favorites, arc, romance, to-buy, contemporary

I like to think of myself as a modern woman, with modern, high-minded notions of femininity, sex, and relationships. Someone who's long since disabused herself of idealistic, archaic ideas like having a "soulmate," living happily ever after, and needing a man to be happy. In layman's terms, I'm a strong, independent woman who don't need no man (but wouldn't terribly mind having one so long as he doesn't affect my work). But make no mistake, if Oscar Isaac suddenly woke up one morning, no longer I like to think of myself as a modern woman, with modern, high-minded notions of femininity, sex, and relationships. Someone who's long since disabused herself of idealistic, archaic ideas like having a "soulmate," living happily ever after, and needing a man to be happy. In layman's terms, I'm a strong, independent woman who don't need no man (but wouldn't terribly mind having one so long as he doesn't affect my work). But make no mistake, if Oscar Isaac suddenly woke up one morning, no longer wanting to be with his beautiful wife, and asked me to run away with him, you can bet your ass that I wouldn't hesitate before fucking off into the sunset with him, career be damned.

Hey. A modern woman I may be, but I still have needs. ""Nobody's perfect." -Hannah Montana" -Me

All that is my way of saying that I'm a sucker for a good Cinderella story, whether Prince Charming is an actual prince, just a duke or other lowly royal, a heartthrob rock star, or a famous actor. And so it's not hard to believe that I was head-over-heels for the first book in the series, The Royal We. Even though I only just discovered it this year, I couldn't wait to get my paws on the sequel. It did not disappoint.

The Heir Affair picks up right where The Royal We left off, with Bex and Nick as newlyweds on their honeymoon, hiding out from the world and the fallout from former-friend Clive's exposé about Freddie (aka Nick's lil' bro and The Spare™) and Bex copulating behind Nick's back (which, in case you don't remember, is only kinda true, but not really at all). But before you can say "royal cuckhold," Nick and Bex are tricked into coming out of hiding by the Queen and, back to reality, are forced to confront everything they've been dodging since the wedding.

Like the first book in the series, the sequel also spans a period of many years in Nick and Bex's relationship and is chock full of drama, just of a different breed. This is very much a story about what happens after the happily ever after, especially when that happily ever after hasn't started off on the happily-est of notes. If you're like me and weren't a huge fan of the whole Freddie-Bex-Nick love triangle subplot (love triangles are sooo 2008), you'll probably be disappointed to know that that subplot has not worked itself out but has instead been promoted to major plot status in the sequel. Bygones are not let be bygones, the hatchet has not been buried, the water is not under the bridge, etc. The whole sequel seems to revolve around the aftermath of that one moment of weakness in some way or another, in both big and small ways. There were a lot of uncomfortable moments, and it definitely got repetitive and a bit nauseating, especially since I didn't like the storyline to begin with.

We also see a lot less of Bex and Nick's Oxford friends, as well as Bex's twin sister, Lacey (what a fantastic name, if I do say so myself), in the sequel than we did in The Royal We, which is a damn shame considering Lady Bollocks is like Sarah Silverman, only British and actually funny. But, on the bright side, less time with friends leaves us with more time for the Queen and the Queen Mother, who both turned out to be the hidden gems of the sequel, in my humble opinion.

All in all, The Heir Affair doesn't disappoint, though it does have its disappointing moments, not unlike The Royal We. I liked the first book better, but I didn't expect not to; rarely are sequels ever as good as their predecessors—not to mention the fact that it's much easier to fall in love with a book about falling in love than it is to love a book about the everyday humdrum of being and staying in love. Nevertheless, I finished the book happy with it for what it was, and I think other fans of the first book will come to love its sequel, too.

Brief aside: The scene where the Queen, Queen Mother, Bex, and Lacey watch the Cubs win the World Series—and, by extension, all the Bex-Queen-Queen Mother baseball moments—was a major highlight for me and was such a joy to read. It really brought me right back to being in Wrigleyville on that historic night, capturing all the highs and lows of that final game with all the excitement and anxieties that came along with it. ...more

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Jul 05, 2020 Jamie (the_reading_pup) rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Thank you Grand Central Publishing for a free copy in exchange for an honest review

Trigger Warning: on page miscarriage, talk of marital infidelity, talk of death and injury from war

Let me start this off by saying I really wanted to like this book. Like, REALLY wanted to love it.

I just read The Royal We last week and adored it. I rated it 5 stars! But this one...

The Royal We had insane drama, but I ended that book feeling happy and hopeful. And while that was what the authors wanted you to feel ...more

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Mar 29, 2020 Lily Herman rated it liked it

It's wild to think how much things have changed since Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan published the first book in this series. Back in 2015, the idea of an American marrying into the royal family was the stuff of wishful fan fiction; it's now 2020, and not only did a very cool American become part of The Firm, she and her royal husband also left The Firm with more flair than even the most imaginative among us could've dreamt up. What. A. World.

The Heir Affair is just as dishy as its predecessor ...more

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Nov 08, 2020 Larry H rated it really liked it

4.5 stars.

Royals—they’re more screwed up than we are!!

In The Heir Affair , Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan's sequel to the enjoyably soapy The Royal We , Prince Nicholas of Wales has just married Bex Cooper when scandal breaks, turning the fairytale wedding into a nightmare. The Queen is angry, the public is outraged, and they go into a self-imposed exile and try to live a “normal” life for a while, imagining what it might be like not to have the weight of public expectation smothering yo ...more

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Mar 17, 2019 Jamie ✨ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

LISTEN HERE. I can't even begin to tell you how much I loved the first book, much less how many times I've reread it. I don't have free time not because I'm a busy person, but because I spend most of it rereading the The Royal We anyways. Freddie? Bex? Nick? I'm invested in their lives, thankyouverymuch, and now I get to be even more invested in them? Seriously though, this book sounds (and fingers crossed it is-) like it's going to be more focused on Freddie who's one of my favourite characters ...more

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Aug 08, 2020 Danielle (The Blonde Likes Books) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: romance, netgalley-edelweiss-publisher

The Heir Affair picks up with The Royal We left off, so if you haven't read The Royal We yet, you'll want to read that before reading this one or you'll be totally lost, and will be missing a lot of context.

I was excited to jump back into the world Bex, Nick, Freddie, and their friends. The first book ended on a note that left the ending open for readers to use their imagination, but also left it closed enough to where a sequel wasn't necessary, so I was very excited to learn there was a sequel ...more

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Aug 11, 2020 Jessica | JustReadingJess rated it really liked it · review of another edition

The Heir Affair is a great continuation of The Royal We. All the characters you love and hate return. There is more scheming and secrets. Read it to find out what is next for Bex and Nick. I highly recommend The Heir Affair to anyone that enjoyed The Royal We. If you haven’t and want a scheming American commoner falls in love with a prince story I recommend starting with The Royal We.

Christine Lakin did a great job narrating. Her voice is perfect for the story.

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Aug 15, 2020 Jaimie rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: 2-stars, 2020

Freddie got shafted.
Nick and Bex got shafted.
I feel like I got shafted.

I’m going to sit on this one a while before rating and reviewing.

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Four days later:

Okay. I've finally decided to rate and review this book, since even days after the fact, thinking about this book and how things end up for our characters makes me sad.

Every single thing that happens to Freddie in this book broke my heart.

(view spoiler) Freddie got shafted.
Nick and Bex got shafted.
I feel like I got shafted.

I’m going to sit on this one a while before rating and reviewing.

~~ ~~ ~~ ~~

Four days later:

Okay. I've finally decided to rate and review this book, since even days after the fact, thinking about this book and how things end up for our characters makes me sad.

Every single thing that happens to Freddie in this book broke my heart.

(view spoiler)

But! I could have put up with almost anything because I grew to care for these characters and their disastrous lives and relationships so much. But it seems I could not put up with Freddie being used and abused and thrown away.

2 stars ...more

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Apr 10, 2020 Nicole rated it it was ok

Shelves: did-not-like-at-all

Thanks to NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for this eARC.

This book was a lot. Like what on earth did I actually just read?

The Heir Affair picks up where we left off in The Royal We. Nick and Bex are hiding out after the disastrous wedding in a teeny town in Scotland, aptly named Wigtown as both of them are sporting particularly heinous wigs in an effort to remain undetected. Fun fact, Wigtown is in fact a real place and it looks delightful! Anyways, back to the story. The rest of the book ...more

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Jul 08, 2020 Sandrine rated it it was ok

I wish I loved this book as much as some other people did, but I just didn't. After waiting years for this sequel and rereading the first one many, many times, this book not only fell flat, but it somehow has ruined the first book for me, knowing that this is what becomes of those characters I fell in love with.
I think my problems are mostly based around the feeling that this book lacked the heart and escapist nature that the first book had in spades. This book was weighted down with too many s I wish I loved this book as much as some other people did, but I just didn't. After waiting years for this sequel and rereading the first one many, many times, this book not only fell flat, but it somehow has ruined the first book for me, knowing that this is what becomes of those characters I fell in love with.
I think my problems are mostly based around the feeling that this book lacked the heart and escapist nature that the first book had in spades. This book was weighted down with too many shallow plots that dragged on, while the more important plots lacked imagination and sufficient detail to really grip me. I felt that Nick was fleshed out much better in this book, but I spent most of it feeling bad for him. Bex seemed to lack the robust character and personality from the first book. But the biggest victim of this story was poor Freddie, whose storyline was unfair and deeply chaotic and poorly thought-out. He deserved better than he got, and his fun personality from the first book barely made an appearance behind his new, more sullen one.
But my biggest criticism is far and away the story arc that occurs between Bex, Nick, and Freddie towards the end of the book, and without spoiling a major plot point, they come to an odd arrangement that I really hated. It left me feeling deeply uncomfortable in the encounters between the main characters and hurt me to watch all of the characters have to suffer through something so unfair and awkward. It made a book that should be a guilty pleasure into a dark and disturbing family situation, and then had the nerve to brush over how the characters felt about the situation, instead passing it off as a solution that everyone could be comfortable with. I unfortunately was not as comfortable with the situation as they pretended to be since the authors never took the time to make the readers really understand.
Overall, it really disappointed me and ruined some of these beloved characters for me. There were some good moments, but those were far outweighed by the uncomfortable and dark moments that clogged up the plot. ...more

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Feb 25, 2019 The Story Girl marked it as to-read · review of another edition

This is a sequel to The Royal We, but I was honestly hoping their next book would be about "Freddie" meeting his wife instead!

Blog: The Bookish Expedition and Instagram: @moonspree ...more

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Jul 27, 2020 Kimmy rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2020-books

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. 3.5 stars

I liked this book, although not as much as I liked its predecessor.

I was really rooting for Bex and Nick throughout, but I was also annoyed throughout much of the book. Bex kept trying to reestablish her friendship with Freddie, but he needed some time and distance (understandably). There were moments where it seemed like Bex felt slighted that Freddie wouldn’t open up to her about his love life, for example, that irked me because it struck me as being selfish of her, and insensitive t 3.5 stars

I liked this book, although not as much as I liked its predecessor.

I was really rooting for Bex and Nick throughout, but I was also annoyed throughout much of the book. Bex kept trying to reestablish her friendship with Freddie, but he needed some time and distance (understandably). There were moments where it seemed like Bex felt slighted that Freddie wouldn’t open up to her about his love life, for example, that irked me because it struck me as being selfish of her, and insensitive to both Freddie and Nick. She knew how Freddie felt about her and kept trying to act as though things were the way they were before, but both Freddie and Nick were uncomfortable with that.

I also think there is some dynamic at play where one person has feelings for anther person who, perhaps unintentionally, takes advantage of those feelings. I don’t know how to really put it into words but I kept thinking that when it came to Freddie, Bex had some upper hand in their relationship because of everything that had happened between them. And yet when Freddie made it clear that he needed time and space, Bex was hurt. It didn’t really seem to me that she was able to take his or Nick’s feelings into consideration. And when it seemed like Freddie was getting involved with someone and it was turning into a relationship, Bex got very judgmental about it, in a way that made me wonder if she was jealous – even though she was married to Nick and kept insisting that she didn’t feel that way about Freddie. Towards the end of the book, her mom tells her that she basically has to let Freddie go, and I had wanted someone to yell that at Bex throughout the entire book! She came off as annoying and jealous every time Freddie was around and I did not like it or enjoy it.

My heart went out to Nick, who clearly loved Bex but had felt betrayed by both her and Freddie. I was most interested in seeing how the brothers would heal their relationship (or not) as the story went on. Not that Nick didn’t make some infuriating decisions either – there were moments where I wanted to yell at him, to get him and Bex to just talk to each other.

The Queen was a fascinatingly aggravating yet sympathetic character, and she ended up being my favourite person in the book.

The thing that really got to me about this book, though, was the use of Freddie as a donor for Bex and Nick’s baby. I was baffled. BAFFLED. When the idea was first raised, I thought that it was absurd and that there was no way it would actually happen. And at first everyone was equally aghast (well, except the Queen). And then when they all started to get on board with the idea, I just – I couldn’t – I think I still can’t quite wrap my mind around it. I was really struggling with that part of the story. I just didn’t understand how they would think it’s a good idea for Freddie to basically father a child with his sister-in-law, who he had been in love with, and whose actions (along with hers) jeopardized his relationship with Nick, Bex’s marriage, and the monarchy’s public image. It was too weird for me and made me way too uncomfortable, but maybe that’s just me…And this is minor compared to the rest, but I was also hoping that we would see Clive get some sort of comeuppance for his betrayal, but no such luck.

All in all, this was a good, entertaining follow up to The Royal We, although I think it was overlong and dragged at times (and despite the THING that boggled my mind). ...more

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Jun 07, 2020 laurel [the suspected bibliophile] rated it really liked it

Shelves: alternate-history, arcs, contemporary, romance, 2020-read

After the tumultuous Royal Wedding That Was, Bex and Nick are in hiding. Hiding from the angry public, who feel betrayed by Bex the Scoundrel, and hiding from the wrath of the Queen. But you can't run from your family, and you can't run forever, and so Bex and Nick slap a band-aid on their fragile romance and start their return to public life. Can they make it? Do they even want to?

While I adored The Royal We, I liked this one even better!!

Bex is forced to adapt to her out and open relationship ...more

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Apr 27, 2020 Sarah at Sarah's Bookshelves marked it as did-not-finish-dnf · review of another edition

Shelves: arc

DNF at 31%
I had high expectations for the sequel to The Royal We. I’m so sad this was a DNF. It just dragged…I don’t think the story had anywhere else to go and a sequel might’ve been a mistake. It’s also entirely too long. I felt like I was reading the first 30% for ages.

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Apr 22, 2020 Erin A. Craig rated it it was amazing

This was the best sequel I’ve ever read. The characters were beautifully consistent even as they grew and took on new adventures and I savored every moment of being back with Bex, Nick, Freddie and the whole gang. Also, side note— a certain baseball chapter absolutely brought me to the happiest of tears! 😍😍😍

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Jul 07, 2020 Chelsey (a_novel_idea11) rated it really liked it

Shelves: giveaways-arcs

Bex and Nick are newly wed and the wedding was about as dramatic as we expected. Clive, holding true to his word, completely sold out on his long friendship with the royal family. Feeling utterly overwhelmed and in a state that could be called anything but wedded bliss, Bex and Nick decide to flee.

Meet Steve and Margot. No cares in the world. No commitments. Certainly not followed by the paparazzi. Nick and Bex embrace their alter egos full swing and for a full several months. That is until the ...more

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Jul 19, 2020 Jess rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2020-all, 2020-new, general-fiction, own-paper

This book was... a lot. An oftentimes very enjoyable lot, but boy howdy, there is a lot in there including (view spoiler) I just wanted the book to look in the mirror and maybe take one thing off? ...more

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Jul 21, 2020 Jen Calonita rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: current

Loved, loved, loved this return trip to England where we get to see what happens next after Prince Nicholas and Bex's royal wedding. The sequel doesn't disappoint! There are royal rumors, deaths, affairs and so much dishy goodness I couldn't put it down. Such a fun summer read! ...more

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Nov 15, 2020 Amy rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2020-releases

Everything I hated about this book is a spoiler but oh my god there were so many things I hated.
A comprehensive list:
(view spoiler) Everything I hated about this book is a spoiler but oh my god there were so many things I hated.
A comprehensive list:
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1. Freddie being the sperm donor for Bex and Nick to have a baby AFTER they spent the ENTIRE BOOK talking about how Freddie is still in love with Bex and Nick still resents Freddie for trying to get her to run away with him??? I don't believe that anyone with even one brain cell would think that's a good idea.

2. Freddie marrying a girl he doesn't love (who obviously loves him and thinks she can change his feelings) just so he can get away from Bex and Nick (and his fucking biological children that the woman he loves is raising with his brother!!!). That is fucked up for so many reasons, but the main one is that it's so unnecessary. There are a million ways he could have gotten space from them (like Bex not forcing him to be around her 24/7 and talking about how she'll always love him maybe??) without dragging poor Daphne into their mess. Daphne deserved better!

3. Richard, Nick, and Freddie not even being the heirs?? Why??? It changed nothing, went nowhere, and it was literally just the exact same plot twist as Freddie being the biological father of Bex and Nick's kids. I already hated the first time this plot point came up, I absolutely did not need it presented again with pretty much the only thing changed being the names of the people involved.

4. Everything with Georgina. Her storyline added nothing substantive to the book and it was fucking annoying.

5. Clive. What was the point of making him the villain if they weren't going to resolve anything having to do with him??? In the last hundred or so pages it seemed like the authors forgot he even existed and just ignored that the situation with him was one of the main conflicts going into this book.

6. Why was no one mad at Lacey after like the first page of the book??? She literally told a reporter that Bex was a slut and a social climber having an affair with her fiancé's brother?? That's fucked up. Obviously what Freddie did is worse, but it made no sense for everyone to forgive Lacey in two minutes and then spend the entire book being mad at Freddie.

7. I'm not an expert in fertility so I don't know if this is just me being stupid, but it seems weird to me that Bex got pregnant accidentally when she was on birth control and then couldn't get pregnant after a bunch of rounds of IVF. If they had presented it as a problem caused by her miscarriage then I get it, but they made it seem like the thing preventing her from getting pregnant was Nick's sperm (hence the absolutely insane involvement of Freddie), but if Nick's sperm was the problem how did she get pregnant the first time??

I could go on, but I'm getting angry again.
(hide spoiler)] ...more

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May 17, 2020 mindful.librarian ☀️ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: adult-reads, advanced-reader-copies

(free review copy) Fellow royal romance fans, I didn’t think it was possible to top THE ROYAL WE but I loved this one maybe ten times more. LOVE LOVE LOVE 💕 I inhaled and adored this story but am now heartbroken it’s over 😢 It’s the first book I’ve been actually able to lose myself in since February 2020 and an absolutely heavenly comfort in the hellfire that is America right now in May 2020.

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Jun 28, 2020 ʚϊɞ Shelley's ʚϊɞ Book Nook rated it liked it

I did not like this book as much as the first one. Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan lost some of the magic that was in book one. Maybe it is because of the fact that the real royal family has been saturating the headlines lately. Now don't get me wrong, I enjoyed this book, there was just nothing earth shattering about it. The writing was okay, but not spectacular. It was a fun read, but not one I would reread many times as I am prone to doing with an amazing book. My biggest problem with this b ...more

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May 16, 2020 Robin Loves Reading rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2020-april-june, 2020-books, kindle, netgalley, women-s-fiction, reading-challenge, robin-loves-reading-2020-challenge, pages, 2020-challenge

Well, Bex and Nick barely managed to get married in the first book, The Royal We, but the scandal that came before their wedding caused the couple to flee. The couple are commoner Rebecca Porter and Prince Nicholas, now Duke and Duchess. They manage to spend a couple of months in exile, a decision of their own choosing. Everyone else in the royal family, however, must deal with the ugly aftermath of the events that occurred before the wedding.

After a call that rather terrifies Nick, they fle Well, Bex and Nick barely managed to get married in the first book, The Royal We, but the scandal that came before their wedding caused the couple to flee. The couple are commoner Rebecca Porter and Prince Nicholas, now Duke and Duchess. They manage to spend a couple of months in exile, a decision of their own choosing. Everyone else in the royal family, however, must deal with the ugly aftermath of the events that occurred before the wedding.

After a call that rather terrifies Nick, they flee back to the castle and literally everything begins to crumble around them. Secrets of old might just be enough to completely unravel the family's future. Meanwhile, Bex and Nick must deal with his brother Freddie, their father and their grandmother, the Queen.

I loved the first book in this series, but this one hit me in a different level. There were a lot of powerful family dynamics in this book. The various relationships and emotions were a prominent part of The Heir Affair. Their issues were so powerful and really gave me pause. Forgiveness was key in this book, as well as what true love is and the exploration of soul mates.

I absolutely adored all the various characters in this book - not only Bex and Nick, and of course, Freddie, but also Bex's twin sister, Lacey, Prince Dick, who really had to step up in this book, the grandmother, Queen Eleanor, who I absolutely adored, and even the Queen mother and her love of the internet. The evolution of situations and emotions in this book was handled remarkably well. Lastly, I loved a character we only met via recounting the past, Georgina. What a well-rounded book bringing all of these characters together.

I am a die-hard fan of continuity, and so I read the first book last month. I really don't think readers would get the full impact of this book without reading The Royal We. The two go hand in hand. So, if you like reading about royal families, albeit fictionalized, then this book - and series - are for you.

Many thanks to Forever and to NetGalley for this ARC for review. This is my honest opinion. ...more

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Jul 19, 2020 Christina (Confessions of a Book Addict) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: arc, for-review, adult-fiction

Things pick up where The Royal We left off. Nick and Bex had a beautiful wedding, well, except for the rumor that put a dark cloud over their ceremony. The rumor was about an alleged affair between Bex and Prince Freddie, Nick's brother. Cue all the drama as the tabloids pick the story up, which was tipped off from one of Nick's former friends. Obviously, this takes away from what should be a fairy tale wedding, so Nick and Bex escape to Scotland to avoid the public, tabloids, and all rumors. Ho ...more

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May 10, 2020 Lorna rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: arc, romance, royals

RTC close or on release date

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Jul 30, 2020 Katie rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: books-read-in-2020, how-library, books-read-in-2020-new, format-ebook

2020 Ripped Bodice Bingo: Cover has a large piece of jewelry on it

Oh my, yes, WAY too much going on. I mostly enjoyed myself, but THIS WAS A LOT.

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Jul 04, 2020 pia (pixiepia) rated it did not like it

I'm really sad to say that I really did not enjoy this book. I liked the previous book and that's why I picked it up but this one was really disappointing. There are certain choices and circumstances that come about in this book that were so tired and unnecessary. This also has a lot of tropes like miscommunication and cheating. I personally HATE cheating in books and when it happened in the previous book I couldn't love that book as much as I could if there hadn't been cheating. The problem to ...more

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Jul 27, 2020 Katie rated it did not like it · review of another edition

As a big fan of The Royal We, I can only ask, “Uhm, what happened?” The plot stands still for much of the book, and then as my sister said, “It turned into Days of Our Lives.”

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Jul 08, 2020 Joee (booksandacupofjoee) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

*4.5 stars*

I read The Royal We last year and it was one of the most addictive books I've ever read. I legit couldn't focus on anything but finding out what happened next. It took my heart on a WILD ride! So when I found out we were getting a sequel I was THRILLED! I love all things Royal especially the royal family which is what these books feel like you're reading about.

Jumping back into this royal world was like welcoming back an old friend. I was instantly reminded how much I LOVE this char ...more

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