Reviewed by Becca

TITLE: #ROYAL

SERIES: Fever Falls #4

AUTHOR: Devon McCormack

PUBLISHER: self-published

LENGTH: 318 pages

RELEASE DATE: July 13, 2019

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KEEGAN:

Sightseeing, gay bars…and if I’m lucky, maybe a couple of random hookups. That’s the extent of my plans when I sign up for a European vacay with my buddies. I’ve never heard of this Parlaisa country–but hey–a cheap flight and two-star hotel are perfect for a poor college kid, right? And the trip turns out to be even better than I could have possibly imagined when I end up in a bar with some sexy masked guy’s tongue down my throat.

And damn…what a tongue.

Even with his face partially obscured, Sexy Masked Guy can’t hide those hypnotic steel blue eyes, his chiseled jawline, or the gun show he’s working with under that tight T-shirt. But after our kiss, he proves to be nothing more than a cocky, dismissive a-hole. As if that isn’t bad enough, flash forward–after one hell of a misunderstanding, I’m arrested by the Parlaisan royal guard and taken to a dungeon, where I learn that Sexy Masked Guy is actually Sexy Prince.

Prince Owen Hawthorne III.

Yes, I was kissing the Prince of Parlaisa!

Even worse, pics of us kissing are posted on the notorious Prince Watch blog. Prince Owen III has been unmasked by the paps, and we’ve both been outed. And here I had been planning to finally tell my family about my inclinations towards rainbows, glitter, and c*ck as soon as I got back home to Fever Falls.

Seems like my vacation can’t get any wackier, but now Prince Owen needs a favor–a fake relationship favor. All I have to do is pretend to be his boyfriend for a good cause and some cash that I could really use right about now. But do I really want to team up with a guy who’s been nothing but a prick to me in the short time that I’ve known him?

Of course, before I know it, I’m in too deep. Fortunately, Owen’s strict ‘no messing around’ rule will keep this from getting out of control.

Even though I can’t stop thinking about how he knew exactly what he was doing with his tongue.

Even though he loves watching me prance around in my underwear.

Even though he can’t get enough of me on my knees, doing what I do best.

Dammit–did we already screw this up?

Talk about a #RoyalProblem.

#ROYAL is part of the Fever Falls series but can be read and enjoyed as a standalone.

REVIEW:

You know, I’ve always been one of those people who was in love with Prince William and Harry. I mean, how could you not be? They’re hot as hell. BUT, you couldn’t pay me enough to put up with the bull they have to put up with every day. Not just their wives, but themselves. They have to act a certain way and be a certain way, the press and paps in their faces every dang second. It would make me want to hide in the bathroom for the rest of my life lol. 

For Keegan, he didn’t even know at first what he was getting into. He just wanted to take a cheap vacation somewhere with his friends. And they ended up in a small country a lot of people hadn’t heard of. When they got to dress the cosplay festival, they were having a ball like everyone else. Until Keegan laid eyes on someone who stole his breath. Owen, thinking he’s about to be outed for someone seeing his face, drags Keegan off to read him the riot act, only to realize, Keegan has no clue who he is. When they get back to the table of Keegan’s friends, a game is ensuing and it ends in Owen kissing the socks off Keegan. But from that point on, it becomes a whirlwind. First of lies, then of misunderstandings that has Keegan hurt, and it seems to keep steamrolling. But in the midst of the lies, comes the truth between the two of them. And into way more than either bargained for. And for Keegan, not necessarily a life he’s ready for.

I’m not going to lie, when I read book 3, I was so not expecting this for Keegan. I figured he’d get with someone else from book 3, but when does Devon not surprise us. The more I read about Keegan in this story, though, the more I felt for him. Hell, I felt for the both of them. Being a prince is not all fairytales, and Keegan is tired of being treated like he’s fragile or a kid. Even if he is only 19. But more than that, both of the guys have had a hell of a past handed to them. It may have not always been dealt in the right way, but they’ve both come out of it stronger. Although, sometimes it doesn’t feel that way. 

The thing I loved about them, though, is they saw each other. They saw beyond the exteriors, and they got each other. They understood the others feelings in a lot of ways and they became friends in a way that no one else could be. Because no one else really got how they felt.

It’s a good story. It definitely pulls on the heartstrings. And I tell you, with all the action going on with some of the other friends going on in this book, holy crap, I don’t know what to think. I hope they all get it together for the last book lol. There’s a lot of head scratching at the end of this one. It’s not a cliffhanger, per se, but there’s some stories going on there for sure.

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