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The Royal We - Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan (2015)

American Rebecca Porter is about to marry into British royalty. Even though it was always her more accomplished twin Lacey who dreamt of being a princess, it is Bex who has snagged the world's most eligible bachelor, Nick, the future king of England. The story opens on the eve of their wedding and then returns to the time when Bex meets Nick at Oxford. With a cold and distant father, and an overbearing duty to his country, Nick is forced to kept their relationship a secret from everyone but their closest circle for years. The story of Nick and Bex (nicknamed Posh and Bex by the tabloids) obviously was inspired by the romance between Prince William and Kate, which also began in their university days. The Lyons dynasty has parallels with the House of Windsor - including most noteably a ginger-haired scallywag of a younger brother, Freddie. But Nick's mother isn't dead but is a recluse, and Queen Eleanor is a widow. It is a highly entertaining story with a cute chemistry between the two lovers. Most importantly, I believe these two Americans really nailed the whole English setting. It gets the royal seal of approval from me!



No prizes for guessing who inspired the characters of The Royal We, the latest novel by Go Fug Yourself bloggers Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan. The summary says: "American Rebecca Porter was never one for fairy tales. Her twin sister, Lacey, has always been the romantic who fantasised about glamour and royalty, fame and fortune. Yet it's Bex who seeks adventure at Oxford and finds herself living down the hall from Prince Nicholas, Great Britain's future king. And when Bex can't resist falling for Nick, the person behind the prince, it propels her into a world she did not expect to inhabit, under a spotlight she is not prepared to face. Dating Nick immerses Bex in ritzy society, dazzling ski trips, and dinners at Kensington Palace with him and his charming, troublesome brother, Freddie. But the relationship also comes with unimaginable baggage: hysterical tabloids, Nick's sparkling and far more suitable ex-girlfriends, and a royal family whose private life is much thornier and more tragic than anyone on the outside knows. The pressures are almost too much to bear, as Bex struggles to reconcile the man she loves with the monarch he's fated to become. Which is how she gets into trouble. Now, on the eve of the wedding of the century, Bex is faced with whether everything she's sacrificed for love - her career, her home, her family, maybe even herself-will have been for nothing." The Royal We is out in April 2015.

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