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Making it up the aisle was the easy part: Rebecca "Bex" Porter must survive her own scandals and adjust to royal British life in this "positively delicious" follow-up to The Royal We that's "just as fun, charming, and delightful as the first" (Taylor Jenkins Reid).
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-consuming romance.
But when a crisis forces the new Duke and Duchess back to London, the Band-Aid they'd placed over their problems starts to peel at the edges. Now, as old family secrets and new ones threaten to derail her new royal life, Bex has to face the emotional wreckage she and Nick left behind: with the Queen, with the world, and with Nick's brother Freddie, whose sins may not be so easily forgotten--nor forgiven.
Reviews (3)
Publisher's Weekly Review
This funny sequel to The Royal We affectionately sends up royal pomp and celebrity. The novel traces the tumultuous first two years of marriage for the American-born Rebecca "Bex" Porter and Nick, heir to the British throne, as they navigate the fallout from a tabloid scandal--it's reported that Nick's younger brother, Freddie, had an affair with Bex--and pressure to produce an heir of their own. The first quarter of the book is weighed down by backstory and the reintroduction of characters from the previous installment, but the intrigue picks up the pace when Nick's grandmother, Queen Eleanor, has a stroke and the couple's royal responsibilities increase. The frothy accounts of an official state dinner, international trips, and glitzy parties are irresistibly fun. Bex's romance with her prince is playful and appealing, and the bond between Nick and Freddie is sincere and moving. As the tabloids continue to wreak havoc on Freddie's reputation, Bex and Nick take it upon themselves to clear the air of secrets and present a unified, calm exterior to the public. There's real heart in this escapist romp, and royal watchers and romance fans alike will be left hungry for another sequel. (July)
Booklist Review
This sequel to The Royal We (2015) picks up right where the first book left off, with American-girl-turned-duchess Bex Porter hiding out in Scotland with her (literal) prince of a husband, Nick, as they try to escape the fallout from their wedding day, which turned into something of an international scandal. Soon enough, however, Bex and Nick are back in London, navigating the demands of his royal family, the complications of their relationship with Nick's brother, Freddie, and--of course--the increasing pressure for them to produce an heir. Along the way, Bex uncovers a long-buried family secret that threatens to undermine the monarchy itself. Readers will rejoice to be reunited with Bex, Nick, Freddie, and the colorful cast of supporting characters, and Cocks and Morgan's skill for snappy banter is on ample display here. The twists and turns of the plot veer too far towards melodrama on occasion, but readers are unlikely to be overly bothered by this, since they'll be too busy racing to the end of this fast-paced, funny, enjoyable read.
Library Journal Review
Picking up immediately after the scandalous accusation that rocked Nicholas and Bex's wedding in The Royal We, Cocks and Morgan's latest finds the newlyweds hiding out in a charming Scottish bookstore and inn. Their alter egos have no worries or cares, but events soon force Bex back into her pantyhose and sensible heels as she finally assumes her role as dutiful wife to the heir, even if she and Nick haven't quite figured out how to move forward themselves. New scandals and secrets continue to rock their world, threatening not only their marriage but also the monarchy itself. VERDICT Narrator Christine Lakin returns to the characters she brought to sparkling life in the first book, but all her talents as a narrator cannot save the convoluted and uneven plot. Clocking in at more than 17 hours, the work is overly stuffed with consumerist descriptions and themes of the rich and powerful being allowed to lie to the public for "their own good." Readers sensitive to on-page pregnancy complications should consult content warnings.--Elizabeth Gabriel, Milwaukee P.L.