A story about two men who both are trying to cope with the trauma of their past, and are trying to move forward together.
From the Royal Crush blurb:
As an actor, there's nothing more humbling than crawling my way back into the spotlight after a vicious spiral that nearly ended my career. But I'm determined to do it. Especially since the role of a lifetime was just dropped into my lap: the chance to play Camillo Soriano, the stone-faced, unflappable, second-born Prince.
This is my chance to make it, to prove to the world that I'm not the mess the media wants everyone to believe I am.
But things get complicated when the studio decides to hire a wheelchair consultant to ensure I’m doing the job right. And not just any consultant, but the Prince himself…
…and Camillo is not thrilled about the casting.
Now have a babysitter on set, and with Camillo’s standards, the infuriatingly gorgeous Prince isn't making it easy on me.
The man is an absolute royal pain, but the more I get to know him, the more I realize how much we’re alike. It’s becoming increasingly obvious he’s the only person who truly understands me, and the longer we’re together, the more I start to believe in fate.
Royal Crush is an enemies to lovers, actor/prince standalone with a snarky wheelchair using prince, a bitter former child actor, secret dates, tons of snark and banter, the inglorious realities of doing spicy scenes for a camera, a secret romance and a swoony, steamy happily ever after.
Angel's review:
When Camillo and Aleric first meet it's... Explosive. While Aleric knew exactly who he was talking to, Camillo had no idea who he was talking to that day until he read an article about the child star who was portraying him in his upcoming movie.
These two did NOT get along at first, Camillo was angry they casted someone who wasn't disabled instead of casting someone who actually knew what it was like having a spinal cord injury like he did, rightfully so... But him lashing out at Aleric made the made get defensive and bitter, but Aleric was determined to do better, to be better.
Along the course of this journey these two men go through, we really got to see a beautiful representation of someone who keeps showing up and continues to try, listen, learn, and understand. Aleric wants Camillo to feel wanted, loved, and special, and he's determined to do his best to to make that happen. I adored the relationship these two have with each other, after they had some meaningful conversations about their past, they better understand each other. They learn about what triggers each of them them, what they do not like being done/said, among other things, and they both truly listen to the other. It's really beautiful.
In the beginning these two started off as enemies in a way, there was definitely a lot of angst early on in the story, but I liked how their relationship started, and how it developed. It felt like a natural progression of events and I loved everything about them together.
If you've ever read any of EM's stories then you know how much effort and detail they put in to portraying real life experiences as much as possible. Specifically when it comes to writing about various health conditions, and disabilities. I love when their stories are full of actual information about the disability or medical condition that they are writing about, it makes the characters feel so much more realistic and it makes the stories feel more believable. I love their writing and they did a lovely job with this one too!
I hope at some point we get a story about a certain bodyguard... And maybe one about Otis, too! Or maybe Otis and Cillian can be paired together?... Anyways, another great story!
Royal Crush is currently available as an e-book and paperback and can be read as part of your Kindle Unlimited Subscription
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