![]() ![]() Then Eddie, the Duke of Fairfax and his Duchess, Monica, move in next door to Piper on her little island, seeking privacy from the paparazzi, and Harrison Cole – their handsome, gruff, tattooed and glutually gifted bodyguard – keeps making Piper’s life difficult. ![]() ![]() She also suffers from Complex PTSD, which isn’t helped by the closed-minded and snobby people who inhabit the island where she came to live five years before. The books are an escape from her real life.Her mentally ill mother struggles with bipolar disorder and her needs take up much of Piper’s time, and she’s still running from a regrettable engagement to a guy who continues to slander her in public after things went south this last has sent Piper running back home and now she’s reluctant to leave it. ![]() But she’s a secret romance novel reader, yearning for more, and taking her opinions to the romance podcast she runs. Spirited British Columbian second grade teacher Piper Evans comes off as your average, ordinary schoolmarm. You might have to adjust your expectations with this one, but it’s worth the ride. It starts out as extremely fluffy and lighthearted – very much a beach-read – but then it hits you with some surprising depth and truth. The Royals Next Door is sweet and funny, but it also has body and substance. ![]()
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