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The Royals Upstairs

by Karina Halle
Alex C. Stewart
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He’s the royal bodyguard. She’s the royal nanny. The annoyingly hot attraction that simmers between them—that’s a royal pain.

James Hunter has made a tactical error. His new role as protection officer to Prince Magnus of Norway was supposed to be an exciting change. Instead he’s marooned on a royal estate in the middle of nowhere charged with chasing after demon children and dodging the machinations of meddling staff. And the crowning jewel in this little drama—the children’s nanny is none other than Laila Bruset. The woman whose heart he broke. The woman who still holds his.
When Laila took the job as a nanny for the Norwegian royal children in order to be closer to her ailing grandmother in Oslo, the last thing she expected was to have her life turned upside down—again. But as much as James gets on her nerves, he's also getting under her skin, and the tension between them sizzles just as devastatingly as before.
As undeniable sparks turn James and Laila’s battle royal into a more serious game of hearts, nanny and bodyguard will have to decide just how much they’re willing to risk for a second chance at love.

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    September 10, 2024

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      • ISBN: 9780593591055
      • File size: 262046 KB
      • Duration: 09:05:55

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      July 29, 2024
      This juicy if underdeveloped contemporary from bestseller Halle brings together characters she introduced in The Wild Heir and The Royals Next Door. Scottish bodyguard James Hunter decides not to follow his employers, Prince Eddie and Duchess Monica, when they relocate from England to America. He takes a job near Oslo with another royal couple, Prince Magnus and Princess Ella of Norway, to protect their offspring. Unfortunately, he does not realize his former coworker Laila Bruset, with whom he had a passionate affair that ended badly, is nanny to these royal children. Laila returned home to Norway to be close to the grandmother who brought her up and does not want to get involved with handsome James again after he broke her heart. James hasn’t resolved the commitment issues that drove the couple apart the first time, which makes his renewed romantic pursuit of Laila come across as selfish. Both the leads feel somewhat flat, but the sexual chemistry between them is intense. Still, it will take a royal intervention to get them from hooking up to happily ever after. Fans of Lucy Parker and Sarah Mayberry will appreciate the aristocratic milieu but long for a little more depth.

    • Library Journal

      November 1, 2024

      Royal bodyguard James Hunter and his former coworker, Laila Bruset, share a tumultuous romantic history. After parting ways, they are shocked to find that they each took a job working for Prince Magnus and Princess Ella of Norway--James as a bodyguard and Laila as a nanny to the couple's rambunctious children. Sparks fly between James and Laila despite their efforts to keep their relationship professional. As they confront their undeniable chemistry, they must decide just how much they are each willing to risk for love. Halle's (The Royals Next Door) latest is a sizzling romance with an engaging premise, enlivened by the chaotically charming royal family. Alex C. Stewart and Cassandra York narrate James and Laila, highlighting the undeniable attraction between the two as they balance love and fear of heartbreak with the dictates of their jobs. Both narrators excel in capturing the novel's humorous moments, with witty lines landing just right. VERDICT Halle's latest royal-adjacent romance checks all the boxes, with plenty of steam, sweetness, seriousness, and fun. Fans of the author's "Nordic Royals" series will be pleased.--Elyssa Everling

      Copyright 2024 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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