The Royals Next Door

<b><b>One of PopSugar's Top Summer Reads of 2021!<br><br>An ordinary summer goes royally awry when a prince and princess move next door bringing their handsome bodyguard with them from <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author Karina Halle.<br><br></b></b>Piper Evans: elementary school teacher by day--avid romance reader and anonymous podcaster by night. She has a quiet reclusive life taking care of her mother who lives with mental illness avoiding her regrettable ex who bartends in town and trying to make inroads in the tight-knit island community that still sees her five years in as an outsider. <br>And she's happy with how things are--really--until British royals rent the property next to hers and their brooding bodyguard decides she's a security threat. Piper quickly realizes that one person's fairy tale is an ordinary woman's nightmare as a media frenzy takes over the island and each run-in with Harrison Cole is hotter and more confusing than the last. But beneath Harrison's no-nonsense exterior lies a soft heart one that could tempt a woman who's sworn off attachments into believing in white knights. <br><br>But when Piper finds herself smack in the middle of a royal scandal that rocks the island she'll need more than Harrison's strong arms to shield her--she'll have to do a little rescuing herself. With careers hearts and friendships on the line Piper and Harrison will have to decide what they're willing to give up for a chance at their own happily ever after.