Ruth Cardello, the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Up for Heir, turns a fairy-tale romance into a sizzling bedtime story.Rachelle Westerly needs a break. After years of acting as the family peacekeeper, she’s finally ready to take a step back. Her movie-star brother has offered her the perfect escape. But on the very first day of her vacation, she steps onto a red carpet and … vacation, she steps onto a red carpet and straight into the arms of a real-life prince—and the promise of just the kind of flash and fortune that tore her own family apart.
As the soon-to-be leader of Vandorra, Prince Magnus de Bartelebon always gets what he wants—and the regal bad boy wants the sweet American schoolteacher. Although he should be announcing his engagement of convenience to a neighboring princess, Rachelle is the one he desires in his bed and by his side.
While the drop-dead gorgeous Magnus might be almost everything she craves, Rachelle can’t help but think that falling for him would be a royal mistake. He may be ruling a kingdom one day, but she’s in charge of her heart. And he’ll have to win it with more than a lap of luxury—as inviting as it is.
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Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team
Ruthie –
This is the third book in the series, and I would definitely recommend that you read them in order, as the family dynamics are key to these stories. Each one is unique, and I enjoyed that this one went into the royal prince romance route.
Rachelle, who due to worrying about her estranged brother Eric, is now living in his mansion in London, trying to spend time getting to know him. However, he has other ideas – and as we learn why, it reveals more of the fractures that the family splitting caused in these siblings. She does, however, meet Prince Magnus and has an annoying attraction to the arrogant man. Their first meeting is subject to the most crazy misunderstanding, but is rather funny!
Obviously Rachelle’s grandmother, Delinda, has to get involved and everything becomes more than just a fairy tale romance. I can admit that I had a few tears at times, but also did quite a bit of chortling at Rachelle’s cheeky ways. It was good to catch up with how the Westerlys are all moving forward too.
Another enjoyable addition to the series – do give them a go, if you haven’t already.
Reviewers on the Wicked Reads Review Team were provided a free copy of Royal Heir (Westerly Billionaire #3) by Ruth Cardello to read and review.
I loved this book, and read the entire series. Great read!
Rachelle Westerly has gone to London to visit with Eric, her brother the actor, when she goes to his premier she meets Prince Magnus of Vandorra who also wants to meet Eric and bring him back to Vandorra. Eric does not do any press or visits. Magnus follows Eric and finds out his secret and literally blackmails him to get him to accompany him home. Getting Rachelle was not expected. He held his arm out to her and she took it and he mistook her for someone else and she was caught up in the chaos. She is an independent woman who speaks her mind but she is also a loyal and loving sister who looks out for those around her. She was captivated by Magnus and when he gets her back home with him, and introduces her to his world, his country, his family, him, they are soon falling in love. This one was special and even a royal intrigue cannot tear them apart.
Excellent story! I LOVE the Westerly’s! This is Rachellel’s story and it was fun and snarky, sexy and exciting! Two great characters and their individual situations was so enjoyable to read.
Rachelle is strong and independent and loyal but she is unsure of herself. Magnus is a Prince with the weight of his country’s success on his shoulders and DEFINITELY doesn’t believe in love. When these two get together it’s fireworks!!
The stories of the Westerly children get better and better and have been able to pull me in faster and faster. For Rachelle Westerly and Prince Magnus their story even has a moment of suspense and action that added a quick and thrilling element to the story.
Rachelle is the heart of the family. Having always been the mother hen to her siblings, she does all she can to try and keep peace within the family using her skills and intuition honed by her elementary school teacher career. After the upheaval in her family she, too, is just as lost as her siblings and wants so badly to reconnect with the most elusive sibling of all, her older brother Eric.
In her attempt to get closer to her older brother, she finds herself in the arms of an arrogant, commanding and brooding prince that takes her breath away and infuriates her all in the same breath.
So used to getting his way and not considering the feelings of those around him, Rachelle’s presence ends up bring out the softer side of him he felt would hinder his job as a great ruler for his country. She shows him there is a way to rule with a stern hand AND a kind heart. Their opposite nature compliment each other in a way that works and together they find a love to rival any fairytale.
The story was beautiful and sexy and entertaining from start to finish.