A country in crisis.A palace with deep secrets.A monarchy under pressure.Crown Prince of Sardones, Ander Nicholas Gabriel Camran was my childhood best friend.Until he wasn’t.Nicholas was the boy who played hide-and-seek with me inside the palace walls. The pre-teen who taught me how to play the piano. The teen who snuck me into the kitchen at midnight for ice cream sundaes.My first crush. My … teen who snuck me into the kitchen at midnight for ice cream sundaes.
My first crush. My first kiss.
Ten years later, I have the opportunity of a lifetime. To photograph and chronicle the Royal Family of Sardones’ reinstallation.
To capture history.
And now, he’s about to become king. But the monarchy has rules. Traditions.
Nicholas is determined to break them all.
For his country. For himself.
For me to become his queen.
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When I learned we were getting a royal book from Christy Pastore, I couldn’t wait!! She knocked this genre out of the park.
Kerris and Nicholas were childhood friends. They have been separated for years but are reunited when the royal family is reinstated back in their home country. Their connection is off the charts. Christy Pastore is a master in creating worlds. You will be immediately sucked into this story.
The scandal and suspense sets this book apart from any other royal book you’ve read!
Kerris Von Roy thought she’d left the past behind. Nicholas Camran may just have a fresh start. His family has a mystery in its past that has decided to reappear. This story had me think Monaco. I can picture that as the setting.
We have a fascination with royalty. Some people may go a little overboard in that fascination. The media helps to fuel that preoccupation/obsession. They may be people but there’s nothing ordinary about their lives. Our author puts a spin on that attraction and adds in some suspense to add fuel to the fire. Something else we love is when a royal bachelor finds a love interest.
Nicholas seems too good to be true and that’s why this is a work of fiction. If you’re looking for a book boyfriend why not aim high and go for a royal. Will you replace Kerris in his heart or become her doppelganger? Her job sounds interesting and who wouldn’t love a job where you’re not stuck behind a desk. This author knows how to create steam and I loved the suspense aspect. I know this is a standalone but I found myself wanting more of the royal family of Sardones.
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This is an amazing story about childhood friends turned to lovers. The story has lots of mystery, action and suspense along with a good amount of sweet romance. I really loved the relationship between Kerris and Nicholas. All the love and respect they have for each other is so wonderful. The tender moments they shared were both beautiful and heartwarming. I loved going on this journey with them.
Royal Gentleman by Christy Pastore is a sweetly naughty, beautifully touching, with just the right amount of sizzle and spice that heats up this royal story.
Royal Gentleman is a friends to lovers read that is full of feels, action, drama, friendship, scandal, angst, twists, forbidden love, passion, excitement, heat, and royal romance. Nicholas and Kerris are the couple that will have you rooting for from start to finish. Their journey towards their HEA is beautiful and amazing!!
My Rating: 4.8 stars ******
It was hard not to swoon over Nicholas. Isn’t it every little girl’s dream to marry a prince? It was fun getting a bird’s eye view of royal life: the fans (and naysayers), the paps, the threats, making hard decisions and having to smile and wave. I can imagine it’s not an easy life. Kerris & Nicholas’ relationship was sweet and sexy. It had mutual respect with them having a deep friendship, and it was hot, hot, hot! I also loved the Easter eggs of a certain American duchess.
Royal Gentleman by Christy Pastore is a contemporary, friends to lovers, second chance, royal romance told in first person dual POV that takes place in the fictional country of Sardones.
Due to a conspiracy coming to light that had been responsible for ousting and exiling the royal family from Sardones more than ten years ago, the monarchy is being reestablished and the royals are returning to govern.
Photojournalist, Kerris, grew up among the Sardonian royal family with a crush on her childhood best friend, Nicholas, the Crown Prince. Having lost contact over the years, she is surprised when he reaches out to her and offers her a position documenting the reinstatement of the royal family. Nicholas and Kerris reconnect quickly and soon it’s as if they were never apart. As adults now, not only is their bond strong, but their attraction is intense and undeniable. Kerris and Nicholas want to be together, but there is a law against royals marrying commoners.
What will happen when Nicholas becomes king? Will parliament change the rules so he can be with a commoner? Will he be forced to choose between Kerris and the throne? And will Nicholas even make it to the throne? Or will those opposed to the monarchy succeed in destroying it?
I absolutely loved this story! I really enjoy royal romances and my favorite tropes are friends to lovers and second chance, so this was right up my alley. Kerris and Nicholas were both wonderful characters – likeable and relatable. The world-building was fantastic, realistic, and believable. Full of romance, intrigue, suspense, and steamy scenes, I highly recommend this page-turner.
*** I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC. ***
I am all for a story about a royal family, but when you add in a little suspense and a lot of heat, I’m SOLD!!! I couldn’t get enough of Kerris and Nicholas’s story. Nicholas and Kerris were childhood friends who reunite when Nicholas’s family reclaims the throne in their country after being ousted years before. You can instantly feel the chemistry between these two and you just know there was so much more than friendship all those years before.
Ms. Pastore does an amazing job of painting this fictional country and their rulers. The story was intriguing and had me trying to guess what was coming next. Through it all though, I just fell in love with Nicholas. This man put his country and Kerris first at every turn. He was everything I crave in a book boyfriend and Ms. Pastore gave him to me on a silver platter. This friends to lovers story is low angst and high in heat and so good. You need to read it!
Best friend, lover, king.
Kerris grew up among the royal family but her best friend, Prince Nicholas, was just a boy, her confidante, her first crush. Years later she is called back to witness history. The royal family is being reinstated and Nicholas wants her to document it all with her camera. Things quickly become heated between the two and friendship turns to a lot more.
I loved these characters! Kerris and Nicholas were a perfect match and the secondary characters added so much to the story. Add in some royal history, intriguing suspense, and a whole lot of steam, Royal Gentleman is a must read!
Royal Gentleman was not what I expected, but was so much more. It was a story filled with love, conspiracies, danger, sex and everything in between. There were twists and turns that I didn’t see coming, which made for an exciting read.
Author Christy Pastore created a detailed world in which this Royal Family ruled over. Nicholas was every bit of what the title says – a Royal Gentleman – and it was hard not to fall for him instantly. The same can be said for Kerris, a longtime friend of Nicholas turned lover. The passion and affection between Kerris and Nicholas were palpable and made cheering them on so easy.
I recommend this story (as well as anything written by Christy Pastore) and I’m hoping there will be a story with Xavier in the works…
Review by Antonette
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Royal Gentleman is a Royal Success!!!
Kerris and Nicholas are on fire from the get-go! This low angst, steamy love story is centered on getting Nicholas to the throne but with Kerris by his side and his loyal brother Xavier they have their work cut out for them. The trip to the throne isn’t without its share of sizzle, sex, and scandal. Enjoy this beautifully written, extreme attention to detail and fashion-forward read and feel immersed into the world of royalty! Christy has done it again!!!
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Absolutely LOVED this book! I read it in one day, I just couldn’t put it down. It has soooo many feels, it is hard to explain them all. I felt like i was in the book right along side the characters. I am a fan of all things royal after reading this book!
Love all things royal and Christy Pastore does not disappoint with Royal Gentleman. There is old history, childhood friends reconnecting, some crisis and drama and a lot of great characters in this book.
Kerris and Nicholas were childhood friends, he’s always know he would be king until the monarchy was removed. Now with it back in place Nicholas reaches out to Kerris for help. So much happens in this book. But the core of it is the relationship with Kerris and Nicholas and how can a commoner become a royal.
There are great supporting characters. There was crisis and issues within the plot but I loved the basis of the story and how 2 people can find love and be there for each other! I could not put it down!
Wonderful, romantic, exciting, suspenseful and entertaining. Well told tale of love and intrigue in the court…only modern day.
I loved it and hope for a sequel…or two.
I love it when a book is so good and so well written that it sucks me in and I know right away that the couple is meant to be together. Royal Gentleman gave me all the romantic feels, it’s a deliciously naughty and sexy book that I couldn’t get enough of. Christy Pastore created one heck of a clever and fantastic royal hit!!
Royal Gentleman has a perfect blend of drama, suspense and sizzling sexy times with an intriguing storyline that lured me in immediately. Nicholas and Kerris are exceptional, flawless characters with romantic chemistry and undeniable attraction. These two were like magnets and their thirst for each other was very tantalizing. Royal Gentleman is a definite must read!!
Royal Gentleman by Christy Pastore is hands down one of my favorite royal books.
The story follows Kerris, a photojournalist living in Chicago and Nicholas, a member of the Sardones royal family. Childhood friends who have been separated for years are reunited when the royal family is reinstated back in their home country. The chemistry between them is off the charts and their witty banter draws you into their story right away.
This drama-filled read is low angst between the main characters, which makes way for a larger and suspenseful plot surrounding Nicholas and his family. It’s twisty, intriguing and has you wondering how it’s all going to work out in the end.
Perfect summer read!
Nicholas is next in line for the throne. Kerris was his childhood best friend. When the nation imploded and the Royals were ousted they were separated. Now 10 years later, the Royals are coming home and Nicholas wants his best friend there to witness and document it.
Emotions can be buried but do they ever really die? These two had a deep affection for each other before and those same feeling come back with a vengeance once they are reunited.
Policy and politics may keep them apart. Forces in the background want to see them destroyed! Many things are the same but some things do not change.
This story makes you swoon, sad, laugh and cheer for the couple as well as the country. I adore the love story as well as the history of this fictional nation. There is a definite feel of sweeping royal settings and love from brothers for their country. Kerris has a good head on her shoulders and proves herself worthy to be queen.
If you read and loved wicked Gentleman you will adore Royal Gentleman!
This forbidden, friends to lovers, royal romance stole my heart! It had a little of everything that I crave in the stories I love. I loved the witty, suspenseful, and steamy story, and Nicholas and Kerris were a great couple with explosive chemistry. They were childhood friends who were separated when the royal family was removed from power. Now Nicholas and his family are back and he wants Kerris by his side. He has never forgotten her, and with all the mystery surrounding his families reinstatement, she is one of the only people he trusts. Kerris has a life she loves, but when her first love comes back in her life, she can’t say no to him. I loved how they took the time to get to know each other again, making their love stronger. There were twists and turns in this story that kept me totally engaged from start to finish. I loved that it was low on angst, and still had enough drama and steam to make me totally satisfied!
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A Royal Gentleman by Christy Pastore.
This is a love story about Prince Nicholas of Sardones and Kerris Van Roy. Childhood BFFs. It’s been a tic since they’ve seen each other but their friendship has now moved from the play yard to a palace full of intrigue.
Just when you think you’ve got it all figured out, the other shoe drops.
This story is delish!! It’s a fun read that can be paired with chocolate and any tipple that takes your fancy!
Cheers
Christy Pastore is an automatic one-click for me and this standalone; friends to lovers, royal romance book did not disappoint me!
Backstory – Kerris Von Roy and The Crown Prince of Sardones, Ander (Nicholas) grew up together inside the Royal Palace. Nicholas is to someday become King and Kerris the daughter of a Royal Palace worker. The royals get booted and Kerris and Nicholas part ways, Ten years pass…….
Nicholas has just learned that he and his family can return to the Royal Palace and take their rightful place as the reason they were booted has just been discovered as false. He needs someone he can trust by his side…..and Kerris his is first thought.
Kerris is now working as a freelance photographer in Chicago when she receives a call from Nicholas asking for her help. She is packing her bags in a blink of an eye to go and help her friend.
This story has it all! There is romance, great chemistry, mystery, some angst, and let’s not forget to mention the hot as heck sex scenes! It is packed with all the feels and I was left with wanting even more!! More Nicholas…More Kerris…more royals…more…Xavier (he needs his own book!)
My favorite line in this story come from Nicholas when he states: “I want her more than I want my next breath. Actually, I want her more than I want to be king. Lucky for me, I can have both.”
If you are a fan of royal romance and/or second-chance romance stories….then this IS the book for you! Highly Recommend!
This is my first book by this author, so I was hoping for a really good read. What I got was FANTASTIC! Who isn’t obsessed with the Royals? And a romance between a Prince and a beautiful commoner filled with intrigue, suspense, and murder? This book has it all!
Kerris grew up in the Royal Palace because her father worked for the King of Sardones. She was a childhood playmate of both Prince Nicholas and Xavier and Nicholas gave her her first kiss. But after a rigged vote, the Royal family was banned from the country and Kerris’s family moved to the States.I
When the Royals are reinstated 10 years later, Crown Prince Nicholas asks Kerris to return with him as his official photographer. The attraction they had for each other as teenagers is still there and the spark flares up into a full raging fire. But Royals cannot date or marry commoners, and there are uprisings everywhere across the land. Someone is leading the insurgents against the Royal family and Nicholas worries for Kerris’s safety.
I loved this book and will be reading much more from this talented author! FIVE CROWNING STARS!