The Rules of Royalty

A Novel

De: Cale Dietrich

Narrado por: Major Curda, Max Meyers

"A must read for all who love, love."—Kosoko Jackson, USA Today Bestselling author of The Forest Demands Its Due

Two princes from neighboring countries fall into a whirlwind royal romance in this sparkling spin on The Princess Diaries by Cale Dietrich.

Act like a prince, but don’t fall for one.

Jamie Johnson has never been the centre of attention, and he’s perfectly okay with that. His entire world unravels as a hidden truth emerges: he's the heir to the throne of Mitanor, a sun-drenched southern European country, and the press is ready to expose this secret to the world. An invitation to spend the summer in his father's palace arrives, giving Jamie a chance to get to know the man he never thought he’d meet.

Meanwhile, in a northern European kingdom known for its cold climate and stoic royals, Erik Lindstrom, the spare prince, grapples with the upcoming marriage of his golden-boy elder brother. With the country’s spotlight trained on his family more than ever, Erik feels sidelined and tightly controlled. So when he receives an offer to tutor the newly found American prince in the ways of royalty, he accepts without hesitation.

At a magnificent summer palace, Erik guides Jamie through the intricacies of royal etiquette, politics, and history. What neither prince anticipates is the connection that sparks between them—one that challenges both of their futures. Now each must make a choice: follow their hearts, or the time-honored royal path where crown and country reigns supreme, no matter the personal cost.

A Macmillan Audio production from Wednesday Books.

©2024 Cale Dietrich (P)2024 Macmillan Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

“Dietrich has written a quintessential gay romance. Everything about it—its tantalizing premise, its highly engaging plot, its to-die-for characters—is practically perfect, and it’s irresistibly readable, to boot. The pages fly by as readers root for the starcrossed boyfriends, with whom readers will have doubtlessly fallen in love, and hope for a happy ending."—Booklist (starred review)

"Immediate and emotional first-person chapters detail the highs and lows of royal teenage life in this slow-burn romance by Dietrich, which is studded with high-society extravagance and old-world charm.”—Publishers Weekly

"Readers will enjoy indulging in the deliciously slow-burn romance between the kind, honest, and adorable boys, who narrate in alternating first-person chapters...this cozy royal love story is thoroughly delightful."—Kirkus

Fun and positive!

This story was fun and gave me the good feelings I had from Red, White and Royal Blue. These boys are younger and appropriately there is less of a focus on their sexual relationship and I appreciated that. Too many books over-sexualize the story and create unhealthy expectations in youth. Loved this story.

A Fairytale of Young First Love

Prince(ss) Diary that anyone could enjoy. Great story and definitely heartfelt. I would love for this to be a movie.

Captivating characters and good narration

I really wish there were more audiobooks in this genre. The author does a great job of making us care of the main protagonists very quickly, and I love that they used fictional countries--it just added to the escape element of the story. I would have enjoyed a little more comedic elements mixed in as there were a host of situations the characters could have gotten into which could have been an amusing break from the emotion. Also, there could have been a few more hurdles Jamie could have had to face in becoming loved by his country. But maybe there will be a second volume that could focus on some of these things now that the main characters are fully developed. All in all, a very enjoyable list, I highly recommend.

cute fairytale

I can definitely see where the author was going, and the narrators did a good job. I just felt like there were not really any stakes and the conflict was very meh. pretty much nothing happened this whole book, but I finished listening to it because the narrators made it enjoyable.