I’m determined to win over the one guy who hates me…but I never expected to fall for him.
Being a prince may seem like a fairytale, but to me, it’s not all sunshine and rainbows. That’s why I’m excited when I get permission from my uncle—the king of Norway—to go undercover as a student at
an American college for a year. And I’m even more ecstatic to be selected for their football team.
Soccer, I mean. The only problem? Farron, the team captain, dislikes me on sight.
Determined to win him over, I start a charm offensive, but nothing works. He only hates me more.
Until the animosity comes to an explosive release…and we end up kissing each other. How did that happen when neither of us has ever been attracted to a guy before?
Farron wants to let it run its course and get it out of our system, but I doubt that’ll work. I’m falling for him hard, but he has no idea who I really am. I fear that if he finds out, he’ll never speak to me again…
The Prince and the Player is the first book in the Prince Pact series and features an undercover, sunshiney prince and a grumpy, handsome soccer captain, two guys who mistake hate for attraction,
a double bi-awakening, and two opposites who attract each other like magnets.
The royally romantic, enemies-to-lovers college romance for fans of Casey McQuiston, Alexis Hall and Jax Calder.
Nora Phoenix is a USA Today Bestselling author of over 60MM/gay romances. As a child, she fell in love with reading, and she’s still an incurable book addict. She started writing as a teenager, and though it took her a while to fulfill her dream of becoming a romance author, she never stopped.
She writes in various subgenres of gay romance and is known for writing engrossing stories that offer an escape from reality with unique characters, plenty of heat, a captivating story, and all the feels.
Flawed, strong men who are just a tad damaged are her catnip, and she wants to give them all their happily ever after. When she’s not writing or reading, she’s spending time with her son, travelling, or
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My thoughts: Four princes come up with a plan, to spend time being “ordinary”, and decide America will be the best place to do this, since few Americans know much about European royals. First up is Prince Tore of Norway, his uncle is the king, and he’s third in line for the throne.
He enrolls at a college in Ohio, and joins the football (soccer) team. Where he promptly falls foul of the captain – Farron. But the bickering and competition between them can’t stop an undeniable spark. Farron thinks it’s just a sex thing, and they should “get it out of their systems” as horny college boys may well do, but as they spend time together, they can’t fight the fact that this is more than just physical.
Only problem, Tore is still in the closet – royally speaking. When a tragedy back home means a quick dash to Norway, Farron gets suspicious. And oh dear, that secret might just derail the whole thing.
There is quite a bit of steamy sex, these are young men after all, working through things naked is apparently the best way to do it!
It’s also funny, a bit silly, and has far too much football (we invented it, we get to name it!) for me, and not much studying seems to get done! Definitely college (university) then!
*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in this blog tour, but all opinions remain my own.
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