The Royal Rogue (Nordic Royals #4)

A short, sweet, fast-moving read with a healthy dose of steam, this book features a royal single mother, a royal playboy, a whole lot of dirty talk and a surprise pregnancy.

This is the fourth book in the Nordic Royals series, an inter-connected standalone, and is the story of Princess Stella of Denmark (younger sister of King Aksel from A Nordic King), and newbie to the series, Prince Orlando of Monaco.

Princess Stella has pretty much flown under the radar in terms of her role in royal life, and shes happy living out her life in the south of England, a divorced single mother to an adorable nine-year-old. But whenever her brother and his family leave the country, she has to step in as royal regent, and shes doing just that when the royal family of Monaco decide to stop in for a visit.

Prince Orlando of Monaco has a lot riding on his royal shoulders the future of his entire country is dependent upon him marrying and producing an heir but he tries not to think too much about all of those expectations and focusses on enjoying his life. He is accompanying his family on a trip to Copenhagen when he lays eyes on Princess Stella, and its lust at first sight.

Its only a matter of hours before Orlando and Stella hook up for a mind-blowing quickie that rocks both of their worlds, and begins a secret but seriously hot hook up that lasts while Orlando is in town. Unfortunately, it ends badly, but its not the last they will see of each other when Stella discovers that their sizzling tryst left her pregnant.

I enjoy a surprise pregnancy, so as Orlando and Stella are brought back together to confront their new reality, I was right on board for the ride. They have some pretty significant hurdles in their way, and a bit of soul-searching to be done, but the love story unfolds really nicely. The feels are there, the sexy time is smoking ,and its just a matter of them figuring themselves out and finding their way forward. Theres a bit of drama and angst that goes along with that, but on the whole its a pretty easy read.

Aksel and Aurora from A Nordic King appear pretty heavily, and I loved seeing them and their family again (including Snarf Snarf the pig now not so little), and seeing Aksel as the protective big brother was just gorgeous. I loved Stellas daughter, adorably precocious little Anya, and Orlandos family are fantastically entertaining.

Its a fun story, but its really fast-paced, so theres not a lot of depth there with either the characters or their romance, but for a quick, fun read, it works, and I enjoyed this one.