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Blurb

At first glance I probably seem like any good-looking guy in their late twenties. I have an obscene amount of confidence, a tattooed body sculpted by the Nordic gods, and I love the ladies as much as they love me.

If I’m not BASE jumping or car racing, I’m chasing other devious thrills with the woman of the week. And that’s fine if you’re the average single guy.
But I’m not the average single guy.

​I’m Crown Prince Magnus of Norway and my latest scandal just landed my entire royal family in hot water.

Now the only way the monarchy can save face is for me to smarten up – publicly. If I don’t, I’ll no longer be heir apparent to the throne. So it’s either I abdicate my future role as King or…
I get married.
To a blue-blooded stranger.

Enter Princess Isabella of the tiny country of Liechtenstein.

Quiet, intelligent, and uniquely beautiful, Ella doesn’t like this arrangement any more than I do and she’s not afraid to show it. She says I’m a womanizer, that I don’t take anything seriously, that my ego should be taken down a few pegs, and I think she aims to make me miserable for the rest of my life.

But even as our arranged marriage becomes a war of wit and words, I’m determined to break through Ella’s prim and proper façade to find the wild​, sexual​ and risk-taking woman underneath. I want to uncover the Queen inside her.

The only question is – will she let me?

**The Wild Heir is a standalone royal romance and a spinoff of The Swedish Prince but it is not necessary to read that book beforehand as The Wild Heir is about different characters**

 

 

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Review

5 wild loving stars!

OMG, I love this book! Crown Prince Magnus of Norway absolutely stole my heart, and the slow burn of this chemistry-filled romance is absolute perfection with teasing, bantering, laugh-out-loud moments, flirting, hotness and gorgeous swoon. I devoured every moment of this one and couldn’t put it down.

Magnus was introduced in The Swedish Prince, though these books haven’t been linked as a series and this one is a standalone. He is the wildly irreverent, adrenaline junkie playboy, and heir to the throne of Norway. He is a sarcastic and fun-loving man-child, and he squeezes every experience he can out of his life, becoming a target for the paparazzi and an endless source of stress for his parents, the King and Queen. But his latest exploit is the last straw for his family and they have demanded he clean up his image – with a wedding. Presented with a list of ‘suitable’ women, it is Princess Isabella of Lichtenstein that catches his eye, and though he is appalled by the whole idea, he can see no other way out of his predicament, and he agrees to meet with her.

Ella is attending University in Scotland. Having been sent away for school for most of her life, she hasn’t really lived the royal experience and has little to do with her family. Though it hurts, it’s the way it’s always been, and she has sadly become used to her solitary life with nobody but her faithful ‘lady in waiting’, Jane by her side. When she is invited to meet with the royal family of Norway, she dutifully goes along, having no idea what is in store for her. She knows of Prince Magnus, of course, and at first glance she is struck dumb by his royal hotness, and then she learns the real purpose for her visit.

“You would be completely okay with being married to a stranger? You’d be okay with marriage in general? You do know you have a horrible reputation amongst women, don’t you?”
He glares at me. “I wouldn’t call it horrible.”
“You’re a manwhore, playboy, womanizer.” I tick off my fingers. “Wannabe Cassanova.”
“Wannabe? I think I’ve fully achieved Cassanova status at this point.”

OMG, Magnus and Ella together are MAGIC! It’s a unique situation they are in, and they don’t hold anything back from the other as they lay it all out, and the sarcastic snark and banter is so much fun. Though they are wildly attracted to each other, neither of them are ok with the idea of an arranged marriage but, for their own reasons, they agree to at least get to know each other to see if they could possibly make a go of it and it’s all gold!

“What are you doing?” she asks, trying to wrestle her hand out of mine.
“Holding your hand,” I tell her. “You see I’m dastardly like that.”
“More like bastardly,” she mumbles under her breath.
“That’s the spirit,” I goad her. “A few more back and forths like that and it’ll be like we can hold an actual conversation.”

There is a strong sexual tension running through every encounter and through the teasing, playfulness and arguing, every moment is dripping with chemistry and so much fun. And as they truly begin to open up to each other, true feelings begin to develop, and I felt every single spine-tingling, swoony, heart-pounding moment.

“I’ve always had trouble focusing on the right things. I’ve had a hard time trying to pay attention to things in life that most people do. I’ve struggled to make sense of the way I see the world. But…when I see you, you’re all I see.” I stare down at her lips. “I know that doesn’t sound like much but to me, it means everything. You’re starting to mean everything to me.”

But the clock is winding down to decision time, making their situation all the more intense. Magnus and Ella have a lot to figure out and their journey is an emotional one, and I was captivated as it all played out.

I won’t go into details because it’s best to just dive in and enjoy it. Magnus and Ella are fantastic characters. They both have some personal issues they need to deal with, but nothing that overshadows the story, just elements that add depth. I love the playfulness of their relationship – mostly due to Magnus’ man-child behaviour – but Ella is a wonderful match for him. Of course there’s a lot of funny moments, and I loved the sarcastic humour, but there’s also heartfelt conversations and soul searching that goes on, and I love the changes we see in them as the two of them discover depths to themselves and each other that they didn’t know existed. And as they truly open up to what is happening between them, the sexy time is seriously hot with lots of dirty talk and a whole lot of intensity, but more than that, the emotion that builds is beautifully written and so freaking swoony, and I fell in love right alongside them.

“I have a Viking heart. And with this heart, I can’t be afraid to love you bravely and boldly, Ella. I have fierce love for you, the kind that eats me up inside, the kind that influences everything I do. This fierce love might scare the both of us from time to time but it’s mine and it’s yours.”

They have ups and downs, and it’s an emotional ride, but it’s not too angsty, just the right amount of drama to enhance the story and make this a fantastically captivating read.

I loved Magnus and his family, I loved Ella, I loved the staff around them that create an almost-family, with hilariously entertaining dynamics. I loved that we got to catch up with Viktor (from The Swedish Prince), and I loved the glimpse of King Aksel whose story I’m assuming (hoping) is up next. This funny, sexy and swoony romance completely stole my heart, and I freaking loved it!

5 huge stars!

An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.

 

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Meet Karina

Karina Halle is a former travel writer and music journalist and The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling author of The Pact, Love, in English, The Artists Trilogy, Dirty Angels and over 20 other wild and romantic reads. She lives on an island off the coast of British Columbia with her husband and her rescue pup, where she drinks a lot of wine, hikes a lot of trails and devours a lot of books.

Halle is represented by the Root Literary and is both self-published and published by Simon & Schuster and Hachette in North America and in the UK.

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