Royal Player

All-Stars Series, Book 1

By: Katie McCoy

Narrated by: Cornell Collins, Melissa Moran

Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins

Publisher's summary

Charlie Davenport is the bad boy of British tennis - and third in line to the throne. He's a beast on the courts and a wild animal in bed (according to all the tabloids). Girls are lining up for chance at his crown jewels, and when I stumble into the wrong Wimbledon dressing room and catch a glimpse of his game, set, and match, I can see why.

So what's a little good luck kiss between friends (I mean, strangers)? I know better than to get involved with a bad boy like Charlie. But now he's on a winning streak, he thinks I'm his lucky charm - and you know what's luckier than a kiss? Everything.

Suddenly, I've got paparazzi on my trail, exes coming out of the woodwork - and you don't know "cutthroat" until you've seen a pack of hungry socialites set loose near the Royal Family. I'm in way over my head, and even worse - I'm falling in love. Can this American girl win her Prince Charming? Or will we both crash out of the championships in flames?

Contains mature themes.

©2017 Katie McCoy (P)2018 Tantor

Review: All-Stars 1: Royal Player

Royal Player by Katie McCoy is the first book in her stand-alone contemporary romance series, All-Stars . Told in dual POV between Charlie (the spare prince/Wimbledon tennis ace) and Emmy (the aspiring fashion designer/Wimbledon tea girl) this story is quirky, romantic, and fills the niche of pauper to princess love stories that we all secretly (or not-so-secretly) have wanted to happen at least once in our lives. I find I can really get into the light-hearted romance and writing style of this author and I thoroughly enjoyed this story. With just enough angst to keep it from being all fluff and no substance this was a fab book set in London and centering on Wimbledon. Enjoy!

Cute Story

It's a cute story even if it's a basic retelling of so many others just like it. Younger prince, "the spare", always the playboy, suddenly starts behaving a bit better since he's met HER aka "the one". The only tabloid problems now are caused by the two of them together not being able to keep their hands off each other. That is, until the press starts digging into her past. Will they make it through the storm? Yes, just like all other similar stories that came before. There are no surprises here, nothing that sets this one apart from the others. It's cute and well written, that's the most I can say. The cons are there isn't an epilogue so it ends on a weak note and the male voice actor is awful. First of all, in his normal narrator voice he sounds like the guy from the Chuggington cartoon, not good for a romantic novel. Secondly, he kept changing the sound of the American love interest, half the time he gave her a southern accent which the female voice actor didn't give her so it didn't match, it was very out of place. He sounded too old to play the part of a young prince. He would have been better suited for an old butler, if there had been one in the story. Read it or don't, this is not one of those that you will rave about and kick yourself if you miss it but you probably will enjoy it. It's a lite read/listen, not much substance.

Loyalisa30

This was my first book/audiobook by Katie McCoy and it was a fun meet cute story. Although Charlie and Emmy has some hurdles to overcome to obtain their HEA, I liked the fact that they were both honest and steadfast in their feelings and opinions. Cornell Collins was a new narrator to me and he did an excellent job. Melissa Moran was phenomenal as always. This was a very enjoyable listen!

Pretty Good

This book was cute. I enjoyed the storyline and the characters. It was a fun and sexy read.

Loved it.

the storyline and performance was outstanding. cant wait for book 2 in the series.