Royally Screwed: A Tale of Two Princes

By: Lynn Van Dorn

Narrated by: Michael Ferraiuolo

Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins

Publisher's summary

Take one betrothal gone awry…

Prince Angelo is destined to marry Prince Yuri. Never mind that Angelo isn’t gay and didn’t choose to be saddled with a moony-eyed princeling who is determined to ruin Angelo’s life. Then one day Yuri goes too far and Angelo has to take matters into his own hands.

Add one doomed arranged marriage…

Prince Yuri is destined forever to pine after Prince Angelo. Arranged marriages are archaic and awful enough without being stuck for life with someone you want who will never, ever in a million years want you back. Still, for someone who claims to want nothing to do with Yuri, Angelo is surprisingly possessive.

And you just might get one unexpected romance.

Two men, thrown together by fate and scheming parents, shouldn’t have a prayer of finding a happy ever after. But fate can be fickle, and love can exist where you never thought it could.

Royally Screwed is a M/M romance novel featuring royalty, a poorly-thought-out betrothal, one prince in need of a firm hand, a second prince who isn’t as straight as he always thought, drunken texting, bickering, practice kissing, odious British nobility, and falling in love despite all the reasons why you shouldn’t.

©2020 Lynn Van Dorn (P)2020 Lynn Van Dorn

Phenomenal!!!

This has got to be, hands down...my favorite read of the year! I already loved the ebook version but Michael Ferraiuolo brought these characters to life in a whole new way and it was just a beautiful thing. This one will be a book I will continue to listen to throughout the years. Lynn Van Dorn is a fantastic author and this is one of her best works.

Royal Narration

I LOVED this. This is probably my favorite audiobook of the year. Michael Ferraiuolo is brilliant as two, young, posh princes. Yuri and Angelo are such unique characters with lots of angst and history between them and sometimes they get really 'cut-glass' when they're using their royal training to one up each other. The way the narrator seamlessly brings them to life is amazing.
This book is so good and the narration is brilliant.

I could listen to this on repeat all day!

This audio is amazing, from the incredibly expressive narrator to the captivating and intoxicating romance between Angelo and Yuri. If you're a fan of spanking, dirty talk, and possessiveness, I think you'll love seeing how Angelo and Yuri turned their boyhood animosity into something much deeper and all-consuming. Yuri was the perfect mix of pouty, bratty, and needy, and seeing the way he broke down under Angelo's firm hand had me shivering from the intensity. The way Yuri desperately needed Angelo, his discipline and attention and love, was heady, even without bringing anything more physical into it. Equally enthralling was the way Angelo slowly, almost unknowingly came to crave providing that discipline and being exactly what Yuri needed. When Angelo finally turned his protective possessiveness over Yuri to the bedroom, their explosive chemistry was immediately apparent. Yuri's desperation, hopefulness, and sheer pleasure at finally getting what he'd always longed for from Angelo was overwhelming in the best way.

Though I wanted to get sucked into the romance entirely and block out everything else going on, the background hostility with Francis and kingdom politics were intriguing and unexpected. This romance took me on some serious twists and turns, some full of danger and others that pulled back the curtain on Yuri and Angelo's betrothal. I love how clever Yuri and Angelo ended up being on their "prince rescue mission"--I couldn't have predicted any of that happening and I love how surprised I was. At the end of the day, what Angelo and Yuri share is untouchable, not by jealous ex's or politics or any family members who aren't on board. As Angelo says to Yuri, "I want whatever life gives me you.... The only thing I see is you."

**I voluntarily listened to a free copy of this book. This review expresses my honest thoughts and opinions.   

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀. ♥️♥️

𝗕𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵, 𝗬𝘂𝗿𝗶 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽. 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲? 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁. 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹. 𝗦𝗢 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀! 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀.
𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵. 𝙈𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙚𝙡 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙖 𝙛𝙖𝙗 𝙟𝙤𝙗 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙤. 𝙃𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚. 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚!

𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸, 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲, 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲. 𝗜 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁!
𝗜 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝟱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿 ⭐️ 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙣.

Great story

This was a great story with a well-developed story line. It starts with two kingdoms with children born close together that end up betrothed but of course the children have different idea as they grow up. The story includes childhood, puberty, and adulthood in such a way that I felt we got a great view of both men.

I will definitely listen to this book again. Michael is such a wonderful narrator and I love everything of his I’ve listened to.

Excellent!!!

This was awesome!! Yuri and Angelo have been betrothed since birth. Yuri is gay and has always loved Angelo, but Angelo is straight and Yuri drives him nuts!! Yuri and Angelo are both equally snarky, their antics are so funny!! Loved it!! Michael Ferraiuolo did an amazing job on the vocalization with the narration!!

So sweet

So sweet and adorable with a good bit of snark. Though at times a bit predictable.
Masterful narration, very enjoyable and highly recommendable

Loved!!

Angelo and Yuri are betrothed to each other. There’s only one problem, Angelo isn’t gay. The books follows these two throughout their lives. Yuri is in love with Angelo. And he thinks that he will be entering a marriage with no love or passion. But things start to change. Angelo sees Yuri in a different way. Is he gay? Bi? Yurisexual? This is a really sweet story. I love how their relationship evolves. Michael Ferraiuolo does an amazing job with the narration. He’s a master with accents. And he has a way of making you feel the emotions the characters are going through.

I spank you because I love you

Everyone who knows me know that I adore Lynn Van Dorn. She can do no wrong in my eyes and this book was definitely not an exception. I loved everything about this book and gobbled up the love story of Yuri and Angel.

Prince Yuri has been in love with Angelo for ages. But facts are that Angelo is also a prince like himself. Angelo isn’t gay and Angelo doesn’t like him. When an arranged marriage happened between Yuru and Angelo, Yuri is over the moon and Angelo isn’t ... very pleased with the arrangement. However despite his dissatisfaction over having to marry Yuri, Angelo feels inexplicably possessive over moon-eyed, gullible Yuri. May be that has been love all along?

Sassy, cheeky, witty and so funny! A true Lynn Van Dorn novel and I couldn’t get enough. And my my, all that yummy spanking! Me likey!!! And I’m so very glad that Michael Ferraiuolo is the narrator for the story because he does cheeky and sassy better than anyone. This book is so adorable and sweet, funny and cheeky that I’m sure I’ll definitely relisten this one when I need a good cheer-me-up. Fully recommended!

4.75 I spank you because I love you stars
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Audio rating

Story - 4.5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
Narration - 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Performance - 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Overall - 4.75 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🌟

Royal romance

This book had everything that I like in romance. Lots of feelings, some good some bad. There was a point in the book that I didn’t see how Yuri and Angelo would find their way to a happy ending but they got there in the end.
Narration was fantastic! Michael Ferraiuolo did a wonderful job with the accents!