Blue Bloods and Backroads (A Royal Romantic Comedy)

Kings of Carolina, Book 2

By: Sylvie Stewart

Narrated by: Meagan Moses

Blue Bloods and Backroads is the full-length follow-up to Between a Rock and a Royal and is not intended to be listened to as a stand-alone title.

Love is a four-letter word. So is jerk.

Ruby: The only thing worse than a guy sneaking out in the middle of the night is finding he left a fat stack of cash as his only goodbye. Well, Leo Baxter can take that blue-blood money and whatever connection we had and shove it where the sun don’t shine. It’s time to focus on hunting down my jailbird cousin, saving the family business, and keeping my uncle from taking a one-way trip to crazy town. Luckily, I’ve got some help from an unexpected source. I’m gonna wrap this up, tuck my heart away, and get back to real life...not the fairytale I was stupid enough to start believing in.

Leo: It shouldn’t have come as a surprise. Being used and exploited for my name and position is, unfortunately, not a new experience. But I thought Ruby was different - which is what makes her deception cut so deep. Now it’s time for damage control and for Malcolm and me to go home and attend to our duties. Life is less complicated when you stay on the straight and narrow. Too bad those winding backroads are calling my name, and there’s only one person my heart wants to travel them with.

©2018 Sylvie Stewart (P)2019 Sylvie Stewart

Who wants a knight in shining armor when you can have a prince!

I loved this story. Leo gave me all the feels! I loved Ruby and Leo’s meet cute. After Leo’s identical twin brother makes an a$$ out of himself, Ruby mistakes Leo for him. Ruby is just what responsible and unshakable Leo needs to bring color and joy to his structured life. Malcom is the perfect matchmaker! I do think this should have been 1 book. There was absolutely no reason it needed to split.

Great ending to a great tale!

I'm definitely a sucker for happy endings and I'm pleased with how Leo and Ruby's story works out. the narrator is once again an excellent voice for Sylvie's words and I'm thrilled with the way these two develop a realist relationship. Sylvie - please tell me Malcolm gets his own story?! I can't wait for more!

I want more!!! Please!!!!!

I can’t stress how phenomenal Meagan Moses is! The story was, of course, fantastic, so much so that I do not want to say goodbye to the characters! Ruby is one of my all time favorite females and Leo is completely swoon-worthy.
However, what happens with Mal?!?!?!?!?!?
I NEED to know!! He earned his own cozy spot in my heart!
I received a free copy of this audiobook and am voluntarily leaving a review. This review is my honest opinion.

Perfection!

The first book with such a cliffhanger was maddening. This book made it worthwhile. It was fun to get back together with these characters and see all of the secrets popping out of the woodwork and how even with no secrets to hide there is still drama and excitement and all the FEELS. The narrator does a fabulous job of changing accents from British to Southern without missing a beat and you can feel the frustration, sadness, fear, excitement, and longing from each character. I can still hear their voices in my ear talking and sharing their stories. The ending is perfect, but not final and I love the way it begins to set-up the next romance while still putting the primary focus on Ruby and Leo. Each of them has to come to terms with the misunderstandings and misinformation that was rampant in the first book - which made it hilarious!

Bottom line - this book is a keeper and one that can easily be listened to over and over.

Left me wanting more

I listened to the audio version of this book. I enjoyed book one more than this one. I wasn’t completely satisfied with the ending. I’m assuming we’ll hear more about Leo and Ruby in Malcolm’s book I hope. I don’t feel happy the way it is. I look forward to the next one. Narration was great.