Rags to Royals

Royals Gone Rogue, Book 3

By: Erin Nicholas

Narrated by: Connor Crais, Amelia Hugh

A small-town single mom like me has no business believing in fairy tales.

But the very handsome, charming, dirty-talking prince (yes, seriously) I met nineteen months ago now has his fine ass and panty-melting grin planted on my front porch.

He’s been searching for me ever since I snuck out after our hot, fantasy-filled weekend together.

And, dammit, that’s a little romantic.

Now that he’s found me, he wants to pick up where we left off. Because he thinks he’s in love with me.

Oh, and because he needs to get out of the marriage his grandfather, the king, has arranged for him.

Right. Even if I hadn’t lied to him about everything but my first name, the carefree, adventurous woman he burned up the sheets with for three days doesn’t exist.

I'm actually a stressed-out mechanic back in my small hometown, raising a sassy fifteen-year-old daughter, and trying to make amends for my mean girl past.

I just don’t think my grease-streaked work boots scream princess material.

Of course, he won’t take no for an answer.

Shocking, I know.

Instead, he proposes a deal: I give him nineteen days to get to know the real me.

Then he’ll either get over me, go home, and marry someone else.

Or I’ll walk down that aisle.

Rags to Royals is a modern royal romance with a feisty single mom, a golden retriever prince who falls first and hard, and lots of delicious dirty talk and spice. It is the third book in the Royals Gone Rogue series, but can be listened to as a stand-alone.

©2024 Erin Nicholas (P)2024 Erin Nicholas

Cian's Story Did NOT Disappoint

Ohhh I have been anxiously awaiting Cian’s story and to finally find out who is mystery woman is, so when we get to meet Scarlett and her daughter, and sister, I was beyond excited!

The beginning of the book can feel like a lot of info and characters thrown at you, so because of that I 100% recommend reading books 1 & 2 first if not for the sake of knowing who everyone is, as well as the back story of how Cian and his family (and Henry) ended up here.

I adored Cian and Scarlett’s story, and really enjoyed Cian’s journey to figuring out where he belonged and fit in, in and out of the royal family. Scarlett is a super mom, and so strong and loving, but can also be super hard on herself. It was fun seeing her finally allow herself to be spoiled a bit by Cian and shown that she IS deserving of love and an HEA, and doesn’t need to beg for it.

This book was full of found family (we get to visit Autre and Cara) and fun characters that kept me hooked from start to finish. The book is also SPICYYYYY which of course had me hooked. Cian has a dirty mouth on him and he absolutely knows how to use it! Whew!

Connor Crais AND Amelia Hugh? Performing in Duet? In an Erin Nicolle book? Sign. Me. Up. IMMEDAITELY. When this audiobook hit my phone, I absolutely devoured it. It's always so fun revisiting these stories after I've already read them - the audio books add such a fun element to the book and quite literally bring the stories to life. It's so great to catch new details I may have missed previously, and when it's performed in duet it's even more fun! Loved this audiobook!

Enjoyable

Scarlet and Cian
4.5*

I listened to the audio. The narrators did an excellent job telling the story and giving the characters a voice.

This is my favorite one so far. This series so far are these hot AF princes who find the loves of their lives while visiting the states. In this one you have Cian the youngest of the boys had spent a couple days with a women who then just disappeared. Almost two years later and no luck finding her finds out that he is to marry Astrid his grandfather's friend's granddaughter and it turns out His bodyguard/friend found his women. Scarlet is a single mom who for one weekend pretended to be her twin sister and throw caution to the wind. She never ment to fall for the guy but as the weekend ends she left and went back to her hometown with her sister and daughter. I enjoyed listening to this I think it was a wonderful story and the dirty talking prince swoon. Can't wait for her twin's story and the other Prince who came back.

Enjoyed the duet-style narration!

Royal romance? Yes, please. Rags to Royal by Erin Nicolle was a sweet and spicy second-chance romance that had me longing for a hot dirty-talking prince of my very own. I enjoyed everything about Scarlett and Cian’s long-awaited journey to HEA. This is book three in Nicolle’s Royals Gone Rogue series but can be read as a stand-alone.

Amelia Hugh and Connor Crais perform this audiobook in duet-style narration. This was the first time I’d heard these two paired together. Amelia’s soft, melodic voice captured Scarlett’s vulnerabilities, hesitancies, and desires as she gave into her true feelings for Cian after nineteen months of absence and longing. Connor brought his signature charm to convey Cian’s persistently swoony golden retriever tendencies that made this prince irresistible. Both narrators created the perfect amount of steamy tension between them, making their chemistry undeniable.

Overall, I enjoyed this book. If you are a fan of a royal romance with a hot hunky undercover prince, a hard-working single mom mechanic, small-towns, second chances, a devoted teenage daughter, silver charm elephant bracelets, substitute teachers, back patio steam, close proximity, weekend getaways, new start-up foundations, family health scares, love declarations, more steamy times, and a HEA that will royally bewitch you in the best ways, then you will love Scarlett and Cian’s story. I am looking forward to more from Erin Nicolle.

Fantastic narration

Rags to Royals is the third book in the Royals Gone Rogue series, but it can be read as a standalone.

Cian fell hard and fast for Scarlett, and he never stopped looking for her. And once he found her, he was determined to show her that he wasn’t going away.

Scarlett was very guarded, and she had a past. But she was doing her best to show people that she wasn’t the same person. And with Cian, she saw that she didn’t have to prove to anyone that she was different, as long as she knew she wasn’t the same.

This was so cute, and I loved the relationship between Cian and Scarlett. And Scarlett’s daughter, Mariah? She was the best! The way she was so mature and stood up for herself without resorting to “fighting” back? She was great.

I’ve been enjoying this series, and I can’t wait for the next book.

Narrated by: Connor Crais and Amelia Hugh
Narration Style: Duet

The audiobook was fantastic! Both narrators were great, and they really brought the story to life, especially with their accents.

Thoroughly enjoyed this fantastic story!

I'll be honest in saying Conner Crais could be reading me the IRS tax code and I'd be dreamy eyed and swooning. Seriously though, he and Amelia Hugh were fantastic in the duet narration of Cian and Scarlett In Rags to Royals. Erin Nicolle created a fun, heartwarming modern twist on life as a Royal and an enjoyable ride for Scarlett and Mariah as they navigated their new life.

Scarlett so deserved the "royal treatment" that Cian gave her. That man is pure book boyfriend gold and I love how they both stayed true to the other for almost 2 years after their hot and heavy weekend (and neither of them knew it). They had such a profound impact on each other that they didn't move on. The fact that man looked for her for 19 months proved he was in it to win it and my heart was so happy when they found their way back to each other.

This was my first listen by Erin Nicole but will not be the last. I need to go back and read/listen to books one and two so I can be all caught up. Overall a fantastic listen that I highly recommend.

I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that I loved Ruby and Henry as well and how dreamy Henry's British accent was. I'm hoping to get more from them. *hint hint*