Princess Diaries meets the Mighty Ducks.
Just one of the royals has all my favourite books themes rolled into one.
- Best friends who secretly want more ✅Check
- Fake relationship ✅Check
- Ice hockey player ✅Check
- Misunderstood bad boy ✅Check


Daniel Sacachelli is a hockey player for the Falcons. His best friend Madison is also the girl of his dreams, but he needs to find the courage to tell her. Daniel is also hiding another truth. He's secretly a prince and his responsibilities are about to catch up with him. His step-sister has come to take him home and to try to convince him to take his place. The Falcons are taking a road trip but don't worry there will always be hockey!

Madison is in love with her best friend but he has a different girl on his arm every weekend. She wants to follow her dreams to be an actress but her parents want her to be a doctor. When Daniel blows her off she finds herself in the local diner drowning her sorrows. The right place at the right time is about to earn Madison the inside scoop.

The Chicago Falcons series is great. The writing style is catchy and the stories are juicy. Just One of the Boys is my favourite so far, but Just One of the Royals is good. I can't wait for more! Cheers for the underdog. This book has the perfect ending and a sneak peek at the next instalment.

I just have two little niggles with this book. I hate the word bastard which I know is made popular by a certain snow but I wish it was phrased differently. My second dislike to this book is Daniels sisters nickname for him. I just found it a little irritating. These two things don't really affect the storyline.

This can be read as a standalone, however, features the character from the first book. The story is enhanced with the background information on the other characters but not essential. One of the Royals is a fun read intended for the older teen.

4 Stars out of 5.
*I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I received Just one of the Royals by Leah and Kate Rooper from Netgalley. It has no impact on my thoughts. My thoughts are my own.

I was very excited when I first heard about Just One of the Royals. It’s very surprising, but I love a good hockey story. And if you add in some royalty to it? HUGE BONUS!! I quickly started it when I got it and was very pleased that it met my expectations.

Just One of the Royals is the second book to The Chicago Falcon’s series by Leah and Kate Rooper. They could almost be read as a standalone, but the characters from the first book are mentioned several different times, so it would make sense to go back and read Just one of the Guys first before you pick this one up so you can fully appreciate all of the mentions/moments between the other characters. They didn’t take up the whole story or anything, but it’d still just be appreciated more. The story also kind of mentions one plot that happened in the previous book and continues on from there for the two new characters.

I loved the two new characters we had, Madison and Daniel. Madison was an aspiring actress, and Daniel was one of the players on the Chicago Falcon team. Madison was also the assistant trainer for the team. Daniel had a secret, and when his sister Eva comes to visit him, his secret is out…he’s a prince. This part was totally a Princess Diaries moment but for a prince instead, but I still absolutely loved it. His sister had to bring him home, but not before convincing his best friend Madison to help him become the king of their kingdom. Madison’s plan to help him was to become his pretend girlfriend to help Daniel win his kingdom over for him.

This book was funny, there were a couple of different parts that had me laughing like when Daniel was panicking over his spaghetti and stuff like that.

If you are looking for a book that is similar to The Princess Diaries, look no further. Just One of the Royals is just as witty, but there’s just a dash of hockey and some smack talk added into it. It was an enjoyable fast paced five star read.

Thank you Netgalley and publishers for giving me the chance to read this book! I thoroughly enjoyed it and can’t wait for the next one already. I might even have to go back to reread the first one now.

In the second book of the series, we return to the Falcon's hockey team where Daniel Sacachelli and Madison Myong are carefully circling their friendship when Daniel's half sister unexpectedly visits and drops a royal pronouncement - If Daniel doesn't return to Eldonia to claim the throne, his sister will be forced to marry a horrendous noble to carry on the lineage. Although Daniel has no interest in being king, he loves his sister. When Madison overhears what's going on, she offers to play fairy-tale god mother by traveling with them to Eldonia, pretending to be Daniel's girlfriend and helping him revamp his image and before ready to rule. Of course, just like in the fairy-tales, what starts as pretending grows into something more and everyone will have to decide what they really want from the arrangement.

Just One of the Royals is a light romance sure to appeal to teens and is especially timely given what's happening across the pond.

I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for my honest opinion. I loved the first one in the series and unsurprisingly I loved the second one as well. I loved the storyline behind this. A prince as a hockey player? how cute!! this reminds me of a hallmark movie! Can’t wait to read number 3!

The Quick Cut: A girl agrees to pretend to be the girlfriend of her BFF Daniel, who is secretly the Prince of Eldonia. Things get chaotic when emotions get too real and the crown gets in the way.

A Real Review:
Thank you to Entangled Publishing for providing the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is about as fluffy as a book could get - this was a very quick read for ALL the wrong reasons. Madison secretly wants to be an actress while her parents expect her to become a doctor. Her best friend Daniel, is secretly a Prince for a country named Eldonia whose singular interest appears to be hockey. Things get dramatic when his sister Eva comes with a big problem.

Eva is set to marry this horrible guy she's uninterested in purely so someone can take the throne. You see, there's a rule that says women can't rise to the throne in Eldonia - which is why she must marry first. Thus, Daniel comes over with Madison to charm the people, win over the power, and become king before his sister gets hitched. Unknown to Daniel, Eva has agreed to get Madison this huge acting audition if she plays along as girlfriend.

There's nothing wrong with the story in theory here - it works just fine. The issue is that I have zero interest or care for these characters. There's nothing about them that's intriguing, different, or out of the ordinary.

In fact, they're so bland - that Madison and Daniel don't even quite work as a couple. They lack any chemistry and so when they have issues later on, I found myself satisfied with that as a resolution. I was shocked that they attempted the whole "legitimate couple" twist considering how fakey this all felt.

With boring characters and a cliched storyline - skip this tale and go for a more interesting read with a chemistry filled couple.

Very cute and easy read. I couldn't put it down because I wanted to know what would happen with Daniel and Madison. When Daniel's littler sister comes and surprises him that he is the next to take the throne and the fate of their small country relies on him he knows that no matter what he must put family first even if that means leaving behind his love of hockey. To help his image of being a bad boy into becoming a respected king his best friend whom he's in love with decides to help him reshape his image. They both are blind to the others love. I didn't realize this was book 2 so I will be going back to read book 1 and can't wait for book 3.

Just One of the Royals is the second book in the The Chicago Falcons by Leah & Kate Rooper. We were super excited about this book... I mean a hockey player with a secret... yes please!

However, this one fell flat for us. There wasn't a lot of build up with the story or characters, so we felt a bit confused and lost. Plus we didn't feel a connection to the characters at all. Plus the dialogue was rough and felt a little juvenile.

Hopefully readers will love this one more than we did. Good luck to the author!

wOw. This one did NOT disappoint! I just regret not reading the first book. I just love highschool romance..😍

I wanted to love this I really did. It has everyhing I'm looking for in a fluffy contemporary, but this just fell incredibly flat to me. I thought the plot moved fast, with little to no set up and the characters were one dimensional. The dialogue was rough and felt really juvenille. The whole story was just a miss for me. Can't win them all.

Being a prince is not easy, but being a bastard prince is much more difficult. Daniel may agree with this more than anyone. He is just the opposite of what a King is supposed to be yet he has this big load of being the new King of Eladonia. Either this or he will lose his kingdom and the happiness of his little half sister. He loves his family more than anything so he takes this challenge along with the encouragement of his friends and his crush, Madison.

Madison is an actress at heart and yet her parents want her to pursue career in medical. She secretly loves Daniel, the star ice hockey player and bad reputed as a person. She wants him to be his boyfriend but stops thinking about his feelings. One day, she stumbles upon the truth that he is a Prince and now she is determined to help him get his throne.

The blurb and the cover promised an interesting story and the story turned out not to be interesting but also fabulous, fantastic, and adorable. The romance factor along with the struggle to fit in and prove oneself, when mixed together gave us an amazing read.

The fight for the throne has not overshadowed the romance and the romance hadn't curbed the feelings and bonding of friendships. The characters are fabulously created and their roles realistic. Never once this story felt to go overboard in order to justify the happenings. Thar big twist in the end with Era,,, it was just the perfect piece of the puzzle put together.

If you like romance, short yet memorable reads with perfect flavor of friendship and love towards the family and friends then must read this book. It will not disappoint you.

Super cute fun easy quick read! Romantic and sweet The plot is a little far fetched, but if you can get past that the story is adorable. Daniel and Madison, the main characters are best friends who are totally in love with each other but they both think the other one isn't interested. Daniel is heir to a throne in a far off land where they end up going to clean up his hockey playing, partying image and make him king-worthy. The whole story is pretty predictable but fun to read. I didn't realize this was book 2 of a series when I requested it, but now I will go back and read book 1. Thanks to NetGalley!

Cute little contemporary romance with a tendency to hyperbole. A quick read if you're in the mood for something cute.

Daniel is an ice hockey player with a crush on Madison his ice hockey team helped and his best friend. As Madison also has a crush on him though she is getting frustrated at him not making any move on her...



Then his sister Eva comes to take him to fulfil his royal duties as if he doesn't take the throne by their father's anniversary they'll lose their kingdom.



Madison can get an audition for a hit TV show if she helps Eva get Daniel to go and so Madison plays his fake girlfriend to help him with fashion choices and public appearances. Alice and Dwayne also go to help Daniel as a team to keep him motivated.



We learn that Eva was to forcibly marry at sixteen to Lyle Worthington a slimeball of a Prince whom wants to just be king and get one over on Daniel of course. However as Daniel discovers that Eva has bribed Madison into helping make him King, he feels unable to trust her and so As he takes the throne, their relationship lies in shreds, but can they fix it?



I liked the dual perspective to be able to see both characters points of view throughout all the changes that occur in the book. It was balanced between sweet royal duties and hockey action as well as the drama of going back to Eldonia. I liked the fact we saw all the young characters struggles from the two royals, Eva and Daniel as well as Madison and Lyle who know what they want and try to get it too.



Take a chance, you might just fall in love with Eldonia and their royals now too!



I'm excited to know there is a coming sequel in autumn too all around Eva and her life now!



Many thanks to the publishers for allowing me to review this book for them!

Star hockey player Daniel Sacachelli wants only two things: 1) for the Falcons to win next season, and 2) for his secret the fact he’s actually the prince of Eldonia to never make its way to Chicago. But if Daniel keeps avoiding his crown, their family will lose their kingdom forever.Madison Myong can’t believe that her will-they-or-won’t-they best friend Daniel is really a prince! He’s always seemed more rebel than royal. But now, he needs to clean up his image, fast. Posing as his long-time girlfriend, Madison accompanies him back to Eldonia, intending to give Daniel a makeover fit for a king.When I started reading I couldn't put it down I read the book in one day.Leah & Kate Rooper are magnifysent writers.I cannot wait to read more of theres books.Keep up the great work.You should definitely read this book.

Just One of the Royals, is a great teen novel. I mean who doesn't dream of dating a prince. But there's a lot more to this story than that.