I loved Nightmare before Kissmas, but I do believe Kris’s story is even better! This series is so much fun. How in the world does a silly holiday town romance have me in tears 😭? Seriously, there is some secret sauce in these books that give you all the feels!

When Kris is sent to Saint Patrick’s castle to find out if the irish holiday has been stealing Christmas joy, Kris has to choose between his duty to his family and his attraction to annoyingly hot St Patrick’s day Prince, Loch. Sounds silly right? And yet it’s exactly the punch in the gut this people pleasing, duty driven, overthinker needed to read.

“You’re afraid of people leaving you, but you aren’t showing up for yourself, Kris.” Ouch! and that line is just the tip of the iceberg.

Coal, Iris and Kris are one of the best found sibling trios I’ve read. Part of what makes this book so endearing is their unwavering support for each other. Seeing Coal and Iris show up for Kris the way they do is such a reminder of how to support those we love when they are really going through it, and boy does Kris go through it in this book!

For he and Loch to have a chance Kris has to come to terms with taking up space and living for his own happiness. Sometimes those are two of the hardest things we can do.

If a hot Irish artist and an uptight cinnamon roll with a top knot doesn’t sound delightful this St Paddy’s day, I don’t know what does.

éire go brách! thanks to Libro.FM for the ALC copy 💚

You guys, I loooooooved this book so much. I love Kris with all my heart, he is my soul brother that deserves to protected by all costs and I felt so seen by all of his anxieties and insecurities in this book. I absolutely adored the dynamic between Kris and Loch and the chemistry between these two characters was absolutely insane and had me sweating during certain scenes.

But most of all, this book had me so deep in my feelings. You know a book has a profound effect on you when you’re highlighting passages to send to your therapist because you just feel so seen.

I HIGHLY recommend listening to this book on audio as the narrator, Dylan Reilly Fitzpatrick did a fantastic job. His Irish accent was so well done, he was so great at differentiating between characters, and he truly gave so much emotion in his performance.

Thank you to Bramble for a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

Magically filling a library study room with tinsel is an appropriate way to get back at someone for stealing the room when you had a reservation--right? Maybe not when that someone is the heir to St. Patrick's Day and it causes an inter-holiday incident. Now is the perfect time for Kris, a prince of Christmas, to travel to Ireland to apologize since someone is stealing magic from Christmas and the only clue left behind is a shamrock. As Kris spends time with the St. Patrick's Day royal family and the heir, Loch, he realizes there is much more to the holiday than he thought. And there is much more to Loch than disregarding study room schedules. Can Kris figure out who is the magic thief without getting his heart stolen too?

I was overjoyed to return to the Royals and Romance world just a few months after reading The Nightmare Before Kissmas. I adored Kris and Loch! I love how Sara Raasch incorporates real-life issues into fantasy worlds. It makes the characters so relatable and the story that much more heartfelt. Also, the mystery did not resolve as I thought it would, and I was happy to be surprised. In the end, the way the story ended was much more powerful than what I had guessed. As in the previous book in the series, the characters are smart, witty, and just plain fun to read about. I planned my schedule to read this on St. Patrick's Day and it was the perfect way to recognize the holiday. I sincerely hope the author continues this series as I cannot wait to read more!

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Sara Raasch delivers another banger!

Someone is stealing Christmas' Joy, and the only clue is a single shamrock. Is it the King of St. Patrick's Day or his unspeakably hot nephew, the Crown Prince? Kris journeys to Ireland to stay for their Holiday and investigate, while maybe getting a little lucky himself.

Thank you NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for this eARC in exchange for an honest review!

This book was so freaking cute! I loved every second of it.

This was very much an enemies to lovers story between the Prince of St Patrick's Day, Loch, and the Prince of Christmas, Kris. When they first met, the hatred they had for each other was so fun especially because they were obviously also attracted to each other right from the start!

The banter in this book was top tier! I was laughing all through the book. Not only was the banter between the two main characters fantastic, but the banter with all of the side characters was so much fun!

I can't wait for Iris's books, I hope its next!

What to expect from Go Luck Yourself:
☘️ LGBT representation
☘️ MM main characters
☘️ All the St Patrick's Day Vibes
☘️ Magic
☘️ A little mystery
☘️ Enemies-to-Lovers
☘️ Banter
☘️ Spice 🌶️
☘️ HEA

Friends, GO LUCK YOURSELF, the second in the Royals and Romance series, is just delightful. The first book, THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE KISSMAS, involved Nicholas (Coal), the Crown Prince of Christmas, and Prince Hex of Halloween and sketchy goings-on among the fall/winter holiday families. So cute! 🎄🎃

I must admit, though, a person of Irish descent, GO LUCK YOURSELF is my favorite! This one involves Kristopher, the spare prince of Christmas, and Crown Prince Lochlann Patrick of St. Patrick’s Day, who should be the holiday’s king except for the whiskey tycoon/king, his Uncle Malachy. Now, it seems, St. Patrick’s Day is the problematic holiday - but is it Loch or Malachy causing the trouble? Kris, trying to support his brother, who’s now king of Christmas, is determined to find out. 🥃

But then he meets Loch, whom he’d already “run into” at college, and oh. Uh, yeah. OH… And the enemies-to-lovers hi jinx ensue. However, for all its whimsy, this book is also deeply thoughtful. Each in their own ways, Kris and Loch are creative artists deeply bound to their art and to their holidays, and they each experience emotional anxiety. But they are so very strongly drawn to each other. For me, this is another beloved soulmates story. 💞

This book also has stellar side characters - parents acting weird, sisters and brothers acting protectively, devoted friends and staff, and the evil uncle. And such a clever plot. 🗺️

GO LUCK YOURSELF is full of angst and beauty and humor and banter and is also an incredible love story. As a person of Irish descent, I LOVED reading a romance about St. Patrick’s Day and Irish history and Irish lore and Ireland itself. ☘️

Thanks to @netgalley and @torbooks and @brambleromance for the early arc! This book is out now! 🌈

Sara Raasch's Royals and Romance series continues to charm me! After learning that someone is stealing Christmas' joy, and St. Patrick's Day as the suspected culprit, Kris agrees to research the holiday by serving as an ambassador to their celebrations. The problem? Prince Lochlan Patrick is the fellow Cambridge student he's been having issues with lately. But the bigger problem? The crackling attraction between these two princes. An enemies-to-lovers tale that shows how first impressions aren't always accurate, Go Luck Yourself was funny and steamy. I can't wait for (hopefully) a book three!

While I liked the main couple of the first book more (team Coal x Hex), I love Kris more as a character. The abandonment he feels, the denial of his own anxiety and mental health struggles, him in denial thinking he HAS to love our queen the easter princess because that is what's expected of him as the 'spare'. He is a very damaged second/spare child and I find that much more interesting from a character perspective.

I'm not sure how I feel about the love interest, but I think that is intentional. Sometimes I think the man is so sweet but like half the time I want to wring his neck. As with the other book I am not a huge fan of the political drama that is going on BUT it was easier to stomach the second go around. I'm not sure if it's just written a bit better, less present or I just got used to her writing, but it was just easier to get through. Kris isn't as wacky or fun as his brother (something I loved about Coal) but that's okay. I do love that they did make some appearances in a way that shows us they're doing okay BUT didn't take over Kris's story.

Overall, it's a good continuation of the universe and I'm not mad about it. I'd love for a book three with our Easter Queen as the main character. She's really the brains behind all these dumb queer boys and I love that for her.

THANKS TO NETGALLEY FOR THE ARC

Read If You Like:
- Enemies-to-lovers romance
- Holiday magic and light world-building
- Witty banter
- Fiery chemistry
- Family legacies
- LGBTQ+ romance

Kristopher Clause, the spare prince of Christmas, has one job: investigate the mysterious theft of Christmas joy. His search leads him to St. Patrick’s Day and its rebellious crown prince, Lochlann Patrick, who wants nothing to do with Kris or his mission. But as they clash over their respective holidays, tension is in the air & sparks fly in ways neither of them expected.

This story blends holiday charm with an engaging romance, magical realism/fantasy elements. It also features snarky banter, reluctant attraction, undeniable chemistry, and a richly detailed world where holidays are ruled by royal families with difficult dynamics surrounding the holiday magic system.

The dynamic between Kris and Lochlann is completely electric, evolving from antagonistic tension into something deeper and unexpectedly tender. Their journey is as much about self-acceptance as it is about finding love, making the emotional stakes feel just as high as the romantic ones.

The story delivers plenty of humor, heart, and spice, supported by a cast of well-drawn secondary characters and a setting that feels both whimsical and immersive. Fans of festive fantasy romances will find this a delightful addition to the Royals and Romance series, but definitely read the first book before diving in!

Thank you so much to Bramble for my physical and eARC and to Macmillan Audio for my gifted audiobook!

Another fun romance full of angst, family, and love. I read this entire book in a day. Kris and Loch's story wasn't as funny as Hex and Coal's story, but their chemistry was off the charts. The prank turned into apology week was messy but oh so lovely and I love being in this world. I just need Iris's love story now and our friend group will have all found love.

Stellar world building, fantastic meet cute, lovable characters and a dash of magic. I love the effervescent witty writing and love that it still easily extends itself to the deeper emotions of inadequacy and sensitivity that Kris is feeling. The book flows so smoothly, I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and it was a welcome break for me from the angsty dramatic and heavy books I had been enjoying recently. Loch and Kris’s chemistry, banter and snarky barbed remarks were sublime and perfect in setting the tone for a good animosity to love story.

The single POV is perfect for this book. Because it’s unfolding in Kris’s voice there is a lot we are not immediately privy to and that kept me hooked. There is the mystery of the missing Joy magic, the shite talking flirting and what is going on in St Patrick’s day as it pertains to the King. It was impossible to put it down, the story sucked me right in and kept a hold of me till I got to know everything. It also didn’t in anyway shortchange us from Loch’s experience his fear his hurt or his despair.

Slowly these two start melting towards each other. Kris with his big saviour heart needing to be needed goes first and Lochy soon follows when he sees the daily distress that Kris’s inner life is. Their first kiss is 🔥 and how protective they are of each other is just so incredibly swoony. That ending was sublime and perfect for them, no drama and all the angst reconciling. Positively lovely. Choices are honestly the worst, but you’ve got to make them and once you let yourself go and seize what you want it can be blissful.

Don’t wait for the holidays, this one came out yesterday so please read it.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Read if you like:
☘️ LGBT representation
☘️ MM main characters
☘️ ST PATRICKS DAY ☘️☘️☘️☘️
☘️ a little bit of ✨magic✨
☘️ enemies-to-lovers
☘️ banter
☘️ spice 🌶️🌶️
☘️ single POV
☘️ single timeline
☘️ first person narrator
☘️ HEA

I absolutely LOVEDDDD the first in this series, so it is no surprise that I absolutely loved this one as well ❤️❤️❤️ Dueling princes of holidays, like that is such a fun concept! Add in a little enemies-to-lovers and you’ve got the perfect recipe for a delightful little read! A feel good read!
Unfortunately there aren’t that many books about St Patrick’s Day 🤪🤪 and since I love holiday reads I was so happy to find this one!! It was so perfect for St Patty’s week 😁 The drinking! The accent! The food! The Irish festival!! I loved every minute of it 🩷🩷
I didn’t expect the prince of St Patrick’s Day to have an Irish accent for some reason 🤪🤪 but he did and it was absolutely necessary to the story! It also added a little bit to the banter as well 🥵🥵
I love when books include different forms of communication rather than just our story-telling! In this book we get texts between many different characters, which kind of shows another POV to the story in a way.
Thank you so much to Sarah Raasch and Tor Publishing Group for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review 💕

This cheeky love story of the Prince of Saint Patrick’s Day and the spare heir of Christmas is as amusing as it sounds. Sara Raasch has a real in imagining make funny snarky text chains between characters that are everything. I liked this story even more than the first one. Someone in Saint Patrick’s day has been stealing joy from Christmas, and it’s Kris’s job to find out who and how to get it to stop. Without it turning into an international incident.

This is a funny but heartfelt enemies to lovers story about stepping into your own power and grabbing hold of your self worth. Both Loch and Kris are struggling with some heavy burdens inherited from their families. They’ve got some great chemistry and spark between them. I appreciate how skillfully Raasch negotiates consent between romantic partners even when they’re struggling in other aspects of their relationships. They might be stressed out about political and emotional things, but they don’t let that turn them into toxic partners in such a vulnerable space.

Favorite Parts - The text chains, that paint scene *fans self*, the gift of notebooks and pens

A huge thank you to Bramble and Macmillan Audio for my gifted copy of Go Luck Yourself! This enchanting enemies-to-lovers romance is a sizzling and delightful holiday mash-up, bringing together the spare prince of Christmas and the mischievous crown prince of St. Patrick’s Day in a way that’s pure magic.

Picking up right where book one left off, this sequel had me hooked from the very first page. Kris, bless him, is just trying to figure himself out—but little does he know he’s about to do it in the most unexpected (and steamy) way. And let’s talk about the Prince of St. Patrick’s Day—he’s an absolute hoot and stole the show more times than I can count!

This book is hot, sexy, and packed with banter that had me grinning the entire time. I devoured every page, and it completely pulled me out of a month-long reading slump. If you love holiday romance with sharp wit, irresistible chemistry, and a dash of festive chaos, Go Luck Yourself is an absolute must-read!

Thank you to Tor and Macmillan Audio for an advance copy of the ebook and audiobook.

I adored Kris from the first book and I’m delighted to see this sad boy get a nice story for himself. I appreciated that this wasn’t the kind of enemies to lovers where one of them liked the other in secret at the beginning because definitely not. After awhile they found some common ground and if there was anyone who needed praise as much as Kris, I don’t know them.

I was delighted that the story had a smidge of mystery but left room for Kris to be a hot mess because he was going to do that anyway. Loch was a wreck too and they were sweet together. No one who has it together all the time would have gotten each other as well as they did.

Would definitely recommend!

I adored this book. Once again, Sara Raasch takes a cute and magical concept of the Prince of Christmas falling in love with the Prince of St Patrick's Day and makes it feel grounded and real. The journey the main character underwent was raw and painful at times, but really rewarding at the end. The romance between him and Loch was believable as well, and the characters had great chemistry (those spicy scenes? HOT.) The banter between the two, as well as between the side characters was top notch. It was great seeing the characters from the first book, as well as meeting some new ones. I really hope we get Iris's book next!

Go Luck Yourself is the second in Sara Raasch's Royals and Romance Series. The series revolves around the ruling families of various holidays who use the joy that people feel from them to create holiday magic. The premise may sound a little goofy and there is humor in the books, but also a lot of heart. The characters despite their supernatural associations are dealing with very real issues of abandonment and other family drama in relatable ways.

This story focuses on one of the Christmas Princes, Kris, who is visiting the St Patrick's Day Castle, officially to apologize for a prank, but also to discover if they are secretly stealing some of the Christmas magic. This is a enemy to lover story and he and the St. Patrick's Day Prince are fighting attractions to each other while they are squabbling. I found this novel to be even better than the first in the series and hope that we might see more in the future.

Raasch has really outdone herself with her newest installment of Royals and Romance rom-com series. I fell in love with the fun world of holiday royals in the series opener, mainly due to Raasch’s excellent balance of humor and heart, but this follow-up is just downright s*exy. Second-born Prince of Christmas, Kris, just wants to be useful and loved. Grappling with mother abandonment and a love profession that crashed and burned in Book 1, he’s needs a break/escape. But arriving in Ireland to try and rectify a PR nightmare with the Prince of St. Patrick’s Day only leads to more confusion and troubling situations. Lachlan Kane is also having quite the ‘sh*t year’ and would rather watch paint dry than have to spend time with the eejit who pranked him and can’t seem to stop tripping over everything!
You can expect:
-forced proximity
-verbal sparring
-meet disaster (still laughing over the tinsel)
-hate you but lust you so bad (BOYO!)
-writer meets painter
-hurt/comfort
-growling, groveling, and sexy paint sessions

Add in the hilarious group chats, working through family trauma, and a tour of Ireland made for a heck of a good time! Audiobook narrator, Dylan Reilly Fitzpatrick, was incredible! Not just the perfect accent work, but the amount of vulnerability and emotion he packed into the performance. When he performed “You aren’t an awakening… You’re the whole dawn. And I can’t believe I ever thought I’d seen the sun before you…” I think my soul left my body! No notes, all the stars!
If you enjoy adult rom-coms, diverse characters, found family, and flawed heroes worth rooting for, you will love this book!

Much like the previous book in the series, in Go Luck Yourself, Sara Raasch has created a complex and emotional romance. Both characters, Kris and Lochlan are compelling and charismatic. I love that the narrative voice is Kris as we see how much he struggles with the past and the emotional abuse by his mother.
There are two parts to this romance that I love. What pulls me in in the beginning is the witty and dynamic banter between the pair as they vye. The conversations and charisma between the two definitely pulls a reader into the story. But what kept me reading was the emotional connection that Kris and Lochlan form, the way that they delve into their pasts and how they share the struggles they’ve faced. Both have dealt with trauma and while it is in different ways, that trauma allows them to bond. I also love that way that Kris struggles and slowly finds his path in life, finds his way back to who he wants to be through his passions. And while the road to romance is not smooth, I love how we still get a happily ever with this pair.
If you like holiday themed romances with enemies to lovers, this story will thrill you. You will love the complex and emotional moments, the wit and banter but most of all, you will love the beautiful romance even amid the intrigue and mystery. I would love to see more in the series from Sara Raasch.

Sara Raasch has created a world I love to live in with vibrant characters, beautiful setting descriptions, and hilarious dialogue. I thought that the first book in this series couldn't be topped, and I am pleasantly surprised that "Go Luck Yourself" is just as funny, and the characters have just as much depth. I loved this read and can't wait for more!