How to Date a Prince ⭐⭐⭐💫

How to Date a Prince by Hayden Stone

NetGalley

What happens when the British Crown Prince falls in love with an American influencer who wants to get rid of the monarchy?

Prince Auggie swears he’s no kind of dashing prince: daydreamer, private—and also secretly very gay. He’s instantly horrified when his father, reality TV addict King James, signs Auggie up for a reality TV show to promote the monarchy, where the man with the most talents wins—and to help find Auggie a bride, the very last thing Auggie wants. But duty calls.

When Auggie finds out his co-star is irritatingly gorgeous Thomas Golden, the charismatic dual American-English heir to the Golden hotel fortune, it’s another step too far. There’s at least one problem: Prince Auggie’s already recently crossed paths with Thomas Golden one disastrous night in a London club. Plus, there’s that whole second not-so-small, not-so-secret problem—the Golden family wants to get rid of the monarchy.

Once Auggie and Thomas arrive on set in the English countryside, it’s already unapologetically hate at first sight. It’s going to be a very long summer of filming…until sparks fly behind the scenes. They make a searing heatwave all their own as they secretly date. But soon, real reality strikes, and Auggie must choose between the life he’s destined for as the future king—or dare risk everything for love.

Genre: Fiction, Romance, LGBT, Royalty

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🎉 Overall Enjoyment? 🎉 🎉 🎉 

🎣 Did it grab and keep my attention? 🎣🎣🎣

🗣️Would I recommend it to anyone? Maybe 🤷 If you're interested in royal gay romance.

 🕮 Would I want a sequel? No ➖

📚 Would I want to read more books by this author? Maybe 🤷 

💣💥 📢 Content Warnings? None really but there is M-M Sɇꭙ. 

🌶 Spice? Google says "blush worthy"

🌪 Plot Twist? No

👟 Pace? up and down (no pun intended)

💻 Tidbits ~ A charming royal romance full of ups and downs. A fun mashup of royalty and reality TV. The King thinks its a great idea to sign up the Prince to compete on the show. Prince Auggie thinks it's a horrible idea but his King Daddy has already made the deal. What could possibly go wrong?!

Along comes Thomas, influencer who thinks the royal gig is antiquated and should be abolished. 
Auggie and Thomas have insta-chemistry interrupted by Auggie's obligations to the Throne. 

The "Enemies To Lovers" enemy part was short lived. It was like they were supposed to hate each other due to royalty vs anti-royalty but... the heart knows what it wants. 

A few too many will they/won't they, on again/off again, breaking up/back together moments but I was still rooting for them because, chemistry. 

Favorite Part: The cooking competition. What does a Prince know about baking? Flour is flour, right? 

Audiobook narration by James Joseph was great.
Note: The book was published 7-15-2025, the audiobook is scheduled for 3-30-2026.

🎧 Narrator: James Joseph 👍

🎧11-12 hours 🕮 420 pages

The book was published 7-15-2025, the audiobook is scheduled for 3-30-2026.

Thank you NetGalley and Xpresso Audi0books for the free ALC in exchange for my honest review.

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Side Note: After I completed my review I read some others. Several reviewers were disappointed because they were hoping it was going to be along the line of Red, White, and Royal Blue. I haven't read that one so I didn't have expectations.

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