here's my roundup for the @thebrownstone's firstprince week. you'll find each day's links below!
Maybe the Coast Will Clear
Alex is in England finishing up his master's degree. His final class is Advanced Speech Writing that requires an internship. Thinking he's getting the best one, Alex signs up to be Prince Henry's speech writer. What promises to be an amazing experience turns sour the second Alex meets the stuck up prince. He's impossible to work with but as they get closer, Alex finds something out about the prince that changes his mind and perspective. Read to find out what happens when a little drama brings our boys closer. Can love really win?
Should We Just Keep Driving?
What if Alex rolls with the punches of Henry's attitude that first night they meet? Instead of becoming adversaries, Alex and Henry fall into each other, instead. They share a night of laughter and conversation, finishing it tangled up together skin to skin chasing bodily desires, too. Read a past and present retelling of their first meeting and the fireworks that follow.
day three: written in the stars
Alex Claremont-Diaz is pulled towards a convenience store where he finds a magazine advertising an article about Prince Henry, the Prince of England's hearts. It's like kismet, opening that magazine to see a centerfold of the most beautiful person Alex has ever seen. He knows, right then and there, that Henry is his future. Alex spends the next few years navigating what that means while becoming the president's son and rising to fame himself. Eventually, fate works her magic and they finally meet. Read to find out what happens when a gut feeling shapes a man and his life.
day four: clandestine meetings
Henry knows it's dangerous to get into a relationship with someone that sets his very soul on fire. Once he gets a taste of Alex and what the man's passion can bring about in him, Henry is a goner. His impatience forces his hand a time or two, making him hop on planes and make big plans in order to see Alex sooner or make the man as happy as possible. Read to see a few snapshots of their life together told through secret plans and clandestine meetings.
day five: declarations of love
Apple Pie Baked Just Right
On the final flight Alex is ever going to take in the presidential jet, memories bombard him from left and right. Despite finally having the particular freedom of not being First Son any longer, Alex is going to miss the times he had during his tenure. Never mind the fact that so many of the trips he took on that very plane were to see Henry, both. As Alex comes closer to his final descent, his mind turns to Henry and all the different definitions home can have. Read to find out what Alex encounters when he finally gets home - sometimes, the truest form of love shows itself in floured faces and perfectly baked apple pie.
day seven: forgotten memories
Let's Exchange the Experience (Chapter 1, 2, 3)
Alone at the lake house a couple of days prior to their wedding, Alex is surprised by a late night delivery. He's on edge until he sees the all too familiar handwriting riddling a confusing yet exciting note. Soon, Alex learns that Henry, his soon to be husband, has sent him a box full of journals, inviting him to dive inside the very insides of his mind. Read to find out how Henry feels during the biggest events in their relationship.
