How to Date a Prince: An Enemies to Lovers MM Queer Romance

I’ll admit, I rolled my eyes at the premise at first—*another* royal romance? But *How to Date a Prince* disarmed me within chapters, mostly because it’s not actually about the glamour. It’s about two men who are *terrible* at being what the world expects: Auggie, the prince who’d rather hide in a library than play diplomat, and the influencer (whose name I won’t spoil, because the reveal is part of the fun) whose anti-monarchy rants go viral for all the wrong reasons. Their dynamic is a masterclass in tension—Stone writes dialogue that *snaps*, and James Joseph’s narration sells every barb, every stuttered confession, every moment of quiet desperation. His Auggie is particularly brilliant: that clipped, exhausted aristocratic tone slipping into raw honesty when he’s cornered. The American’s voice, by contrast, is all swagger and defensive humor, but Joseph ensures you hear the cracks beneath. That said, the pacing stumbles in the middle. The political subplot—while refreshing in its refusal to be mere window dressing—sometimes grinds the romantic momentum to a halt. And while the steamy scenes are well-handled, a few transitions between banter and intimacy feel abrupt, like the audiobook can’t decide whether it’s a screwball comedy or a slow seduction. But the production itself is flawless: crisp audio, consistent character voices, and a narrator who knows exactly when to let a silence linger for maximum cringe or swoon. By the end, I was fully invested—not in the fairy tale, but in these two flawed, fascinating men figuring out how to want the same future. If you love romance that’s as smart as it is sexy (and narrators who can sell both smolder and sarcasm), this is a top-tier pick. Just be prepared to side-eye every royal news headline afterward.