When Princess Bethany’s father, the king, sells one of his best stallions, she insists the animal get the royal treatment. Disguised as Beth Archer, a mere stable hand, she takes him to Happily Inc, California, a quaint wedding destination that’s especially sparkly over the holidays.
Rich women have no place on Cade Saunders’s ranch. He wants a down-to-earth girl-next-door type—like Beth Archer. After a few cocoa-flavored kisses by the Christmas tree, Bethany begins to fall for her irresistibly handsome host. But will Cade still want her when he discovers she’s more familiar with a crown than a cowboy hat?
Kindle Edition, 101 pages
Published
November 1st 2017
by HQN Books
Series: Happily Inc #2.5
Genre: Romance/Novella/Holiday
Kristine's Thoughts:
I picked this novella up when I was looking for a quick story to get me in the Christmas spirit. A Very Merry Princess is #2.5 in the Happily Inc series but it can be read as a stand alone. I have not read any of the other books in the series and I was able to follow along.
This book had a fairy tale feel to it with a King and Queen and of course a Princess. It also had a somewhat familiar and predictable storyline. A Princess pretending to be an average person so that she can be treated like everyone else. While pretending to be someone she is not, she falls for the handsome cowboy and things get complicated. Sound cute? It actually was but the problem I had was I kept thinking Bethany was much younger than 26 years old. I'm not sure if it was because of the fairy tale feeling I got from the story or if her character was just a little immature for her age.
I was looking to get the holiday feels from this novella and although it was cute it lacked the Christmasy vibe that I was looking for. Christmas was mentioned a few times and a tree was purchased but it wasn't really a key part of the story. That disappointed me slightly.
A Very Merry Princess was a quick, easy and entertaining story. It lacked the festive spirit that the title and cover eluded to but I enjoyed it all the same.
I picked this novella up when I was looking for a quick story to get me in the Christmas spirit. A Very Merry Princess is #2.5 in the Happily Inc series but it can be read as a stand alone. I have not read any of the other books in the series and I was able to follow along.
This book had a fairy tale feel to it with a King and Queen and of course a Princess. It also had a somewhat familiar and predictable storyline. A Princess pretending to be an average person so that she can be treated like everyone else. While pretending to be someone she is not, she falls for the handsome cowboy and things get complicated. Sound cute? It actually was but the problem I had was I kept thinking Bethany was much younger than 26 years old. I'm not sure if it was because of the fairy tale feeling I got from the story or if her character was just a little immature for her age.
I was looking to get the holiday feels from this novella and although it was cute it lacked the Christmasy vibe that I was looking for. Christmas was mentioned a few times and a tree was purchased but it wasn't really a key part of the story. That disappointed me slightly.
A Very Merry Princess was a quick, easy and entertaining story. It lacked the festive spirit that the title and cover eluded to but I enjoyed it all the same.
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