Prince Raphael, the youngest son of the Montaunoit royal family, is the custodian of his country’s history. At a Sotheby’s auction, he outbids Marc on an item he doesn’t even want. Just because he can.Meeting the museum curator turns Raphael’s world upside down, and when lust turns to love he knows he has to change.Can Marc be the one to show Raphael that he doesn’t have to stay the lonely prince … stay the lonely prince forever, and that love is always an option?
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This story is one of seven stories which can all be read and enjoyed in any order.
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In 1750, a master woodcarver poured all his unrequited love, passion, and longing into his masterpiece—a gorgeous Christmas angel for his beloved’s tree. When the man he loved tossed the angel away without a second thought, a miracle happened. The angel was found by another who brought the woodcarver True Love.
Since then, the angel has been passed down, sold, lost and found, but its magic remains. Read the romances inspired by (and perhaps nudged along by) the Christmas Angel through the years. Whether it’s the 1880’s New York (Kim Fielding), the turn-of-the-century (Jordan L. Hawk), post World War II (L.A. Witt), Vietnam-era (N.R. Walker), the 1990’s (Anyta Sunday), 2018 Europe (RJ Scott), the Christmas Angel has a way of landing on the trees of lonely men who need its blessing for a very Merry Christmas and forever HEA.
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I was a good feel good Christmas story. This story was not like many of the stories I have read from this author, but it was still good. It was a feel good story with lots of love. Rafael and Marc were good together. Marc was so needing and deserving of his own prince and he got his HEA.
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What an incredible story. Loved how the characters interacted and became together. Loved all the research I learned things or I think I did. I felt like I could have visited this place and had a wonderful time
Prince Raphael meets Marc at an auction and knows he wants to get to know him better. He offers him a job as chief curator of a new gallery in his home country. They have an angel looking out for their happiness. I really enjoyed this book.
At an auction a young curator meets the prince of a small, but rich, country He is surprised when a few months later he is offered a position as a Chief Curator of the country, but gladly accepts. What he does not know is that the prince became obsessed with him and wants him near, to the point of creating a position for him.
The story is an unusual love story, starting with attraction, but hindered by misconceptions on both sides. It takes time to see reality.
A lovely story, enjoyable and fun – if you like M/M romances.
For me the story was a little pulled in length, but it was engaging enough for me to want to continue.
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Unexpected places, can sometimes be the right place, the right time! Prince Raphael is Montonoit’s historian. He outbids Marc, the curator during an auction. They meet and feel, something. As they get to know each other better, their attracton grows. The Angel is working her magic, but did she get the right couple? They seem an unlikely pair until they start growing toward each other. Their progress is slow and unexpected. They are not an obvious match. but they seem to want to try. Will the Angel succeed? Cah Raphael and Marc move toward ach other? Can they grow fast enough toward each other? Nice story. I received an ARC from Booksprout for a review.
A hot young royal who might still be just a bit of a bad boy. A piece of history he buys because he can – and the man who really wants to secure this piece of history.
Discovering more about self and true family and love and romance
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This novella is full of lovely descriptions. It made me feel as if I was taking part in uncovering previously hidden events in history along with Marc and Prince Raphael. The conversations between the men were often witty, and sometimes bittersweet, and they made me care about both men. The royal family was surprisingly warm and easily welcomed Marc into their home, which I appreciated. And the past relationship Marc and Raphael discovered had me enthralled. This is a very nice story, and I’m happy to have read it!
Loved the book, the story was well written and the characters were intriguing. Once I started I could not get enough, from the start till the end I was engrossed I was even on the edge of my seat with twists and turns, lust and passion, strength happiness and funny. The story of stimulating sensation with happy hormones. Do yourself a favor and buy the book you want be disappointed.
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As a history lover, I have enjoyed this whole series. RJ Scott brings the magic with Christmas Prince and makes me want to visit this country and view the exhibits. And to see the Prince and his family, of course. A sweet story filled with magic.
The angel and her magic have made it to modern day for a bit of fairy tale romance complete with a handsome prince. The story starts out strong and I really liked the way Raphael and Marc meet, but I would’ve liked a bit more of a romance feel in the middle of the story. I’m all for a slow burn, but it felt like the love story floundered some while Raphael’s family history was being discussed. Nevertheless, the family history was interesting, and we do get back to the romance with a little help from the angel. All in all, the story is lighthearted and the angst level is low. A nice way to round out this fun, magical series.
I would rate this 3.25 stars.
It starts slow with a convoluted way of putting Marc Chandler of the British Museum in the sphere of Prince Raphael-Alessandro Milland of Montaunoit, youngest son of the House of Berneux. There is a lot of explaining as things get set in place to put them in a position of working together on a gallery project for three months. This part of the world building, while interesting, didn’t match the tone for the rest of the book. Rafe has lived his whole life in the public eye and is used to getting what he wants as well as guarding himself with a persona. Marc is that guy that doesn’t seem to realize he’s attractive; he’s practical, works hard, and doesn’t dream too big. The interactions are fun as seen from alternating POVs to set up an fun enemies to lovers scenario, although there is not a lot of that as they are attracted to each other instantly and things go pretty quickly. For Rafe the issue is trusting someone to know him, not hurt his family, and actually sticking around to work through a real relationship beyond just the sex. For Marc, he doesn’t know why a wealthy, gorgeous prince would want to keep him; he doesn’t see how it would work out. Of course, their day to day life at the palace could be their day to day life forever, but they need a nudge.
I actually could have done without the angels. As a modern day fairytale, this works quite well. In fact, I think the angels where used instead of character development. The end is a bit abrupt as once they both decide to be together, we get an epilogue. This is a fluffy Christmas love story, set in a beautiful fairytale palace, with snowy landscape, by the sea with a quaint village where two men with a passion for history fall in love and have their happily ever after.
A mysterious auction lot brings together two unlikely men. Both make a memorable first impression inspiring Prince Raphael to create an opportunity for a second. When interest grows into caring and slowly becomes something deeper it’ll take courage for Raphael to admit he wants more and an openness from Marc to convince him that love is worth the change.
Marc was rather rigid in the beginning and while he was different in the end, I didn’t really see that process. The Marc we got right in the beginning and the one we got near the end seemed like different men and yet I really enjoyed them both. The one we got in the middle, however, didn’t bridge the gap; instead, he felt like he was stuck in the in-between and didn’t know how to get from one point to the other. Overall, he caught my attention in the beginning, bored me in the middle, and caught my heart in the end.
Raphael, on the other hand, was a bit more textbook in terms of the playboy royal who’s confused by his deeper, different feelings for Marc. I actually disliked him quite a bit in the beginning because of his predictable attitude and manipulations. I would have liked a bit more of the friendship he shared with Victor to round him out a bit more. What wasn’t really present in the story was his ultimate “coming around” moment and what we got was through Marc’s perspective when Raphael finally confessed to what he wanted for them. It was a rather anti-climactic moment, actually.
The story felt longer than it was mainly because there was quite a bit of back and forth that didn’t seem to be progressing the romance or the exhibit Marc was brought to coordinate. There was an excess of minutiae and yet most of the progress felt glossed over. I also felt like the main conflict couldn’t really be decided upon. Was it the complete honesty and transparency of the monarchy’s history? Was it the disparity between Marc and Raphael’s social standing? Was it the meddling and jealous curator from the British Museum? Was it their individual insecurities? By the end most of those issues were all touched on but only a little. I can’t say that I wanted a big conflict, a big misunderstanding, or even a separation prior to their confessions, but it did feel overly simplistic despite all the intimated frustrations from the beginning of the story.
By the end of this review it probably sounds like I didn’t like this book and that couldn’t be farther from the truth. Despite both men’s failings and the general feeling of ennui while reading, there were some magical and insightful moments as well as a very sweet ending that made up for all the feels we lacked in the very long middle. I enjoyed where Marc and Raphael ended up, I would have liked to see more emotional tension and introspection to give it depth and the emotional punch it needed.
Book seven in a seven book series. I read this first but I’m looking forward to reading the others too.
The first of my Christmas reads this year, and I loved it. Marc the not so timid nerdy museum curator and Raphael the Prince of the people. Throw in the suggestion of a ghost, a very definite voice that isn’t theirs, a mysterious box of artefacts and you have the makings of a gentle love story with Christmas as the backdrop and family secrets in the front. The epilogue is beautiful and I might have shed a little moisture. Lol.
Prince Raphael can be….a stinker.
Marc, who is a curator at a museum is very serious about his job and VERY serious about lot 89 that is coming up at the auction they are both attending
The Prince wants to see the fire in Marcs eyes so he bids against him for lot 89. Not knowing or caring what’s in it, just that Marc wants it..back to the “fire in his eyes” point. The Prince wins, Marcs eyes do indeed have fire in them and we are…..off to the races!
As the story progresses and we meet, see and hear from different people , as it all lays itself out. The attraction to each other, the obligations Raphael has and the things he looks forward to…both in the form of his duties and in regards, respectively, with Marc.
There are , throughout this story, very cute moments, HOT moments, frustrating moments and “wow this is so adorable” moments.
A MUST read if you are in the mood for a Christmas-y , mystery infused , romantic and very satisfying to your very core, kind of story. A HEA, as Rj always gives us is a given and that’s why we love her work.
There is, as usual things I don’t give away in my reviews because I want you to discover them for yourself.
So enjoy!
I was given an Advanced Readers Copy in exchange for my honest review of this book.
I was rewarded with an ARC for an honest review and I am extremely grateful, as this book was wonderful!
The book was a slower burn than I was expecting, but it was a pleasant surprise due to this intense romance that developed with it.
Marc and Raphael were hilarious at first, with their very different reactions to their original interaction.
Marc found Raphael extremely attractive at first, but was then closed by anger when the handsome prince bid higher on the box he was sent (by his job) to acquire at the auction.
Raphael was adorable, only bidding on the box to fire up Marc. He found his determination though, and the result was the creation of a new position for Marc, working closely with Rafael.
My star deduction stems from the length of the book, as the epilogue covered a beautiful future, albeit one that I felt was slightly rushed due to how new their relationship was at the end of the book.
Overall, the book was beautiful, as to be expected for RJ Scott and her wonderful stories.
-Kayleigh
RJ Scott’s sweet Christmas angel story makes me look forward to the others in the set.
Marc is a curator for the British Museum, sent specifically to purchase lot 89.
When Marc makes prolonged eye contact with extremely attractive Prince Rafael, the infuriating man outbids him in what the prince perceives to be an amusing flirtation. Marc is livid.
Marc is summoned to a snow-covered wonderland to curate a new museum for Prince Rafael’s family. The magical wooden angel concealed in the box from lot 89 works her magic. Can Mark see past Rafael’s arrogant exterior? Will Rafe tire of the game after a one night stand?
The only issue is that the book isn’t long enough. I wanted to know more about the kingdom’s history, the secret events, the goblet, the bodyguard. There simply wasn’t time in this sweet Christmas story.
Like most RJ Scott novels, I was immediately pulled in. This is exactly the sort of hea I want to curl up with in front of a fire. Marc and Rafael are likable, and it’s easy to sympathize with Rafe’s loneliness.
I give the novel 4/5, mostly because I felt like there were still loose ends. I recommend it, especially if you like Christmas novels. This is now one of my top holiday picks.