This Christmas, the one gift she doesn’t want is Prince Charming!His Majesty, Prince Marc Enzio of Velarno, is good at only one thing–being charming–and he’s looking forward to practicing his art this holiday season as he visits his cousins in the small island country of Aegiria. Enzio is the youngest of five and has a reputation as a playboy flirt…useless for any actual work. But with those … with those perfect smiles and suave manners, he could charm any lady–and has!
Until he meets Dr. Nova Willetts, a most unusual American.
Nova is the Aegirian Royal Archivist, tasked with collecting oral histories of the small nation’s oldest citizens in preparation for the upcoming Christmas celebrations, and doesn’t have any time for charmers. Besides, a cheating ex has made her permanently swear off all flirtatious men, so meeting Enzio has her warning bells ringing.
But as they work together to track down a particularly romantic Christmas legend, Nova realizes this Prince is Charming…just not the way he’s trying to be. And Enzio is falling fast for the standoffish doctor who looks at him with yearning when she thinks no one’s watching.
…Which means it was probably a bad idea to accept that wager to make her his by Christmas, wasn’t it?
(This sweet Christmas story is a bridge between The Royal Wedding series and The Step-Royals series.)
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This was another amazing book by Caroline Lee. I loved the festive spirit of the whole thing, and the romance was absolutely wonderful!
Playboy Prince Marc Enzio and too many names of Velarno accepted a wager from his step-cousin Naut to kiss a woman that had previously rebuffed Naut by the Christmas Eve Ball. Dr. Nova Willetts has been hired by Naut’s step-mother to be the interim royal archivist. She was hurt in the past by a charming man, so she doesn’t like Enzio at first. He was too forceful regularly asking her for a kiss. He comes to know her better and they fall for each other very quickly. But when he tells her about the wager she doesn’t know if she can trust him. Nice Christmas romance that made me want to visit a foreign place and read more folklore.
This book shows the strength of this author; building stories. You want to believe all the background information in her books and meet the characters. The humor and emotions are well written. Very happy to see there’s a whole new series coming.
I loved this sweet love story from Caroline Lee. Even though a Prince, Enzio has never felt that his life had a purpose except to be charming to women. Nova has been hurt and does not trust a “charmer”. But Nova sees the man beneath the charm and helps Enzio achieve confidence and self-worth. All of this is done while researching local folklore. As usual, Caroline Lee tells the story with humor.
Will Aegirian folklore bring Dr. Nova Willetts and Prince Marc Enzio together in a love story of their own? This beautiful story weaves together friends from a prior series and new friends we want to get to know better in a new series (coming in 2019). I thoroughly enjoyed visits from the past and can’t wait to learn more about Enzio and his family.
Loved catching up with friends from previous books in The Royal Wedding series. This book bridges The Royal Wedding series and The Step-Royals series coming in 2019. The relationship between Nova and Enzio was sweet and captivating. As hard as Nova wanted to resist Enzio, she just couldn’t. Enzio recognized the light in Nova from the first time he saw her. Watching both of them grow as individuals and as a couple was entertaining and heartwarming. Wonderful read!
Enzio and his cousin Naut are royal buttheads. Naut who has been rebuffed by the intelligent and beautiful Nova wager with Enzio that he can’t get a kiss from Nova by Christmas. But when Enzio starts to woo Nova, she makes him show his vulnerable side and he falls in love with her. But when he confesses to the bet she rejects him. Enzio will have to figure out how to convince her he is sincere and Nova will need to realize she is being kind of harsh. I really loved the way this couple complemented each other. I received a complimentary copy and I am voluntarily reviewing.
What a wonderful story! I loved all the folklore (true or made up? It doesn’t matter). Their relationship was thrilling, which started with a wager. I loved reading about Enzio and Nova’s love story and how they came together. Great story by a great author – Caroline Lee.
I enjoyed reading this story.
It’s a touching story Enzio & Nova.
Enzio, is known as Prince Charming.
He is visiting his cousins in Aegiria,
for Christmas.
Nova, is a Archvist. She is in Aegiria,
doing a documentary for the Queen.
Enzio has plans to flirt & charm his way through his holiday visit. That is, till he meets Nova. For Nova, men that are charming,
is the last thing she wants
in her life. Been there, been burned.
But Nova is different. She makes Enzio
feels things, he’s never felt before.
I loved everything about the story!!!